Isaac TeSlaa
TeSlaa is Detroit's third receiver and plays a lot, but he sits behind several other pass-catchers for targets, so his production is spotty and depends on a few big plays.
Role
Fantasydata (about 40 days old) called him the clear WR3, with 68% of offensive snaps in Week 1 and 75% in Week 2. Yahoo, citing Footballguys, listed his snaps by game as 52, 49, 31 and 58. It said he played 58 of 71 snaps (82%) in a loss to the Panthers on Oct. 4, after fewer than half the snaps against the Jets. In Week 3, tight end Brock Wright played 38 snaps to his 31. That flipped against the Panthers, when Wright played 25. Fantasydata's older note puts Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Sam LaPorta and Jahmyr Gibbs ahead of him in the target pecking order. I did not read a current depth chart.
He has a 6-4 frame and a big catch radius. He closed his rookie year with a larger role: about 37 snaps per game over the last nine games under play-caller Campbell, with 13 catches on 21 targets for 185 yards and four touchdowns. Full-time snaps and recent games of 66 and 95 yards (the Panthers figure per Yahoo) suggest the targets could follow.
The snaps have not turned into volume. Fantasydata had him at 9 targets through three games, and Pride of Detroit noted only 6 targets and 2 catches through two games. He is behind four players with more target priority. As long as St. Brown, Williams, LaPorta and Gibbs are healthy, Fantasydata sees him as unlikely to have a fantasy-relevant role. His rookie touchdowns came on very few targets, and he had one target or fewer in 12 games last season.
Where analysts split
The question is whether his on-field share will become target share. Fantasydata's earlier notes say the volume is capped by the other four. Yahoo's Week 4 read is that his snaps are climbing, with production following. Pride of Detroit reported that receivers coach Scottie Montgomery explained how that would change. I did not read that piece in full.
Research confidence: thin. Outlooks are grounded in web search over current reporting and refreshed through the season.
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