Is Isaac TeSlaa playing this week?
No injury designationIsaac TeSlaa has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game at the Carolina Panthers.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 8:20 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:43 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Bench. CAR's defense has allowed 18% fewer points to WRs than the league average.
Why we say bench
- Projected 4.6 points, #77 among WRs this week, outside the top 36.
- CAR's defense has allowed 18% fewer points to WRs than the league average.
- Upside: Scored 9.6 points last game against a typical 4.7 (trending up).
- Averaging 3 targets a game.
- Played 48% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 4.7 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~27 pts
- Vegas line
- DET favored by 3.5
- Game total
- 50.5
- CAR vs WRs
- 18% fewer points
- Last game snaps
- 48%
All week 4 wide receiver rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
24
Height
6'4"
Weight
214 lb
College
Arkansas; Hillsdale
Experience
1 season
Draft
2025 · Pick #70 (DET)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 83.9?
TeSlaa's grade is driven almost entirely by big plays per target, ranking 10th of 89 receivers in adjusted expected points per target — and he faced tougher defenses than average, too. With just 9 targets over 2 games, that sample is small, so a few explosive plays carry a lot of weight.
Lifting the grade
- +0.891 expected points per target, 10th of 89 receivers
- 49-yard catch-and-run in week 3 vs the Jets (+3.1 expected points)
- 20-yard catch on 4th and 18 in week 2 vs the Bills (+2.9 expected points)
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.836
Success rate
56%
WPA (sum)
0.22
Opponent adj.
0.054
Plays graded
9
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 2 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen StatsWhat do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.