Two players, one answer.
Gunnar Helm vs Troy Franklin
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Gunnar Helm · 6.5 to 4.5 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Gunnar Helm by 23% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Troy Franklin by 22% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · locked
Helm —, Franklin —
Both games are over; the points land with the next stats refresh. Week 9's call opens once every Week 8 game is in (the morning after Monday night).
TE · TEN
Gunnar Helm
— final · points pending · 6.5 projected
@ CIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
3.7 a game this season · last 3: 3.5, 0, 5.4
WR · DEN
Troy Franklin
— final · points pending · 4.5 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET
2 a game this season · last 3: 3.6, 1.2, 0
- Their games have already kicked off, so most platforms have locked them in or out for this week.
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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%.