Start Jalen Royals or Isaac TeSlaa? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Jalen Royals over Isaac TeSlaa in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jalen Royals at 5.8 points and Isaac TeSlaa at 5.3, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 5.8 fantasy points for Jalen Royals, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jalen Royals is 21 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (11, 12 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.3 fantasy points for Isaac TeSlaa, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Isaac TeSlaa is 24 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (11, 11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jalen Royals 0.5 points ahead of Isaac TeSlaa on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jalen Royals and KC visit SEA on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

SEA allowed 22.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 101 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against SEA.

Isaac TeSlaa and DET host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 33.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 13th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 141 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against GB.

By points allowed to the position, Isaac TeSlaa has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jalen Royals is not on the injury report.

Isaac TeSlaa is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jalen Royals played 42 percent of KC snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Royals, Week 2 against IND: 12 of 80 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jalen Royals, Week 3 against MIA: 10 of 52 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Jalen Royals, Week 4 against LV: 38 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jalen Royals, Week 6 against LAC: 45 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.

Through Week 5, Isaac TeSlaa played 63 percent of DET snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 5 against ARI: 26 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jalen Royals played 7 games for KC and scored 2.4 PPR points, 0.3 a game.

He caught 2 of 3 targets for 4 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 0 air yards.

He was on the field for 9 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 7 calls

• Start Adonai Mitchell over Jalen Royals.
• Start Jalen Royals over Brycen Tremayne.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Jalen Royals.
• Start Adonai Mitchell over Isaac TeSlaa.
• Start Brycen Tremayne over Isaac TeSlaa.
• Start Isaac TeSlaa over Calvin Ridley.