WR Troy Franklin, DEN (3 Viewers)

[(HULK)]

Why is no one picking this kid?

 

[5-ish Finkle]

Why is no one picking this kid?

Have to assume he royally flunked interviews.

(Plus, he weighs about 60 pounds soaking wet. )

 

[(HULK)]

He threw up 3 days straight leading up the combine. Before the combine this guy was a consensus 1st round pick. I guess we don't do context anymore in the NFL.

 

[Schmeabs]

Someone is going to get a steal

 

[Loipz]

I hope the panthers take him at 101

 

[Casting Couch]

Eliot Wolf to the white courtesy phone, Eliot Wolf to the white courtesy phone.

 

[Mingooch]

Pats please grab him!

 

[Soulfly3]

Don't understand this at all, unless something big was uncovered.

 

[JohnnyU]

Don't understand this at all, unless something big was uncovered.

Maybe OJ didn't do it.....oh wait

 

[Grahamburn]

Been hearing a lot of chatter that he's a guy who could really fall. Like maybe even to the 3rd round.

It's gonna take a 2nd round WR run like nothing we've ever seen for some of these usual 2nd rd suspects to avoid the 3rd and 4th rounds this weekend. I can't emphasize strongly enough how important I think bpa drafting is, but I'll be tipping my cap to teams doubling up on WR and OL in the 3rd. Possibly CB too.

Once the WR needy teams take their guy the music is going to stop and some of these WRs won’t have a chair.

GMs and fans talk about BPA all the time but need and the salary cap make that strategy difficult to implement 100% of the time.

The teams that kind of have a secondary or tertiary need at WR will get the steals.

This is happening to Franklin. @travdogg called it.

 

[(HULK)]

Don't understand this at all, unless something big was uncovered.

Some sort of ambiguous off the field rumor is apparently circulating. If it's just BS smoke, poor kid, feel bad for him.

 

[menobrown]

Don't understand this at all, unless something big was uncovered.

Some sort of ambiguous off the field rumor is apparently circulating. If it's just BS smoke, poor kid, feel bad for him.

That he's Todd Pinkston 2.0?

 

[Truebluey]

Been hearing a lot of chatter that he's a guy who could really fall. Like maybe even to the 3rd round.

Very good call. Will be interesting to see where he goes today. Could be a real steal for a team who have WR needs. Do the Browns fall in that camp?

 

[Faust]

Troy Franklin NFL Draft fall, explained: Why Oregon WR is sliding down draft boards

 

[NorrisB]

gotta be an injury we're not privey too. feels like Prince Tega Wanogho fall.

 

[Casting Couch]

6'2" 176.
This is not surprising "news".
There must be more to this story.

 

[Loipz]

Gets to play with his QB and Sean Payton. Probably one of the better spots between that and the depth chart considering how far he slid.

 

[Stoneworker]

6'2" 176.
This is not surprising "news".
There must be more to this story.

It was widely reported that Franklin had the flu at the combine. He weighed in at 183 less than two weeks later at Oregon pro day

 

[Truebluey]

Been hearing a lot of chatter that he's a guy who could really fall. Like maybe even to the 3rd round.

Very good call. Will be interesting to see where he goes today. Could be a real steal for a team who have WR needs. Do the Browns fall in that camp?

Wow. Didn't expect my Broncos to go grab him! Let's goooooooo!

 

[IHEARTFF]

That’s insane value and fit

 

[(HULK)]

I think the Broncos got the steal of the draft there

 

[Soulfly3]

Wild.

 

[travdogg]

That’s insane value and fit

Honestly, I think his value is unaffected by his draft capital fall because of the landing spot. I'm still gonna treat him as a top-8 WR.

 

[TripItUp]

A lot of the analytics don't like Franklin...this slide is not totally surprising. Probably a decent dart throw by the Broncos this late in the draft, but the slide doesn't surprise me at all.

 

[JohnnyU]

That’s insane value and fit

Honestly, I think his value is unaffected by his draft capital fall because of the landing spot. I'm still gonna treat him as a top-8 WR.

Maybe the league knows something you and Denver doesn’t.

 

[travdogg]

That’s insane value and fit

Honestly, I think his value is unaffected by his draft capital fall because of the landing spot. I'm still gonna treat him as a top-8 WR.

Maybe the league knows something you and Denver doesn’t.

Maybe, they might also have just screwed up. I'm guessing Bo Nix went to bat pretty heavily for Franklin.

 

[menobrown]

A lot of the analytics don't like Franklin...this slide is not totally surprising. Probably a decent dart throw by the Broncos this late in the draft, but the slide doesn't surprise me at all.

Agree and don’t think he fell over anything, just where he’s graded

 

[JohnnyU]

That’s insane value and fit

Honestly, I think his value is unaffected by his draft capital fall because of the landing spot. I'm still gonna treat him as a top-8 WR.

Maybe the league knows something you and Denver doesn’t.

Maybe, they might also have just screwed up. I'm guessing Bo Nix went to bat pretty heavily for Franklin.

I doubt a rookie QB just drafted had any input into the decision.

 

[Stoneworker]

PFF #6 rated WR going into the draft

2024 NFL Draft Position Rankings: Wide receivers | NFL Draft | PFF

Ohio State's Marvin Harrison Jr. headlines PFF's 2024 NFL Draft wide receiver rankings.

www.pff.com

 

[travdogg]

That’s insane value and fit

Honestly, I think his value is unaffected by his draft capital fall because of the landing spot. I'm still gonna treat him as a top-8 WR.

Maybe the league knows something you and Denver doesn’t.

Maybe, they might also have just screwed up. I'm guessing Bo Nix went to bat pretty heavily for Franklin.

I doubt a rookie QB just drafted had any input into the decision.

Why? It was widely reported CJ Stroud had input into Tank Dell's selection.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Love this pick!!! LFG!!!

 

[travdogg]

Love this pick!!! LFG!!!

I really don't think its crazy to think he could be Denver's #1 WR by the end of the season.

 

[General Malaise]

Oregon not exactly known for producing NFL WRs. Sammy Parker was 20+ years ago. For all the sizzle and stats, Oregon has been an awful factory for NFL WR.

 

[Stoneworker]

That’s insane value and fit

Honestly, I think his value is unaffected by his draft capital fall because of the landing spot. I'm still gonna treat him as a top-8 WR.

Maybe the league knows something you and Denver doesn’t.

Maybe, they might also have just screwed up. I'm guessing Bo Nix went to bat pretty heavily for Franklin.

I doubt a rookie QB just drafted had any input into the decision.

At the 9:07 mark of the attached video, Payton says that on Friday at lunch with Bo Nix they talked about several Oregon players, most specifically Troy Franklin

"You're trying to use as much information as you can get."

HC Sean Payton & GM George Paton on Broncos’ 2024 NFL Draft: ‘We improved our football team’

HC Sean Payton & GM George Paton on Broncos’ 2024 NFL Draft: ‘We improved our football team’Head Coach Sean Payton and General Manager George Paton evaluate ...

www.youtube.com

 

[TripItUp]

Oregon not exactly known for producing NFL WRs. Sammy Parker was 20+ years ago. For all the sizzle and stats, Oregon has been an awful factory for NFL WR.

 

[Faust]

Everyone's Saying the Same Thing About Troy Franklin's NFL Draft Slide

 

[Faust]

Bo Nix, Troy Franklin Facetime Call: Denver Broncos 'Got A Steal And Don't Know It Yet'

 

[Faust]

Andrew Mason
What is Sean Payton’s vision for fourth-round Broncos WR Troy Franklin?

“We see him as an outside ‘Z.’ He has really good speed. He is a guy we were really impressed with at the line of scrimmage.”

https://x.com/masedenver/status/1784448329222430859?s=61

 

[Mongidig]

That’s insane value and fit

Honestly, I think his value is unaffected by his draft capital fall because of the landing spot. I'm still gonna treat him as a top-8 WR.

Maybe the league knows something you and Denver doesn’t.

Maybe, they might also have just screwed up. I'm guessing Bo Nix went to bat pretty heavily for Franklin.

I doubt a rookie QB just drafted had any input into the decision.

The coach and GM could pick Bo's brain regarding why Franklin is falling. They could get a feel from his response how much he likes Franklin. I've had situations where I passed on a job candidate based on what others had to say about him. Bo's response here might have just corroberated what the scouting department felt.