Start Isaac TeSlaa or Jalen Nailor? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jalen Nailor over Isaac TeSlaa

Start

Jalen Nailor

WR · LV · at NYJ

Market projects: 5.0; recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs WR: 30.6; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 35 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 55%; Through Week 7
Target share: 9%; Through Week 7

Sit

Isaac TeSlaa

WR · DET · vs MIN

Market projects: 4.7; fantasy pts
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 Jalen Nailor for Isaac TeSlaa?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Isaac TeSlaa projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games), Jalen Nailor 42 (4.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jalen Nailor over Isaac TeSlaa. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jalen Nailor over Isaac TeSlaa in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jalen Nailor at 5.0 points and Isaac TeSlaa at 4.7, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jalen Nailor this week yet, so his 5.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (5.8 and 4.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jalen Nailor yet. His market-based projections were 5.9 and 4.0 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 5.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

Player markets imply 4.7 fantasy points for Isaac TeSlaa, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Isaac TeSlaa is 0.2 touchdowns (12 market sources).

That puts Jalen Nailor 0.3 points ahead of Isaac TeSlaa on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jalen Nailor and LV visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 30.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against NYJ.

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, Jalen Nailor has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jalen Nailor is not on the injury report.

Isaac TeSlaa is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jalen Nailor played 55 percent of LV snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Nailor, Week 3 against NO: 40 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 4 against KC: 19 of 84 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 6 against BUF: 42 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 7 against LAR: 51 of 68 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 14 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, Jalen Nailor played 17 games for MIN and scored 100.7 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing WR61.

He caught 29 of 53 targets for 444 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 332 air yards.

He was on the field for 65 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 Jalen Nailor for Isaac TeSlaa?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Isaac TeSlaa projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games), Jalen Nailor 42 (4.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jalen Nailor over Isaac TeSlaa. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Isaac TeSlaa for Jalen Nailor?
No. Keep Isaac TeSlaa: he projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games), Jalen Nailor 42 (4.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jalen Nailor over Isaac TeSlaa.