Should I drop Isaac TeSlaa for Cooper Kupp?

Not on these numbers alone. Isaac TeSlaa projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games) and Cooper Kupp 56 (6.2 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Cooper Kupp over Isaac TeSlaa.

Start Cooper Kupp or Isaac TeSlaa? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Cooper Kupp over Isaac TeSlaa

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Cooper Kupp

WR · SEA · vs CHI

Market projects: 6.2; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs WR: 29.2; 10th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 51 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 7
Target share: 13%; 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 Cooper Kupp for Isaac TeSlaa?

Not on these numbers alone. Cooper Kupp projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games) and Isaac TeSlaa 58 (5.8 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Cooper Kupp over Isaac TeSlaa.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Cooper Kupp over Isaac TeSlaa in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Cooper Kupp at 6.2 points and Isaac TeSlaa at 5.8, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Cooper Kupp this week yet, so his 6.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.2, 6.0 and 6.3); 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 Cooper Kupp yet. His market-based projections were 6.2, 6.0 and 6.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 6.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Cooper Kupp is 0.3 touchdowns (7 market sources).

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 Cooper Kupp 0.4 points ahead of Isaac TeSlaa on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Cooper Kupp and SEA host CHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 29.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 149 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against CHI.

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, Cooper Kupp has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Isaac TeSlaa is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Cooper Kupp played 68 percent of SEA snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Cooper Kupp, Week 4 against LAC: 34 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 5 against SF: 51 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 6 against DEN: 72 of 85 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 50 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 7 against KC: 45 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 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, Cooper Kupp played 16 games for SEA and scored 117.3 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR53.

He caught 47 of 70 targets for 593 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 300 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 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 Cooper Kupp for Isaac TeSlaa?
Not on these numbers alone. Cooper Kupp projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games) and Isaac TeSlaa 58 (5.8 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Cooper Kupp over Isaac TeSlaa.
Should I drop Isaac TeSlaa for Cooper Kupp?
Not on these numbers alone. Isaac TeSlaa projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games) and Cooper Kupp 56 (6.2 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Cooper Kupp over Isaac TeSlaa.

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