Two players, one answer.
Dylan Sampson vs Troy Franklin
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Dylan Sampson by 27% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Dylan Sampson by 21% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 63% held up in 2025
Lean Dylan Sampson
On Sleeper's projections, Dylan Sampson is projected 3 points ahead of Troy Franklin. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 63% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
RB · CLE
Dylan Sampson
6.4 projected
@ PIT · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable
5.4 a game this season · last 2: 0, 10.7
WR · DEN
Troy Franklin
3.4 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET
2 a game this season · last 3: 3.6, 1.2, 0
- Dylan Sampson is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Dylan Sampson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 11:00 AM ET
- Troy Franklin: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 11:00 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Thu, Oct 29, 11:05 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Thu, Oct 29, 11:05 AM ET, with the projections (hourly). A fresh projection time doesn't mean every status is: game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, can come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Sampson | Franklin |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 6.4 | 3.4 |
| Half PPR | 5.5 | 2.8 |
| Standard | 4.6 | 2.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Dylan Sampson's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Troy Franklin is the start.
- Dylan Sampson plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Troy Franklin's late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with PPR settings. The percentage is how often a projected gap like this held up across the 2025 season; checked against 2026 games (not used to fit it), the stated chances so far run a few points high, so read a 60% call as nearer 55%.