Start Isaac TeSlaa or Kayshon Boutte? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Isaac TeSlaa over Kayshon Boutte in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Isaac TeSlaa at 6.5 points and Kayshon Boutte at 6.3, a gap of 0.2. 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 6.5 fantasy points for Isaac TeSlaa, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Isaac TeSlaa at 26.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 18% chance to score a touchdown (16, 13 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.3 fantasy points for Kayshon Boutte, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Kayshon Boutte at 25.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 18% chance to score a touchdown (6, 5 and 11 market sources).

That puts Isaac TeSlaa 0.2 points ahead of Kayshon Boutte on the market projections.

Injury status

Isaac TeSlaa is not on the injury report.

Kayshon Boutte is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Isaac TeSlaa played 68 percent of DET snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 1 against NO: 52 of 77 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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.

Through Week 4, Kayshon Boutte played 62 percent of HOU snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 1 against BUF: 36 of 79 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 21 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 2 against CIN: 58 of 80 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 3 against IND: 37 of 54 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 4 against DAL: 34 of 55 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 36 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.

In 2025, Kayshon Boutte played 14 games for NE and scored 124.1 PPR points, 8.9 a game, finishing WR51.

He caught 33 of 46 targets for 551 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 513 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Isaac TeSlaa.
• Start Isaac TeSlaa over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Isaac TeSlaa.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Kayshon Boutte.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Kayshon Boutte.
• Start Kayshon Boutte over Kendrick Bourne.