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WR Isaac TeSlaa, DET (1 Viewer)
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oldmanhawkins
Footballguy
What’s faster, a Jetta or a Tesla?
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Reminds me of Jeff Janis
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Seems like a good guy to take in the 4th as a special project
Not gonna be a contributor for awhile (if ever); great athlete but very unrefined
giving up three Day 2 picks for a guy who needs a lot of of development is hard to understand
Not gonna be a contributor for awhile (if ever); great athlete but very unrefined
giving up three Day 2 picks for a guy who needs a lot of of development is hard to understand
LawFitz
Footballguy
I've learned not to doubt any reach by this Detroit regime. Expect this dude to become a stud.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
They definitely have a big board that looks nothing like consensus. Been on a heater since 2021, we'll see if it continues.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I don’t think most of these mid round projects the lions have taken over the Holmes years ever seem to see the field.
pinkstapler
Footballguy
They traded the last pick of this years third round, plus TWO future third round picks for this kid. That alone will make me take a second look.
Terpman22
Footballguy
Was Matt Millen the GM this year?
Football Jones
Footballguy
It had to be FOMO. It's a human tendency.
I'm not a psychiatrist, but I have stayed at a Holiday Inn.
pinkstapler
Footballguy
Fair haha. And I know they don't have Ben Johnson there anymore. But Holmes has had some credit for the hits since 21, and I still think Dan Campbell doesn't get enough credit for anything except making some wild decisions on 4th down.
Not saying he's jumping into my top 24. But I basically ignored this guy completely outside deep rookie drafts as like a 6th round dart throw because I heard an analyst say his name once lol. Feels like I might have to put in a little more effort now.
MAC_32
Footballguy
This is not a new thing for Holmes. He's given up surplus value in draft picks to move up for a mid rd project he covets that'll likely fall anyway 3 years in a row. Results to this point haven't been good.
He gave up 122, 139, and 168 to move up to 96 for Brodric Martin who has played 53 snaps in 2 years. He gave up 164, 201, and a future 4 to move up to 132 for Sione Vaki who played 26 offensive snaps last year. Now, this.
Don't get me wrong, this leadership team has done some great things for what used to be a disaster of a franchise. He's got a blind spot he's not learned from though.
Terpman22
Footballguy
Yeah and this isn't by any means the be all end all, but watching the draft "wow the Lions gave up all this for this guy let me look him up in my Lindys Draft guide" and he like is not even in the magazine. Not a great sign to me.
King of the Jungle
Footballguy
Right there with you on not knowing who the guy was, quite a shock. That is a pick that really needs to pan out based on the move.
pinkstapler
Footballguy
I'm trying to find out why I have his name on a sticky note (alongside guys like Oronde Gadsden, Andrew Armstrong, Elijah Badger, and Torrey Horton for context lol). I know someone had him tagged as a deep sleeper, just can't remember who anymore.
Hankmoody
Footballguy
No one in the history of Earth has found a TeSlaa that's worth the price paid.
Gruden's Keyboard
Footballguy
Isaac TeSlaa is the Anti Stefon Diggs.
Zero aura as a playmaking wide receiver, but wouldn't mind him dating my sister/daughter.
Zero aura as a playmaking wide receiver, but wouldn't mind him dating my sister/daughter.
Faust
MVP
Al Karsten
Lions WR Isaac TeSlaa thread of some of his closest Relative Athletic Score (#RAS) player comparisons:
Isaac TeSlaa vs Rome Odunze (2024 Bears RD1):
Unreal resemblance. They might have been built in the same laboratory.
(1/3)
#RAS Player Comparison
Isaac TeSlaa vs Braylon Edwards (2005 Browns RD1)
(2/3
barackdhouse
Footballguy
5.07 in a SuperFlex, why not? He's only 5th in the target pecking order.
barackdhouse
Footballguy
Had 28 catches in 2024, 34 in 2023. That's it. That's the end of his college resume. I don't get it.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
dynasty is a marathon, not a sprint.
eighsse2
Footballguy
His last name is TeSlaa, dude! What more do you want?
Nobody can get it just by stats alone.
barackdhouse
Footballguy
well no kidding but I haven't even heard someone talk about what he does good. or bad. or anything. did he play injured? does arkansas only run 5 plays a game?
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It's Arkansas not Arkansas State. From what I've read: TeSlaa is not good getting a release from press coverage, not refined as a route runner and had inconsistent QB play. He has a huge catch radius, good at contested catches and had zero drops. Elite athlete with elite explosiveness. 9.93 ras (relative athletic score), inside the top 1% among all WRs since 1987. Somewhat of a project with huge upside.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Probably an end of bench roster churner, but if you have a taxi squad you might as well stash and see. He certainly didn't cost much, if anything, to roster except a roster spot.
With his upside I'd be all over him in dynasty leagues. Just can't expect much this year.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
I don't know about being all over him, but I ended up with one share. I try not to get overly excited about too many rookies, just guarded optimism.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
St. Brown and Jamo are the only other wrs signed beyond this year, so imo 2026 is the earliest for him to see any major targets. So he has a year to get up to speed.
Faust
MVP
efactor
Footballguy
Reminded me of last year when they took Sione Vaki in the 4th round and then announced he is no longer a DB but a RB. Teams actually drafted him in rookie drafts because of his landing spot. This year, Lions gave up two additional 3rds to move up in the 3rd for someone with almost zero college production. Just an odd move IMO but we will see I guess.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Yes I know people are trusting the Lions and in some regard, I get that. Amon Ra was a late round pick and has become one the cornerstones for dynasty football. Sam LaPorta defied all conventional wisdom about the development curve for rookie TEs. They took David Montgomery and Jamal Williams, who looked like their fantasy careers were waning, and got the best seasons of their careers. People laughed at them for taking Gibbs so high and he led the league in TDs last season. Even Jamo who looked like he was doing everything in his power to become a bust has become the league's premier big play threat. That said, each year the Lions have made a surprising reach. Vaki, DT Brodric Martin, LT Manu from Canada and now Teslaa. All were kind of head scratching picks that had people saying, "whio??". None of them have done anything yet other than Vaki on special teams. Maybe Teslaa is the project that works out but I think he is being overdrafted right now.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
I don’t know how he’s being overdrafted because he’s going mostly in the 4 th round of rookie drafts, or not at all.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I’ve only done 2 dynasty drafts and he went mid round 3 in both. So maybe that’s just a weird coincidence.
Up to now Brodrick Martin is a bust. He has one last chance this year but I'm not confident. I never liked that pick because I just never saw the upside. In fairness, Giovanni Manu was never expected to play last year and might not play much if at all this year. I thought it was early but his size and athletic ability are off the charts, which is a common theme for Holmes for a lot of his draft picks. I love his upside, especially with Hank Fraley coaching him. Similar with Vaki but he won't be relevant unless Gibbs gets hurt. I already gave my opinion of TeSlaa. He very well could be WR3 next year and possibly WR2 in 2 years so he has value in dynasty leagues. Another Holmes pick with freakish athletic ability.
I'm probably less concerned about trading up and/or drafting projects than most. I'm all about upside, similar to how I was when I played dynasty. Time will tell.
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JohnnyU
Footballguy
I stand corrected, he went late 3rd in two others I checked.
All I got to add is I grew up a Razorbacks fan and was watching this part of the draft with a group of Razorback fans and we were all shocked. For me this pick considering the cost of the trade up and the Dillon Gabriel pick by the Browns were the two biggest WTF moments of the draft.
