Isaac TeSlaa
Detroit LionsIsaac TeSlaa has 10 catches, 197 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns in 6 games for the Detroit Lions this season through Week 8, 5 PPR points a game (updated November 6, 2026).
Model Score by season
Down 1.1 from last season.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
A freak-athlete rookie receiver still earning his snaps.
The case for
- 4.43 forty plus 39.5" vertical at 6'4"/214 is genuinely elite athletic profile. Four games of 10+ PPR in his rookie sample (15.2, 13.9, 11.5, 13.4) is meaningful WR3 production.
- Detroit's offense (Ben Johnson scheme) historically rewards 3-WR personnel with target distribution. 3rd-round pedigree from D-II origins is a real developmental success story.
The worry
- Rookie tier 8 finish with three zero-PPR games (Wks 11, 12, 15) confirms the role was still rotational, not defined.
- Amon-Ra St. Brown's alpha role plus Jameson Williams's deep-threat usage compresses his target ceiling. 3rd-round Group of Five rookie has a thin track record.
What to watch: Whether his 2026 target share clears 5 per game with the expected Jameson Williams role evolution.
Full take and bio
The 2025 #84 (tier 8) rookie finish is anchored by a strong four-week stretch: Wks 13-17 produced 11.5, 10, 15.2, 13.9, with one zero in Wk 15. That is genuinely encouraging WR3 production for a 3rd-round rookie. The Wks 11-12 zeros show the role was rotational early before the offense expanded his snap share. The 2026 trajectory depends on whether Jameson Williams's role compresses, opening the WR3 ceiling.
TeSlaa came out of Arkansas (after transferring from Division II Hillsdale College) as Detroit's 3rd-round pick (70th overall) in 2025. He was a combine workout star: 4.43 forty plus a 39.5" vertical at 6'4"/214, the kind of athletic profile that pulled his stock up from his Group of Five college production line. Detroit drafted him as the boundary complement to Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams, with playing time available given Detroit's tendency to use 3-WR personnel groupings.
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
Plays like: Riley Cooper, Bryan Edwards, Sammie Coates. Built like: Rome Odunze, Jeff Janis, Andrei Iosivas. Coming out: Cornelius Johnson, Juwann Winfree.
Of his 20 closest coming out: 0 stars, 2 starters, 10 backups, 8 didn't stick.
Isaac TeSlaa Props This Weekat MIA Sun Nov 8
| Market | Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 1.5 | +111 DraftKings | -135 BetMGM |
| Receiving yards | 15.5 | -112 DraftKings | -112 DraftKings |
| Anytime TD | +400 BetMGM |
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Isaac TeSlaa Injury StatusNot listed
Isaac TeSlaa is not on the injury report as of Nov 6. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season · 6 games
5 fantasy points a game, 30 PPR on the season. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.
Contract2026 cap
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.
Fantasy outlookWeek 9
Our rest-of-season board has Isaac TeSlaa at WR90 (the public consensus says WR83); the model has 45 PPR points left for him this season; this week he visits MIA.
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Draft & College
Round 3, pick 70 to the Detroit Lions in 2025, out of Arkansas (SEC). He went well ahead of consensus.
In college, 2023-2024, 22 games: 62 rec, 897 yds, 5 TD, 14.5 yds/rec. Coming out: RAS 9.93, 17 reps bench, 39" vertical, 129" broad, 6.85s 3-cone, 4.05s shuttle.
Recruited
Class of 2020 · Receiver · High school: Unity Christian, MI
His full list of offers is not on our record yet; offers for the 2020 class are still being added.