Start Isaac TeSlaa or Jalen Nailor? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 9:06 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Isaac TeSlaa over Jalen Nailor
- 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
- 4.7
- recent weeks avg
- SF D vs WR
- 29.1
- 11th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 54%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 10%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Jalen Nailor 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), Jalen Nailor 36 (4.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Isaac TeSlaa over Jalen Nailor.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Isaac TeSlaa over Jalen Nailor in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Isaac TeSlaa at 5.0 points and Jalen Nailor 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 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. No player market is posted for Jalen Nailor this week yet, so his 4.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (5.8, 4.0 and 4.3); 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.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Jalen Nailor yet. His market-based projections were 5.9, 4.0 and 4.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 4.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Isaac TeSlaa 0.3 points ahead of Jalen Nailor 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.
Jalen Nailor and LV visit SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
SF allowed 29.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against SF.
By points allowed to the position, Jalen Nailor has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Isaac TeSlaa is not on the injury report.
Jalen Nailor 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, Jalen Nailor played 54 percent of LV snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Jalen Nailor, Week 8 against NYJ: 29 of 63 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 38 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, 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.
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 Jalen Nailor 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), Jalen Nailor 36 (4.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Isaac TeSlaa over Jalen Nailor.
Should I drop Isaac TeSlaa for Jalen Nailor?
No. Keep Isaac TeSlaa: he projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 9 games), Jalen Nailor 36 (4.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Isaac TeSlaa over Jalen Nailor.
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