Start Adonai Mitchell or Isaac TeSlaa? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Adonai Mitchell over Isaac TeSlaa

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Adonai Mitchell

WR · NYJ · vs LV

Market projects: 8.0; recent weeks avg
LV D vs WR: 31.4; 16th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 43 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 20%; Through Week 7

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Isaac TeSlaa

WR · DET · vs MIN

Market projects: 5.8; recent weeks avg
MIN D vs WR: 25.3; 4th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 16 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 7
Target share: 10%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Isaac TeSlaa?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Isaac TeSlaa projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Isaac TeSlaa. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Adonai Mitchell over Isaac TeSlaa in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Adonai Mitchell at 8.0 points and Isaac TeSlaa at 5.8, a gap of 2.2. No player market is posted for Adonai Mitchell this week yet, so his 8.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (9.6 and 6.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Isaac TeSlaa this week yet, so his 5.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (6.1 and 5.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Adonai Mitchell yet. His market-based projections were 9.6 and 6.5 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 8.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Isaac TeSlaa yet. His market-based projections were 6.1 and 5.5 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 5.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Isaac TeSlaa is 0.2 touchdowns (12 market sources).

That puts Adonai Mitchell 2.2 points ahead of Isaac TeSlaa on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Adonai Mitchell and NYJ host LV on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LV allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against LV.

Isaac TeSlaa and DET host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 25.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 124 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIN.

By points allowed to the position, Adonai Mitchell has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Isaac TeSlaa is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Adonai Mitchell played 67 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 1 against TEN: 46 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 2 against GB: 61 of 74 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 7 against MIA: 26 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 7, Isaac TeSlaa played 60 percent of DET snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 3 against NYJ: 31 of 65 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 66 yards.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 4 against CAR: 58 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 95 yards.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 5 against ARI: 26 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 7 against GB: 33 of 68 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Adonai Mitchell played 16 games for NYJ and scored 87.9 PPR points, 5.5 a game, finishing WR73.

He caught 33 of 74 targets for 453 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 373 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Isaac TeSlaa played 17 games for DET 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 and 184 air yards.

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

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Isaac TeSlaa?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Isaac TeSlaa projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Isaac TeSlaa. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Isaac TeSlaa for Adonai Mitchell?
No. Keep Isaac TeSlaa: he projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Isaac TeSlaa.

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