Start Emeka Egbuka or Isaac TeSlaa? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Emeka Egbuka over Isaac TeSlaa in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Emeka Egbuka at 8.9 points and Isaac TeSlaa at 6.4, a gap of 2.5.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.9 fantasy points for Emeka Egbuka, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Emeka Egbuka at 36.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.4 fantasy points for Isaac TeSlaa, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Isaac TeSlaa at 25.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 20% chance to score a touchdown (14, 15 and 14 market sources).

That puts Emeka Egbuka 2.5 points ahead of Isaac TeSlaa on the market projections.

Injury status

Emeka Egbuka is not on the injury report.

Isaac TeSlaa is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Emeka Egbuka played 84 percent of TB snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 25 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 1 against CIN: 49 of 57 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 63 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 2 against CLE: 56 of 65 snaps, 1 carry for -3 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 16 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 3 against MIN: 51 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 4 against GB: 59 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Through Week 4, Isaac TeSlaa played 68 percent of DET snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 1 against NO: 52 of 77 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 2 against BUF: 49 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Emeka Egbuka played 17 games for TB and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.

He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 603 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 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 5 calls

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• Start Emeka Egbuka over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Emeka Egbuka over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Isaac TeSlaa.
• Start Isaac TeSlaa over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Isaac TeSlaa.