Should I start Michael Mayer or Isaac TeSlaa in Week 10?

The market-based projections

Michael Mayer's market-based projection is 5.6 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 5 market sources. That is the 46th highest figure of the 210 players with a market-based projection.

Isaac TeSlaa's market-based projection is 4.9 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 12 market sources. That is the 51st highest figure of the 210 players with a market-based projection.

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Michael Mayer, and the board ranks him 46th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Isaac TeSlaa, and the board ranks him 48th overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season through Week 9

Through Week 9, Michael Mayer has been on the field for 81 percent of LV snaps, drawn 15 percent of the targets and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 8 of the offence's 84 third down targets, had 2 of its 27 chances inside the five and seen 9 of its 43 two minute targets.

His 46 targets have averaged 5.2 air yards.

In Week 7 against LAR he caught 3 of 3 targets for 32 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against NYJ he caught 5 of 6 targets for 53 yards and did not score.

In Week 9 against SF he caught 3 of 3 targets for 37 yards and did not score.

Through Week 9, Isaac TeSlaa has been on the field for 56 percent of DET snaps, drawn 9 percent of the targets and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 5 of the offence's 67 third down targets, had 0 of its 23 chances inside the five and seen 6 of its 30 two minute targets.

His 23 targets have averaged 11.4 air yards.

In Week 7 against GB he caught 1 of 2 targets for 10 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against MIN he was not given the ball.

In Week 9 against MIA he caught 1 of 2 targets for 9 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Michael Mayer played 13 games and scored 73.8 PPR points, 5.7 a game, finishing TE38.

He caught 35 of 50 targets for 328 yards and 1 touchdown, with 6 red zone targets.

That came to 3.8 targets a game, a 70 percent catch rate and 9.4 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 57 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Isaac TeSlaa played 17 games and scored 75.9 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR82.

He caught 16 of 27 targets for 239 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets.

That came to 1.6 targets a game, a 59 percent catch rate and 14.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 38 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Isaac TeSlaa was available for 4 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Michael Mayer scored 5.7 PPR points a game and Isaac TeSlaa 4.5, 1.2 a game between them.

Michael Mayer finished TE38 and Isaac TeSlaa WR82, which are two different ladders.

Michael Mayer is a tight end and Isaac TeSlaa a wide receiver, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Michael Mayer is off in Week 13 and Isaac TeSlaa in Week 6, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

0.7 points a game is the entire case. The market restates it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when live drafts hold these two again they can order them differently from the projection, and this page will follow the drafts rather than the market-based projection when they do.