Amon-Ra St. Brown vs Troy Franklin: Who Should You Start?
Amon-Ra St. Brown and Troy Franklin are at different tiers heading into 2026. The Detroit Lions wide receiver averaged 15.6 PPG in 2025, a full 7.1 points per game ahead of Troy Franklin's 8.5 with the Denver Broncos. That kind of gap doesn't close on matchup alone.
The per-game difference of 7.1 points favors Amon-Ra St. Brown, though savvy managers know that gap can shrink or widen depending on the weekly slate. Defensive matchup, recent scoring trends, and health status all shift the calculus from one wide receiver to the other.
Target volume is the story here. Amon-Ra St. Brown saw 172 targets in 2025, while Troy Franklin drew 104. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for Amon-Ra St. Brown, even in weeks where Troy Franklin posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Amon-Ra St. Brown has his bye in Week 8, and Troy Franklin rests in Week 12. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at wide receiver for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
