Two players, one answer.
Pat Freiermuth vs Troy Franklin
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Pat Freiermuth · 9.2 to 4.4 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Pat Freiermuth by 72% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 71% held up in 2025
Start Pat Freiermuth
On Sleeper's projections, Pat Freiermuth is projected 4.8 points ahead of Troy Franklin. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 71% of the time.
TE · PIT
Pat Freiermuth
9.2 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
9.6 a game this season · last 3: 21.5, 3.1, 4
WR · DEN
Troy Franklin
4.4 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET
2 a game this season · last 3: 3.6, 1.2, 0
What the call rests on
- Pat Freiermuth: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 12:20 AM ET
- Troy Franklin: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 12:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sun, Nov 1, 12:29 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sun, Nov 1, 12:29 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 | Freiermuth | Franklin |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 9.2 | 4.4 |
| Half PPR | 7.5 | 3.6 |
| Standard | 5.7 | 2.7 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Pat Freiermuth 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%.