Start Isaiah Williams or Isaac TeSlaa? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Isaiah Williams over Isaac TeSlaa in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Isaiah Williams at 7.0 points and Isaac TeSlaa at 6.3, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Isaiah Williams's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Isaiah Williams is 60 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

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 19% chance to score a touchdown (16, 13 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 7.0 fantasy points for Isaiah Williams, with 60 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Isaiah Williams a 17% chance to score a touchdown (14 market sources).

That puts Isaiah Williams 0.6 points ahead of Isaac TeSlaa on the market projections.

Injury status

Isaac TeSlaa is not on the injury report.

Isaiah Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

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.

Through Week 4, Isaiah Williams played 79 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Isaiah Williams, Week 1 against TEN: 40 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Isaiah Williams, Week 2 against GB: 61 of 74 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 34 yards.

Isaiah Williams, Week 3 against DET: 59 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 21 yards.

Isaiah Williams, Week 4 against CHI: 30 of 32 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 73 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Isaiah Williams played 15 games for NYJ and scored 58.7 PPR points, 3.9 a game, finishing WR98.

He caught 26 of 36 targets for 193 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target and 74 air yards.

He was on the field for 36 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Isaac TeSlaa.
• Start Isaac TeSlaa over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Isaac TeSlaa.
• Start Isaiah Williams over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Isaiah Williams over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Isaiah Williams over Cooper Kupp.