DEN — Week 9 at CAR, who allow the 25th-most points to WRs — recently Tez Johnson put up 10.7 on them (W7), Matthew Golden put up 13.9 on them (W8).
1.3 PPR points against KC on 1/2 rec, 3 yd — missed his 4.5 projection by 3.2. The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Troy Franklin projects 3.4 PPR points in week 9 at CAR — the 25th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 2 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at WR — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.
The week 9 angle vs CAR: 219.6 passing yards a game allowed (6.4/attempt) · 1.4 TDs/gm through the air · 0.6 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 25th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how CAR defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 9): 9.5 receiving yards · 17% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 7 games): 44% offensive snaps · 1.6 targets/game, 6% target share · 14.1% air-yard share (aDOT 15) · 0.9 catches for 9.9 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (17 games): 59.6% offensive snaps, 6.1 targets/game, 18.2% target share, 28% air-yard share (aDOT 12.7), 3.8 catches for 41.7 yards/game, 6 TD. (2026) TD luck: 0 scored vs 0.7 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9 | @ CAR | Sun, Nov 8 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 25th · tough |
| W11 | vs LV | Sun, Nov 22 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 8th · soft |
| W12 | @ PIT | Fri, Nov 27 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 28th · tough |
| W13 | vs MIA | Sun, Dec 6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 29th · tough |
| W14 | @ NYJ | Sun, Dec 13 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 21st |
| W15 | @ LV | Sun, Dec 20 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 8th · soft |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | KC | 1/2 rec, 3 yd | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| W6 | SEA | 1/1 rec, 2 yd | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| W5 | LAC | 2/2 rec, 16 yd | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| W3 | LAR | 1/1 rec, 21 yd | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| W2 | JAX | 1/2 rec, 27 yd | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| W1 | KC | 1 car, 5 yd · 0/1 rec, 0 yd | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |