Start Ja'Kobi Lane or Isaac TeSlaa? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 3:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Isaac TeSlaa over Ja'Kobi Lane

- Market projects
- 5.0
- recent weeks avg
- MIA D vs WR
- 25.4
- 3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 57%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 9%
- Through Week 8

- Market projects
- 3.9
- fantasy pts
- JAX D vs WR
- 36.9
- 6th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 56%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 12%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Ja'Kobi Lane 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), Ja'Kobi Lane 34 (4.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Isaac TeSlaa over Ja'Kobi Lane.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Isaac TeSlaa over Ja'Kobi Lane in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Isaac TeSlaa at 5.0 points and Ja'Kobi Lane at 3.9, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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 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.
Player markets imply 3.9 fantasy points for Ja'Kobi Lane, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for Ja'Kobi Lane is 16 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (11, 11 and 11 market sources).
That puts Isaac TeSlaa 1.1 points ahead of Ja'Kobi Lane on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Isaac TeSlaa and DET visit MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
MIA allowed 25.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against MIA.
Ja'Kobi Lane and BAL host JAX on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.
JAX allowed 36.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 6th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 196 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against JAX.
By points allowed to the position, Ja'Kobi Lane has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Isaac TeSlaa is not on the injury report.
Ja'Kobi Lane is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Isaac TeSlaa played 57 percent of DET snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Isaac TeSlaa, Week 8 against MIN: 26 of 72 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Through Week 8, Ja'Kobi Lane played 56 percent of BAL snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.
Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 1 against IND: 27 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.
Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 6 against CLE: 31 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.
Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 7 against CIN: 46 of 67 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 25 yards.
Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 8 against BUF: 33 of 51 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 13 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.
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 Ja'Kobi Lane 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), Ja'Kobi Lane 34 (4.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Isaac TeSlaa over Ja'Kobi Lane.
Should I drop Isaac TeSlaa for Ja'Kobi Lane?
No. Keep Isaac TeSlaa: he projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 9 games), Ja'Kobi Lane 34 (4.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Isaac TeSlaa over Ja'Kobi Lane.
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