Start Isaac TeSlaa or Makai Lemon? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Makai Lemon over Isaac TeSlaa in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Makai Lemon at 6.4 points and Isaac TeSlaa at 5.3, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Makai Lemon this week yet, so his 6.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (6.7, 7.2 and 5.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Makai Lemon yet. His market-based projections were 6.7, 7.2 and 5.3 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 6.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Makai Lemon is 0.2 touchdowns (11 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 Makai Lemon 1.1 points ahead of Isaac TeSlaa on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Makai Lemon and PHI host DAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

DAL allowed 36.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 169 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

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, Makai Lemon has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Makai Lemon is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Isaac TeSlaa is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Makai Lemon played 72 percent of PHI snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Makai Lemon, Week 3 against CHI: 35 of 50 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 29 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 4 against LAR: 45 of 61 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 5 against JAX: 50 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 43 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 19 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, 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 Makai Lemon over Brycen Tremayne.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Makai Lemon.
• Start Makai Lemon over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Brycen Tremayne over Isaac TeSlaa.
• Start Isaac TeSlaa over Cody White.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Isaac TeSlaa.