Two players, one answer.
Fernando Mendoza vs Troy Franklin
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Fernando Mendoza by 17% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Fernando Mendoza by 28% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 68% held up in 2025
Lean Troy Franklin
On Sleeper's projections, Troy Franklin is projected 4.5 points ahead of Fernando Mendoza. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 68% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · DEN
Troy Franklin
4.5 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET
2 a game this season · last 3: 3.6, 1.2, 0
QB · LV
Fernando Mendoza
— final · points pending · 0.0 projected
@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET
2.2 a game this season · last 1: 2.2
- Their games have already kicked off, so most platforms have locked them in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- Troy Franklin: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 5:30 PM ET
- Fernando Mendoza: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Sun, Nov 1, 5:35 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sun, Nov 1, 5:35 PM 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 | Franklin | Mendoza |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 4.5 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 3.7 | 0 |
| Standard | 2.8 | 0 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Fernando Mendoza 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%.