Who Should I Start? Troy Franklin or Isaac TeSlaa

Sunday, August 17, 1:22 PM

Denver Broncos second-year wide receiver Troy Franklin continued to stand out in the team's 27-7 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday in the second week of the preseason. Franklin caught four of his five targets from backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham for 67 yards and two touchdowns. The 22-year-old out of Oregon has received praise from teammates this summer and has now caught nine passes for 85 yards and the two scores in two preseason games. He shared the team lead in catches and targets with rookie Pat Bryant on Saturday. Franklin has shown improvement in training camp going into his sophomore season in th NFL, but competition for targets in Denver behind WR1 Courtland Sutton could be fierce. He caught 28 of his 53 targets for 263 yards and two TDs in 16 regular-season games (six starts) last year and is currently outside RotoBaller's top 100 fantasy wideouts.

Monday, September 1, 2:30 PM

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell said that the team will find a place in the Week 1 divisional showdown against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday for rookie wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa, and he'll also see a role on special teams. TeSlaa has really turned heads and looked polished during training camp and the preseason, but it's unclear exactly what his involvement will look like out of the gates in 2025. With that said, the trade of Tim Patrick to the Jacksonville Jaguars definitely opened things up for TeSlaa to have more opportunities in his first NFL season behind Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams. The 23-year-old sixth-rounder will probably have his typical rookie growing pains, but there are worse late-round fliers you can take on a receiver in fantasy drafts. In terms of Week 1, though, TeSlaa will be a pretty risky flex option.