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Start Isaac TeSlaa or Brian Thomas Jr.? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 9:26 PM ET.

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Start

WR · DET · vs NE

Market projects
4.6
fantasy pts
NE D vs WR
33.8
10th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
59 of 100 at WR
Snap share
56%
Through Week 9
Target share
9%
Through Week 9
Sit

WR · JAX · at TEN

Market projects
3.9
recent weeks avg
TEN D vs WR
40.7
most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
53 of 100 at WR
Snap share
43%
Through Week 9
Target share
5%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Brian Thomas Jr. for Isaac TeSlaa?

Not on these numbers alone. Brian Thomas Jr. projects 35 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (4.4 a game over 8 games) and Isaac TeSlaa 37 (4.6 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Isaac TeSlaa over Brian Thomas Jr.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Isaac TeSlaa over Brian Thomas Jr. in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Isaac TeSlaa at 4.6 points and Brian Thomas Jr. at 3.9, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Brian Thomas Jr. this week yet, so his 3.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (3.7 and 4.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.6 fantasy points for Isaac TeSlaa, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Isaac TeSlaa is 19 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (13, 10 and 12 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for Brian Thomas Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 3.7 and 4.0 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 3.9, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Brian Thomas Jr. is 0.2 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Isaac TeSlaa 0.8 points ahead of Brian Thomas Jr. on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Isaac TeSlaa and DET host NE on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

NE allowed 33.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 152 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against NE.

Brian Thomas Jr. and JAX visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 40.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 195 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against TEN.

By points allowed to the position, Brian Thomas Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Isaac TeSlaa is not on the injury report.

Brian Thomas Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Isaac TeSlaa played 56 percent of DET snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 8 against MIN: 26 of 72 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 9 against MIA: 31 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Through Week 9, Brian Thomas Jr. played 43 percent of JAX snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Brian Thomas Jr., Week 8 against IND: 28 of 54 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brian Thomas Jr., Week 9 against BAL: 19 of 56 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Brian Thomas Jr. played 14 games for JAX and scored 138.8 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing WR42.

He caught 48 of 91 targets for 707 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 548 air yards.

He was on the field for 79 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Brian Thomas Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 5 targets and 3 catches for 49 yards, 7.9 PPR points.

Their other Week 10 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Brian Thomas Jr. for Isaac TeSlaa?

    Not on these numbers alone. Brian Thomas Jr. projects 35 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (4.4 a game over 8 games) and Isaac TeSlaa 37 (4.6 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Isaac TeSlaa over Brian Thomas Jr.

  • Should I drop Isaac TeSlaa for Brian Thomas Jr.?

    Not on these numbers alone. Isaac TeSlaa projects 37 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (4.6 a game over 8 games) and Brian Thomas Jr. 35 (4.4 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Isaac TeSlaa over Brian Thomas Jr.

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