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Deebo Samuel Sr. or Troy Franklin

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Deebo Samuel Sr.

Deebo Samuel Sr.

WR • San Francisco 49ers SF
Troy Franklin

Troy Franklin

WR • Denver Broncos DEN
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Samuel Sr. over Franklin

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Samuel Sr. ... 0%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 0
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
0 0 0 0
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Outlook Deebo Samuel Sr.

Deebo Samuel Sr. Sidelined Against Washington with Hamstring Injury

Samuel has been officially ruled out for Monday night's matchup against Washington after suffering a hamstring strain in Seattle. Head coach Kyle Shanahan noted the team considered injured reserve, but opted against it with a Week 8 bye looming, pointing to Week 9 as his earliest realistic return.

Fantasy managers must keep Samuel benched this week, where our weekly projection marks him at zero points. While his start rate plummeted to 3%, he remains rostered in 90% of leagues after producing three total touchdowns across five games. Stash him securely and check back often for the latest updates on his recovery.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 4 hrs ago
Latest News Deebo Samuel Sr.
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Franklin over Samuel Sr.

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Franklin ... 0%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 3.86
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.26 17.43 0.05 3.86
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Latest News Troy Franklin
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Deebo Samuel Sr.
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
22110.5140
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
7476.7141
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Troy Franklin
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
2168.0120
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
2168.0120
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Deebo Samuel Sr.
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Troy Franklin
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Deebo Samuel Sr.
OWN
90%
-8.23 compared to last week
START
 
3%
-53.97 compared to last week
OWN/START Troy Franklin
OWN
 
0%
-0.3 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Deebo Samuel Sr.
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Troy Franklin
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Deebo Samuel Sr.

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 20th with 44.40 total points (8.88 avg).
  • Currently 58.06 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • He is listed on the injury report about his Hamstring (Since Oct 11, 2026). Check out his player news for a closer look.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.1 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 47th among WR.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 59th among WR.
  • Top 25 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 21st among WR.
  • Top 10 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 9th among WR.
  • Top 50 in reception yards with 206 and 12.88 YPC and is currently ranked 45th among WR.
  • Top 15 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 15th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 3 in rush attempts with 9 (1.80 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among WR.
  • Top 3 in rush yards with 78 (15.60 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -14, Rec Yards: -94 Rec TDs: EVEN,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 65, REC YDS: 715, REC TDS: 7
Breakdown Troy Franklin

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 113th with 6.90 total points (1.38 avg).
  • Currently 95.56 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba

    • Receiving Stats

  • Ranked 125th in targets and is currently among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 35 in rush yards with 5 (1.00 per game) and is currently ranked 27th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -17, Rec Yards: -167 Rec TDs: -1,
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 37, REC YDS: 425, REC TDS: 5
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Deebo Samuel Sr.

HAMSTRING - Since Oct 11, 2026

Samuel Sr. has suffered a hamstring strain and is expected to miss multiple weeks.
Injury Troy Franklin

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Deebo Samuel Sr.

Week 6
San Francisco 49ers VS Washington Commanders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
29.80364.2073912.80
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 22nd with 23.00 total points (4.60 avg).
  • Currently 36 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in rush defense with 477 (95.40 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Ranked 29th in pass defense with 1344 (268.80 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 29.80 per game and currently ranked 30th among DST.
  • Top 4 in Total TDs with 1 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 4th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +157.87, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: -12, INTs: -3, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +4.58,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 38, INT: 11, TDS: 5, PA/G: 28.2, YDS/G: 408
Matchups Troy Franklin

Week 6
Denver Broncos VS Seattle Seahawks

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.00267.201171404.84
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 1st among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 3rd with 44.00 total points (8.80 avg).
  • Currently 15 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.7 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in total yards against with 267.20 per game and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 2 in turnovers with 11 (2.20 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 12 in rush defense with 502 (100.40 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 2 in pass defense with 834 (166.80 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 8 in sacks with 14 (2.80 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 2 in interceptions with 7 (1.40 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 8 in points against with 21.00 per game and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 28th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -73.6, Turnovers: +3 Sacks: +1, INTs: EVEN, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: EVEN,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 14, TDS: 8, PA/G: 18.3, YDS/G: 303.8
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Deebo Samuel Sr.
12.79
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Troy Franklin
7.25
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Deebo Samuel Sr.
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2024 SF 14 81 51 670 13.1 3 42 136 3.2 1
2025 WAS 16 99 72 727 10.1 5 17 75 4.4 1
2026 SF 5 20 16 206 12.9 3 9 78 8.7 0
ON PACE 18 72 58 742 12.9 11 32 281 8.7 0
3-YEAR AVG 10 60 41 466 11.4 3 20 70 3.6 1
Totals 35 200 139 1603 11.5 11 68 289 4.3 2
Career Troy Franklin
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2024 DEN 16 52 28 263 9.4 2 2 8 4 0
2025 DEN 16 104 65 709 10.9 6 5 12 2.4 0
2026 DEN 4 6 4 64 16.0 0 1 5 5 0
ON PACE 14 22 14 230 16.0 0 4 18 5 0
3-YEAR AVG 11 53 32 342 10.8 3 2 7 2.9 0
Totals 38 165 99 1090 11.0 9 8 25 3.1 0
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Week 6
ARI @LAR
ATL vs CHI
BAL @CLE
BUF @LV
CAR @PHI
CIN vs BYE
DAL @GB
DEN vs SEA
DET vs BYE
HOU @JAC
IND vs TEN
KC vs LAC
MIA vs BYE
MIN vs BYE
NE vs NYJ
NO @NYG
PIT @TB
SF vs WAS
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BUF @MON 7:00 PM EST
CAR @WPG 3:30 PM EST
CBJ vs NYR 7:00 PM EST
CHI vs DAL 7:00 PM EST
DET vs SJ 7:00 PM EST
EDM @UTA 10:00 PM EST
FLA vs SEA 6:00 PM EST
NJ @WAS 1:00 PM EST
NSH vs STL 8:00 PM EST
NYI @TOR 7:00 PM EST
OTT @PHI 7:00 PM EST
PIT @VGK 10:00 PM EST
TB vs VAN 4:00 PM EST