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TeSlaa played in the Lions' first preseason game while starters sat out. He dropped a pass that was intercepted. As a rookie, TeSlaa made some cool catches but his underlying metrics were horrible—he ranked outside the top 80 receivers in yards per route run and targets per route run. The source argues there was no room in the offense for him to carve out a target-earning role, and now his routes are even questionable. The source recommends fading him until the last round of drafts.

Second-year receiver Isaac TeSlaa broke out in a huge way in the simulation, finishing with 969 yards and six touchdowns; the source notes that St. Brown's three-week injury may have pushed TeSlaa to step up, creating a scenario where the Lions could have had three receivers with 1,000 yards.

Second-year receiver broke out in a huge way in Madden 27 simulation, finishing with 969 yards and six touchdowns; source attributes breakout to opportunity created by St. Brown's three-week injury and notes the significance of three Lions receivers potentially reaching 1,000 yards.

Second-year receiver Isaac TeSlaa had a strong Wednesday practice after a rough camp and disappointing preseason opener, making more plays in team drills than Teslaa had seen in a single practice yet. Recorded four targets for four catches during team drills: 21-yard post route gain between zones, post route beating Avonte Maddox in man coverage, 5-yard checkdown catch setting up third-and-manageable, and a 21-yard whip route beating Rock Ya-Sin to the sidelines down to the 6-yard line. Teslaa describes this as a very big step in the right direction for the second-year receiver.

Second-year receiver Isaac TeSlaa had a strong Wednesday practice after a rough camp and disappointing preseason opener, making more plays during team drills than Teslaa had seen him make in a single practice yet. TeSlaa recorded four targets for four catches during team drills, including a 21-yard post route gain between zones, another post route beating Avonte Maddox in man coverage, a 5-yard checkdown catch, and a 21-yard whip route beating Rock Ya-Sin to the sidelines down to the 6-yard line. Teslaa describes this as a very big step in the right direction for the second-year receiver.

Second-year receiver made a terrific catch on a deep post route for 20 yards and a first down on third-and-17, then later connected with Goff on another third-down conversion for 13 yards; also provided a key block on Clark that sprung LaPorta for a touchdown, demonstrating both receiving and blocking contributions in the starting offense.

Isaac TeSlaa made a terrific catch on the twelfth drive, gaining 20 yards on a deep post route from Jared Goff and earning a new set of downs; the second-year receiver showed strong receiving ability.

TeSlaa did not get to rest alongside the rest of the presumed starting offense, was charged with a drop, and didn't catch any of his three targets. The source explicitly states there are better late-round sleepers to target than TeSlaa and would rather use a late-round pick on Rashod Bateman than TeSlaa, citing his rough training camp.

The source projects TeSlaa as the third wide receiver on the 53-man roster despite a slow start to training camp and a poor preseason showing against the Bengals. The source states TeSlaa is still safely on the roster, indicating the coaching staff's confidence in him outweighs his recent performance.

Despite the Lions trading up in the third round to land TeSlaa, the hyperathletic 6-4, 214-pound wideout struggled in the preseason opener against the Bengals, failing to catch any of his three targets. His first target rifled between his hands and bounced off his helmet before falling into the grasp of safety Jordan Battle for an interception. While Lions coach Dan Campbell said TeSlaa would be 'just fine,' it's difficult to envision substantial volume for him in an offense that won't often stray from feeding running back Jahmyr Gibbs, wide receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams, and tight end Sam LaPorta.

The spring shine has worn off for TeSlaa after an already quiet and complicated training camp. His preseason debut was detrimental: he coughed up his first target off his helmet resulting in an interception, then dropped a well-thrown slant on fourth down two drives later to end the possession. The source notes questions may now creep in about how much the Lions can trust TeSlaa with primary WR3 snaps in Week 1 against Brandon Staley's defense, particularly for an offense preparing to start a new backup center.

The spring shine has worn off for TeSlaa after an already quiet and complicated training camp. His preseason debut was detrimental: he coughed up his first target off his helmet resulting in an interception, then dropped a well-thrown slant on fourth down two drives later to end the possession. While several players battling for the WR5 role made plays at the catch point or with the ball in their hands, TeSlaa did the opposite of playmaking. Questions may now creep in about how much the Lions can trust TeSlaa with primary WR3 snaps in Week 1 against a Brandon Staley-led defense, particularly for an offense already preparing to start a new backup center.