2025 NFL Draft Grades - Lions Report Card Gives Them a Isaac TeSlaa Fantasy Value
Thor Nystrom offers up the NFL Draft report card for the Detroit Lions, and Ian Hartitz provides the the fantsy footaball going into the 2025 NFL season.
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Who Did the Detroit Lions Draft?
In the 2025 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions selected …
- Tyleik Williams | DL
- Tate Ratledge | OG
- Isaac TeSlaa | WR
- Miles Frazier | OG
- Ahmed Hassanein | EDGE
- Dan Jackson | S
- Dominic Lovett | WR
Grading the Lions NFL Draft
Detroit Lions | Draft Grade: F
GM Brad Holmes has gotten the last laugh in the past for his draft classes, which have often been criticized in the moment. I begin with that caveat as a means to say: He’s given himself another opportunity for more of that.
All spring long, I pounded the table for WR Isaac TeSlaa as a sleeper in a down receiver class. He opened my eyes at the Senior Bowl with his ability to make plays downtown—TeSlaa gets off the carpet and extends to the ball at its highest point.
TeSlaa is a big-slot with one of the best size/athleticism combinations in this class. Caught in a bad situation at Arkansas, TeSlaa made the most of his opportunities, finishing 99th percentile in PFF receiving grade last season and 85th percentile in separation rate against single-coverage.
Holmes clearly saw his Day 3 targets differently than I did. The only pick I could get on board with from a value perspective was late-R7 WR Dominic Lovett, who has the skillset to hang as a depth piece.
Isaac TeSlaa Fantasy Football Value
Ian Hartitz: Clearly the Lions think highly of TeSlaa after shipping three third-round picks to acquire his services, but it's tough to imagine too heavy of a target share inside an offense that returns all key contributors from a season ago. Tim Patrick's time as the starting No. 3 WR is probably over, but even then: The veteran had just 44 targets all of last season. TeSlaa is a freaky athlete and willing blocker who will help the Lions' real-life offense; it's just tough to see too much fantasy upside here until 2026 at the earliest without an injury or two.
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