Start Adonai Mitchell or Isaac TeSlaa? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 5:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start Adonai Mitchell over Isaac TeSlaa

- Market projects
- 6.0
- recent weeks avg
- KC D vs WR
- 23.7
- 2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 67%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 23%
- Through Week 8

- Market projects
- 5.0
- recent weeks avg
- MIA D vs WR
- 23.8
- 3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
- 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 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Isaac TeSlaa. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Adonai Mitchell over Isaac TeSlaa in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Adonai Mitchell at 6.0 points and Isaac TeSlaa at 5.0, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Adonai Mitchell this week yet, so his 6.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (6.5 and 5.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Isaac TeSlaa this week yet, so his 5.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (5.5 and 4.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Adonai Mitchell yet. His market-based projections were 6.5 and 5.4 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 6.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Isaac TeSlaa yet. His market-based projections were 5.5 and 4.6 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 5.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Adonai Mitchell 0.9 points ahead of Isaac TeSlaa on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Adonai Mitchell and NYJ visit KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
KC allowed 23.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 122 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against KC.
Isaac TeSlaa and DET visit MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
MIA allowed 23.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 116 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIA.
By points allowed to the position, Isaac TeSlaa 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 9
Through Week 8, Adonai Mitchell played 67 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 7 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.
Adonai Mitchell, Week 8 against LV: 9 targets and 7 catches for 142 yards, 1 touchdown.
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 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, 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 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Isaac TeSlaa. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Isaac TeSlaa for Adonai Mitchell?
No. Keep Isaac TeSlaa: he projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Isaac TeSlaa.
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Week 9 on the board
- Is Adonai Mitchell playing Week 9?
- Is Isaac TeSlaa playing Week 9?
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