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Well, it’s about damn time, Sean Payton. Troy Franklin is a full-time player in the Denver offense. Entering Week 4, Franklin had a 73.8% route share, a 20% target share, a 26.8% air-yard share, 1.78 yards per route run (47 receiving yards per game), and a 22.7% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. Against the Bengals, Franklin had an 80% route share (second in routes behind only Courtland Sutton, per PFF), a 19% target share, and 55 receiving yards. He led the team with eight targets. I don’t want to toss Franklin into a flex spot this week against the Eagles, but after that, he has juicy matchups coming up against the Jets, Giants, and Cowboys that all could put him in the WR3/flex category.
With Malik Nabers done for the year with a torn ACL, Darius Slayton will be elevated in the Giants’ passing attack. He has a nice matchup this week against the Saints and could provide flex value, but I’m not rushing to play him in the three games after that against the Eagles (twice) and the Broncos. Slayton entered Week 4 with a 6.4% target share, 0.81 yards per route run, and a 9.2% first-read share (per Fantasy Points Data). Here’s the upside case for Slayton, though. The schedule really opens up for Slayton after Week 9 with games against the Bears, Packers, Lions, Patriots, and Commanders. The Packers’ secondary is the only one among those defenses that I’m afraid of. Last year, when Nabers was out (Weeks 5-6), Slayton was fed volume with a 29.3% target share (11 targets per game), a 56.9% air-yard share, 2.49 yards per route run (89.5 receiving yards per game), and a 36.5% first-read share. I don’t think Slayton hits those marks, but that illustrates his “possible” upside. Slayton could be a volume-fueled WR3 moving forward.
Entering Week 4, Wan’Dale Robinson had two red-zone targets this season. He had a 20% target share, averaging 74.3 receiving yards per game (2.28 yards per route run), with a 29.2% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. Robinson had a quiet Week 4, with three grabs and 14 receiving yards against the Chargers, as Jaxson Dart only attempted 20 passes, but Robinson had a 25% target share and dropped a touchdown. Robinson should continue to provide viable Flex value moving forward, with the Giants’ passing volume flowing to Robinson and Darius Slayton now that Malik Nabers is done for the year with a torn ACL.
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