Start Jahan Dotson or Isaac TeSlaa? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 3:51 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start Jahan Dotson over Isaac TeSlaa
- Market projects
- 5.7
- recent weeks avg
- CIN D vs WR
- 31.4
- 15th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 67%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 14%
- 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 Jahan Dotson 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), Jahan Dotson 41 (5.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jahan Dotson over Isaac TeSlaa. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Jahan Dotson over Isaac TeSlaa in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Jahan Dotson at 5.7 points and Isaac TeSlaa at 5.0, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jahan Dotson this week yet, so his 5.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (5.3, 6.7 and 5.2); 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 Jahan Dotson yet. His market-based projections were 5.3, 6.7 and 5.2 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 5.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Jahan Dotson is 0.3 touchdowns (7 market sources).
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 Jahan Dotson 0.7 points ahead of Isaac TeSlaa on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Jahan Dotson and ATL host CIN on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.
CIN allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN.
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, Jahan Dotson has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.
Isaac TeSlaa is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Jahan Dotson played 67 percent of ATL snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.
Jahan Dotson, Week 5 against BAL: 42 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards.
Jahan Dotson, Week 6 against CHI: 47 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown.
Jahan Dotson, Week 7 against SF: 38 of 69 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.
Jahan Dotson, Week 8 against TB: 5 targets and 2 catches for 95 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, Jahan Dotson played 17 games for PHI and scored 50.2 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR109.
He caught 18 of 36 targets for 262 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 red zone targets and 212 air yards.
He was on the field for 55 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 Jahan Dotson 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), Jahan Dotson 41 (5.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jahan Dotson over Isaac TeSlaa. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Isaac TeSlaa for Jahan Dotson?
No. Keep Isaac TeSlaa: he projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 9 games), Jahan Dotson 41 (5.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jahan Dotson over Isaac TeSlaa.
Week 9 on the board
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