Whenever a team drafts a raw receiver in the third round with a bevy of reliable veterans ahead of him on the depth chart, it is safe to assume that his rookie season will essentially be spent learning. With Isaac TeSlaa, however, his path to the starting lineup was carved out quicker than everyone expected.

Prospects billed as “developmental” are not supposed to progress like TeSlaa has in a few short months of training camp and preseason. Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams were entrenched as the top receivers in the Detroit Lions’ offense, a role TeSlaa was never going to usurp in year one. However, the expectation was that by season’s end, TeSlaa could push Tim Patrick for a spot on the offense. Patrick’s calling cards in 2024 were clutch catches and run blocking, something that Te

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