Isaac
TeSlaa
WR
#18
Isaac TeSlaa
#18WR
Detroit Lions
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 214 lbs · Age : 24
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Detroit Lions | 3 | 5 | 9 | 92 | 18.4 | 0 | 49 | 4 |
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 16 | 27 | 239 | 14.9 | 6 | 29 | 14 |
Contract
Detroit Lions payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 1.51 M$
- Average per year
- 1.67 M$
- Total value
- 6.7 M$
- Seasons left
- 3 · through 2028
2026
1.51 M$
Not guaranteed
2027
1.82 M$
Not guaranteed
2028
2.12 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2026 Wide receivers
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular wide receivers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
EPA per target
+0.84
88th percentile
Target share
8.5 %
7th percentile
Separation
—
Drops
—
Targets
9
11th percentile
Receptions
5
8th percentile
Catch rate
55.6 %
28th percentile
Receiving yards
92
23th percentile
Yards after catch
43
60th percentile
Receiving TDs
0
25th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 end-of-season projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.2
Games
17
WAR 2026
0.1
Games played
3
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (+1)
- 20250.1 WAR · 0.006 per game
- 20260.1 WAR · 0.033 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+26 · 24 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
86
High-end
- REC
- Receiving
- 86
- SEP
- Separation
- —
- ELU
- Elusiveness
- 79
- HND
- Hands
- 69
- DUR
- Durability
- 89
- EX
- Experience
- 25
Why these ratings?Hide details
- REC — Receiving : Expected points added and yards per target
- SEP — Separation : Separation from the defender at the throw (Next Gen Stats)
- ELU — Elusiveness : Yards over expected, after contact or catch, broken tackles
- HND — Hands : Drops avoided, catches per target
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.1
#4 of 77 regular wide receivers
PAL Rating
54 / 100
#36 of 77 regular wide receivers
Value Rating · 2025
77 / 100
2025 PAL (43) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $1.7M.PAL expected for this salary: 21Rookie-scale contract: a salary set by the draft, not the market.PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
25% of the EPA of passes thrown his way (the QB and line get the rest), above replacement.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Rec | Rec yds | TD | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DET | 3 | 0.1 | 54 | 86 | 5 | 92 | 0 | +0.84 |
| 2025 | DET | 17 | 0.1 | 43 | 83 | 16 | 239 | 6 | +0.66 |
Isaac TeSlaa in five questions
What are Isaac TeSlaa's stats in 2026?
Isaac TeSlaa has 5 catches for 92 yards and 0 touchdowns in 3 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Isaac TeSlaa?
Isaac TeSlaa is 24 years old. He is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 214 lb (97 kg).
How good is Isaac TeSlaa?
Isaac TeSlaa produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 26th of 77 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 54 out of 100: around average for his position.
What number does Isaac TeSlaa wear, and what team does he play for?
Isaac TeSlaa plays for Detroit Lions in the NFL, at WR, and wears number 18.
What is Isaac TeSlaa's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.2 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
