Nick Hennion advised taking Troy Franklin Over 46.5 receiving yards (-115). His case hinges on matchup and volume: Las Vegas deploys zone coverage on 77.2% of snaps (sixth-highest per PFF), and Franklin ranks second on the Broncos with 322 yards against zone looks. With Marvin Mims sidelined for a second straight week, roughly 16% of Bo Nix’s zone-target pie is now up for grabs. Franklin has eclipsed this yardage line in three of nine games, highlighted by an 89-yard day versus Dallas — another top-10 zone unit that actually uses the scheme less than Vegas. Even in last week’s loss to an elite Houston secondary, Franklin commanded a team-high 10 targets. Only four defenses have surrendered more yardage to opposing WR2s than the Raiders this season. Combining the coverage matchup, the fresh target share, and Vegas’ vulnerability to secondary receivers, Hennion projects Franklin to clear 47 yards on Thursday night.

Sam Monson said Troy Franklin has stood out all summer, noting the wideout has "been tearing it up in training camp and preseason" and was "open a lot last year" even though drops and off-target throws buried his numbers. Monson stressed that consistently separating is the hardest part of playing receiver, and Franklin already checks that box. With Cortland Sutton entrenched, Marvin Mims’ role clarified down the stretch last season, and Bo Nix expected to distribute more accurately than the 2024 carousel of quarterbacks, Monson believes Denver’s pass-catcher "flaw" is overstated. He views Franklin as a cheap late-round lottery ticket who could smash ADP in best-ball tournaments and serve as a waiver-wire league-winner once his targets start sticking.

Marcas Grant pitched Troy Franklin as a late-round flyer because Denver’s wide-receiver depth chart is unsettled beyond Courtland Sutton. Franklin’s 2024 line (28 receptions, 263 yards, 2 TDs on 37 % snap share across 16 games) shows room to grow, yet Sean Payton publicly said the Year-2 jump "is happening, and I’m excited." Grant pointed out Payton’s history of sunshine pumping but added that the only new significant competition is third-round rookie Pat Bryant. With Payton searching for reliable targets for Bo Nix, Grant believes Franklin’s rapport with his college quarterback plus the lack of locked-in roles gives him a realistic shot at 70-plus targets—enough to pay off at his current draft price near the double-digit rounds.

Shawn Siegele called Troy Franklin a late-round player “you have to be loading up on.” Franklin's down-field skill set should translate into more touchdowns than teammate Pat Bryant, yet Franklin goes roughly two rounds later. Denver’s depth chart offers a clearer, less-blocked runway for snaps, and pairing him with Bo Nix and Marvin Mims amplifies weekly ceiling outcomes. Siegele expects Franklin to deliver three or four long scores over the season—exactly the spike weeks that advance best-ball rosters—and views him as one of the best cost-adjusted darts in the final rounds.

Wiley explained that he is diversifying away from his early heavy Pat Bryant exposure by grabbing Troy Franklin instead of Montrell Vlay. A Broncos beat reporter noted Vlay has dominated camp reps, but Wiley doubts Vlay delivers many 25-point outings, calling him "non-spectacular." Franklin’s vertical game, on the other hand, can create the one or two spike weeks a Best-Ball roster needs, and because Franklin often goes undrafted he adds uniqueness in the $555 small-field final.

Pat Kerrane highlighted Troy Franklin as a priority dart in the final rounds after multiple Broncos beat writers reported he is "having a very good camp." Franklin reunites with college quarterback Bo Nix, and Nix noted the wideout is no longer over-thinking the playbook and can now "just focus on getting open," a shift Kerrane believes will correct last year’s drop issues. The seventh-rounder posted 1.43 Yards Per Route Run as a rookie despite the mental overload and now faces only Devon Vela and Pat Bryant for outside snaps in a rotation that rarely gives anyone more than 80% routes. Kerrane figures a 70-75% route share is enough for Franklin’s downfield skill set to spike usable best ball weeks, making him an appealing lever off the Dobbins/Harvey mini stack in Denver-heavy builds.

Breaking down Denver’s receiver carousel, Best Ball Guy explained that after Courtland Sutton the Broncos rotate a ‘rolodex’ of wideouts who each see roughly 30% of snaps. He is fine grabbing any of them dirt cheap, but prefers rookie Troy Franklin because every catch has legitimate 40-yard-touchdown potential. While ‘Valet’ (presumably Marvin Mims) might top 50% of routes, the tout doubts his red-zone and deep-ball upside. Franklin’s big-play profile and minuscule cost make him the most attractive late-round stab, with Pat Bryant also viable solely on rookie-unknown appeal.

Best Ball Guy said he keeps grabbing Troy Franklin because Denver’s Week 16 matchup with Jacksonville lines up perfectly for a playoff spike. Jacksonville surrendered the league’s third-highest explosive-pass rate last season, and Franklin’s calling card is vertical speed. With the Broncos’ receiver room still unsettled behind Courtland Sutton, Franklin only needs a handful of routes to break a slate, making him the exact low-owned, high-ceiling bet tournament rosters need when every playoff round counts the same in the Sprint format.

Discussing late-round Denver receivers, Peter Overzet said that if he wants 'pure uncut raw upside' he clicks Troy Franklin, whereas Vela becomes the pick only when he needs steady snaps. Overzet framed Franklin as the swing-for-the-fences choice that can spike tournament-winning weeks in underdog best-ball formats.

PPRTyler said he is "a Franklin guy" and declared Troy Franklin to be his lone Denver exposure in Best Ball Mania drafts, adding that he is "not really taking Valet." Tyler framed Franklin as the cheapest, highest-upside way to bet on the Broncos’ passing game this summer, noting that Week-16 stacking doesn’t matter in this particular contest and that Franklin fits the build better than other Denver receivers at current cost.

Best Ball Guy prefers Troy Franklin over Velus Jones as his final-round receiver because Franklin quietly ranked around 20th in red-zone targets last season (10 looks) despite bungling several deep balls. Those missed chances masked a best-ball friendly ceiling: "Franklin catches four passes, he’s dropping 22 points—you just shipped your week," BBG said. He compared the profile to Marvin Mims’ Week-17 explosion and likes that Franklin serves as a natural Denver bring-back in Chiefs or Chargers stacks. The call is to fire Franklin before rising ADP dynamics push him into the drafted window of sharper rooms.

Best Ball Guy said he is leaning toward Troy Franklin as the Denver rookie receiver to target in the final rounds of Best Ball Mania. After pulling up PlayerProfiler numbers he highlighted Franklin’s 12.6-yard average depth of target and eight red-zone looks, arguing those two stats give Franklin far more week-winning upside than fellow rookie Devon Vele. Vele does edge Franklin in yards per route run (1.64 vs 1.04), route-win rate (42.7% vs 37%), and earned a +33 EPA compared to Franklin’s ‑13, but Best Ball Guy believes BBM’s top-heavy payout structure rewards chasing Franklin’s boom-or-bust profile. With Sean Payton historically rotating wideouts and the WR2 spot behind Courtland Sutton wide-open, he is comfortable scooping Franklin on Bo Nix teams or any draft that needs late exposure to a potential down-field play-maker.

Colm Kelly grabbed Troy Franklin in the 20th as a stack-correlated upside dart with earlier QB pick Bo Nix. Kelly said Franklin’s ADP has flat-lined because the market worries about Denver’s depth chart, but he believes camp news could rocket the rookie into the teens— especially if Joe Flacco earns early-season starts and pepper-throws the outside. Franklin’s 4.41 speed and 2.9 collegiate yards per route give him a unique ceiling that simply does not exist among the dusty veterans still on the board. The click also protects their Jerry Jeudy shares, letting any Broncos breakout funnel points into this roster no matter which receiver emerges.

Mathology flagged rookie wide-out Troy Franklin as his favorite ninth-receiver dart when he is already loading up on Kansas City pieces. The logic is simple: Best Ball playoff weeks often hinge on correlated shootouts, and the Broncos-Chiefs Week-17 matchup checks that box. Franklin currently costs nothing in the final rounds, yet early coach speak out of Denver has praised his vertical route running and willingness to play special teams—both signals that he will be active on game day. Mathology likes parking that long-term upside on Chiefs-heavy builds because one busted coverage from Russell Wilson (or whoever is under center) could give Franklin the 60-yard TD that lets those stacks lap the field in the gauntlet.