The Detroit Lions are ready to get rookie receiver Isaac TeSlaa more involved in their offense.

Lions coach Dan Campbell said Monday in Allen Park he hopes to give TeSlaa a bigger role going forward.

Related players: Jahmyr Gibbs, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Sam LaPorta

TeSlaa is probably a more familiar name to those in dynasty leagues, but he was considered a later round sleeper who was perhaps blocked a bit by those in front of him on the Lions depth chart. TeSlaa played just three of 67 offensive snaps but scored the Lions' lone touchdown against the Packers. It's easy to see TeSlaa working his way up to the team's WR3 role behind St. Brown and newly-extended Williams. But the Lions also have a quality tight end in LaPorta and of course Gibbs at running back who will both demand targets. It's at least a good sign the Lions will look to get him more snaps, and having fantasy stock in what should be a high-powered offense in Detroit is never a bad thing. TeSlaa is still probably best owned in slightly deeper leagues.

The Jets ran the ball less than any team last season. The biggest reason for that (Aaron Rodgers) is gone. It would not shock me if the Jets went from last to first in terms of rushing attempts — the product of a run-first scheme led by offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand, and the dynamic, dual-threat quarterbacking of Justin Fields in the fray. The Jets are modeling their offense after the one Engstrand and Aaron Glenn came from in Detroit, where, in theory at least, Breece Hall would play the Jahmyr Gibbs role while Braelon Allen would step in as the David Montgomery, power-running type. — Zack Rosenblatt

Those are pretty big expectations, but the thought of it is exciting. Rosenblatt went on to say Allen was a training camp breakout last year who never got a chance to get going in a bad offense, but he’ll have plenty of opportunities in 2025 to make his mark and prove he can be the long-term starter with Hall in the last year of his contract.

John Morton replaced Ben Johnson as the team’s offensive coordinator this offseason and Jahmyr Gibbs revealed one of the new wrinkles he’s installed into an offense that scored the most points in the league last season. It involves Gibbs lining up outside of the backfield more frequently than he did in his first two seasons.

“Nothing too much changed, so a lot of the stuff is the same,” Gibbs said, via WXYZ. “I gotta learn the formations for this, but I’m being split out, I guess, like way more than I was the past two years. That’s good, that’s going to be fun. I’ve been waiting on that. He wants me to be more involved in it, so that’s what he plans on doing.

The story pointed out Gibbs caught 104 passes over his first two NFL seasons, but it looks like the team has plans to make him an even bigger part of the passing game. Owners are hoping to not see a TD regression this season after the back scored 20 TDs total last year, and this may be a chance for Gibbs to keep up that pace.

“We have a lot of confidence in Jahmyr Gibbs,” Campbell said, via the team’s website. “He’s continued to get better and better as the season has gone. Given the opportunity, he’s made a lot of plays. He made some big plays for us. He brings an explosive element. He’s getting better in the pass game, and you see what he’s able to do in the run game. We have a ton of confidence.”

Craig Reynolds and fourth-round pick Sione Vaki are also on the Lions roster, but it’s going be Gibbs’s show the rest of the way and the Lions will need him to keep performing at the same level.

Related players: Craig Reynolds, Sione Vaki

Gibbs owners look like they could greatly benefit by the injury to Montgomery as we head down the stretch of the fantasy playoffs. We detailed a little bit on Monday that last season, when either Montgomery or Gibbs were out of the lineup, Reynolds got between 7-14 carries in three of those four games (the fourth was a blowout loss to the Ravens). It still remains to be seen just how the team will divide up the carries, but it's reasonable to think Gibbs should at least see a slight uptick in work with Montgomery out.

Dan Campbell says RB David Montgomery (knee) will have season-ending surgery.

Related players: Jahmyr Gibbs, Craig Reynolds

Big blow to the Lions here. As we stated earlier today when we speculated Monty may be out for a while at the least, Gibbs will take over as the team's RB1. Last year, Reynolds got between 7-14 carries in three of the four games he played when either Gibbs or Montgomery were out. Reynolds should have some flex value, at least, and would be worth a pickup if he's on your wire and you're looking for any help at RB.

Lions RB David Montgomery is now out indefinitely after suffering an MCL injury during Sunday’s loss to the Bills, sources tell ESPN.

Related players: Jahmyr Gibbs, Craig Reynolds, Sione Vaki

Montgomery is undergoing additional testing on his knee and getting a second opinion to confirm, but he could be lost for the season, according to the rest of Schefter's post. It's another huge loss for the Lions in terms of their quest for a Super Bowl, but from a fantasy angle it looks like Gibbs will take over the as the clear RB1 going forward. Montgomery has scored 12 TDs this season and his fantasy owners now suffer a huge loss in their lineup for the rest of the fantasy playoffs. Reynolds will likely soak up some of Monty's between-the-tackles work at least, but it remains to be seen how the split in work will be determined. Last season in four games where either Montgomery or Gibbs were out, Reynolds had 7, 10 and 14 carries in three of those games. The exception was a blowout loss to the Ravens were he only received three carries. He had four receptions total in that four game span, so Reynolds could get a decent amount of touches each game for those who may be hurting at the position.

Good news for the #Lions: RB David Montgomery (shoulder) and WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (knee) are both active after being questionable.

Related Players: Jahmyr Gibbs, Jameson Williams, Tim Patrick

Good news, indeed. Montgomery should be fired up as an RB2, with ARSB as a WR1.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams is facing a suspension. Again.

Williams is reportedly set to be suspended for two games for violating the NFL's Performance-Enhancing Substances policy, according to ESPN's Eric Woodyward.

Related players: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Kalif Raymond, Isaiah Williams, Tim Patrick, Sam LaPorta, Jahmyr Gibbs

Williams was also suspended for six games at the start of the 2023 season for violating the league's gambling policy when he made bets on sports at the Lions' facility, but not on the NFL, but the suspension was eventually reduced when the NFL changed its policy. He missed the first four games of the season, the story went on to say. With Williams out, Raymond, Williams and Patrick all move up the depth chart, but the Lions could end up giving more targets to TE LaPorta and RB Gibbs.

During Sunday’s win over the Vikings, Lions running back David Montgomery had to exit the contest in the first half due to a knee injury.

But Montgomery was able to come back in during the second half and contribute to the victory.

Related players: Jahmyr Gibbs

In his Monday news conference, head coach Dan Campbell said that there’s no long-term concern with Montgomery’s knee and he should be fine going forward, the story said. He was quoted as saying, “He’s good. Obviously, he had pain. And he knows it’s in that area around the knee. And it’s kind of in the back. So you’re trying to figure it out and it’s painful. And once we got him off, tested it, looked at it, he started feeling better." Monty was able to come back and had nine carries and three catches, but it was Gibbs who carried 15 times and added four receptions.

Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs tells ESPN that he’s ready to go for Week 1.

According to the rest of the post, Gibbs said he feels about 98-100% after tweaking his hamstring during camp while running routes. Gibbs was quoted in the post as saying, “I’m good, just had a little tweak.” Woodyard's post went on to say Gibbs said he’s, “more confident overall” entering year two.