Start Isaac TeSlaa or Kyle Williams? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start Isaac TeSlaa over Kyle Williams
- 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
- GB D vs WR
- 34.8
- 9th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 36%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 6%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Kyle Williams 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), Kyle Williams 34 (4.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Isaac TeSlaa over Kyle Williams.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Isaac TeSlaa over Kyle Williams in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Isaac TeSlaa at 5.0 points and Kyle Williams 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 Kyle Williams this week yet, so his 4.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (4.4 and 5.1); 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 Kyle Williams yet. His market-based projections were 4.4 and 5.1 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 4.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Kyle Williams is 0.2 touchdowns (7 market sources).
That puts Isaac TeSlaa 0.3 points ahead of Kyle Williams 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.
Kyle Williams and NE host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
GB allowed 34.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 9th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 152 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against GB.
By points allowed to the position, Kyle Williams has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Isaac TeSlaa is not on the injury report.
Kyle Williams 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, Kyle Williams played 36 percent of NE snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.
Kyle Williams, Week 5 against LV: 27 of 75 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 91 yards, 1 touchdown.
Kyle Williams, Week 6 against NYJ: 25 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 12 yards.
Kyle Williams, Week 7 against CHI: 21 of 54 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Kyle Williams, Week 8 against MIA: 50 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 43 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, Kyle Williams played 17 games for NE and scored 49.2 PPR points, 2.9 a game, finishing WR112.
He caught 10 of 21 targets for 209 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 130 air yards.
He was on the field for 30 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 Kyle Williams 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), Kyle Williams 34 (4.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Isaac TeSlaa over Kyle Williams.
Should I drop Isaac TeSlaa for Kyle Williams?
No. Keep Isaac TeSlaa: he projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 9 games), Kyle Williams 34 (4.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Isaac TeSlaa over Kyle Williams.
Week 9 on the board
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- Is Kyle Williams playing Week 9?
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