Broncos WR Troy Franklin (hamstring) has been ruled out for the AFC Championship against the Patriots. Franklin was limited in practice all week after injuring the hamstring early in last week’s win over Buffalo, but couldn’t get cleared in time. With Franklin sidelined, Pat Bryant, now out of the concussion protocol, will start opposite Courtland Sutton, while Marvin Mims and Lil’Jordan Humphrey should see increased snap counts.

Broncos WR Troy Franklin (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Sunday's AFC Championship vs. the Patriots. He was limited in practice all week. WR Pat Bryant (concussion) is off the final injury report and figures to serve as Denver's No. 2 WR this weekend. Franklin's absence would leave Marvin Mims and Lil'Jordan Humphrey as the third and fourth WRs.

Broncos WR Pat Bryant (concussion) was a full participant in Thursday's practice. That puts him on track to play vs. the Patriots on Sunday, despite suffering his second concussion of the season in last week's win over the Bills. The rookie was primed to play a big role in that one, catching three balls on Denver's first four offensive snaps. Consider Bryant the second-best fantasy bet in the Broncos' WR corps vs. New England, behind only Courtland Sutton. WR Troy Franklin has been limited in the first two practices of the week with a hamstring issue.

Broncos WR Pat Bryant sustained a concussion on the first possession of Saturday's win over the Bills. The rookie was busy before exiting, catching all three of his targets for 32 yards on Denver's first four offensive snaps. He'll have an extra day to get cleared for next Sunday's AFC Championship, but Bryant won't be helped by the fact that this is his second concussion in the past month. He was hospitalized and eventually diagnosed with a concussion in Week 16. WR Marvin Mims stepped up sans Bryant in the win over Buffalo, catching eight balls for 93 yards and a score. WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey caught two of five targets for 33 yards and a score. WR Troy Franklin did not see a target.

After missing Week 17 with a concussion, third-round rookie WR Pat Bryant returned to the lineup and led Denver's WR corps in targets (5), receptions (4), and yards (31) in Denver's 19-3 victory over the Chargers. Los Angeles rested starters and passed for only 104 yards, so the Broncos were able to control the clock with the run game and attempted only 23 passes. But Bryant's usage continued a trend of being Denver's No. 2 WR. Since their Week 12 bye, Bryant has out-snapped Franklin in three of his four games, with both wideouts playing 42 snaps in Week 16.

Broncos WR Pat Bryant (concussion) is out for Thursday night's game vs. the Chiefs. When the rookie missed Week 15 with a hamstring injury, Lil'Jordan Humphrey finished second among Broncos in routes (76%), ahead of Troy Franklin (62%). Franklin out-targeted Humphrey 6 to 4 and out-gained him 85 to 42. He remains the better Week 17 fantasy bet. Just don't go overrating Franklin, whose playing time has been underwhelming since the Week 12 bye.

Broncos WR Troy Franklin tallied a fairly unimpactful 4-66 receiving line in Sunday's loss to the Jaguars. The numbers get even less impressive when you consider that Bo Nix attempted 47 passes in a game his team trailed from the middle of the third quarter on.

Broncos WR Pat Bryant (hamstring) was a full-go in Wednesday's practice. That puts him on track to return for this weekend's game vs. the Jaguars. Bryant had emerged as Denver's No. 2 WR before missing Week 15. His return knocks WR Troy Franklin out of Week 16 fantasy consideration.

After a four-game slide where it appeared that Troy Franklin had lost his status as Denver's No. 2 WR, a hamstring injury suffered by Pat Bryant opened the door for Franklin to reassert himself as an integral part of Denver's passing attack. And he took advantage of the opportunity. Franklin caught all 6 of his targets for 85 yards and 1 TD in Denver's 34-26 win over the Green Bay Packers.

Broncos WR Pat Bryant (hamstring) is out for Sunday’s game vs. the Packers. He didn’t practice all week, so this could turn into a multi-week absence. WRs Troy Franklin and Marvin Mims should see more playing time with Bryant sidelined. See where those guys land in the Week 15 WR rankings.