Two players, one answer.
Michael Carter vs Troy Franklin
Any format · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Michael Carter by 24% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Troy Franklin by 31% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 65% held up in 2025
Lean Troy Franklin
On Sleeper's projections, Troy Franklin is projected 3.3 points ahead of Michael Carter. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 65% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
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
RB · TEN
Michael Carter
0.1 projected
@ CIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
2.4 a game this season · last 1: 2.4
What the call rests on
- Troy Franklin: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 6:50 PM ET
- Michael Carter: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 6:50 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 6:51 PM ET.
- Injury statuses: Sleeper's player list, read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET (once a day). Game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Franklin | Carter |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| Half PPR | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| Standard | 2.1 | 0.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Michael Carter 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%.