Troy Franklin Fantasy Football Week 17: Stats and Projections vs. Chiefs

In Week 17 (Thursday at 8:15 p.m. ET), WR Troy Franklin and the Denver Broncos will play the Kansas City Chiefs, who have the 12th-ranked pass defense in the NFL (204.5 yards allowed per game).

For more information on Franklin, if you're thinking about him for your daily fantasy lineup, read this piece before his upcoming matchup versus the Chiefs.

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Troy Franklin Week 17 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
• Game Date: December 25, 2025
• Game Time: 8:15 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 6.8
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 8.6
• Projected Receiving Yards: 38.84
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.37

Projections provided by numberFire

Franklin Fantasy Performance

• With 110.4 fantasy points in 2025 (7.4 per game), Franklin is the 28th-ranked player at the WR position and 112th among all players.
• In his last three games, Franklin has put up 22.5 fantasy points (7.5 per game), as he's turned 15 targets into 13 catches for 162 yards and one TD.
• Franklin has accumulated 33 total fantasy points (6.6 per game) in his last five games, reeling in 19 balls (on 26 targets) for 267 yards and one touchdown.
• The high point of Franklin's fantasy season was a Week 8 performance versus the Dallas Cowboys, a game when he went off for six catches and 89 receiving yards with two touchdowns (20.9 fantasy points).
• From a fantasy perspective, Troy Franklin had his worst performance of the season in Week 6 against the New York Jets, when he put up just 0.1 fantasy points (1 reception, 2 yards).

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Chiefs Defensive Performance

• Two players have recorded more than 300 yards passing in a game against Kansas City this season.
• The Chiefs have allowed 11 players to pass for at least one TD in a game this season.
• Kansas City has allowed five players to pass for two or more touchdowns in a game this year.
• The Chiefs have allowed only one player to pass for at least three TDs in a game this year.
• Kansas City has allowed only three players to pick up over 100 yards receiving in a game this season.
• The Chiefs have given up a touchdown catch by 16 players this year.
• Kansas City has allowed just one player to catch two or more TD passes in a game this year.
• The Chiefs have allowed more than 100 yards on the ground to only two players this season.
• Kansas City has given up at least one rushing touchdown to 11 players this season.
• Just two players have rushed for more than one TD against the Chiefs this year.

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