Which is saying something, given the Sydney Roosters superstar is now six years removed from one of the most dominant NRL seasons in history.
The form player of 2025, Tedesco will carry one of the NRL's most unlikely finalists on his back for as long as the Roosters are alive this September.
Beaten 50-14 in round one and stuck in the NRL's bottom four for most of the first two months, the Roosters now find themselves in an elimination final against Cronulla.
When the Roosters take to Shark Park on Saturday night, they will do so with close to 1000 games less of experience in the squad than at the end of last year.
And while Mark Nawaqanitawase has owned the highlight reels and Hugo Savala headlines a list of emerging young stars, no one has played a bigger role than Tedesco at No.1.
The 32-year-old is almost certain to wrap up a second Dally M Medal this month, after narrowly missing out behind Melbourne's Jahrome Hughes last year.
Which prompts the question: is the Roosters fullback playing better now than when he claimed almost every award available to him in 2019?
"A lot of people are talking about it, but over my whole career I feel I have stayed pretty consistent," Tedesco said.
"There are some awards and accolades that come throughout the years, but I don't think I've changed too much."
The other factor for Tedesco is that it is now 15 months since he was dropped by NSW.
The former Test captain also lost his Kangaroos No.1 jersey last year, but would have to be considered a fair chance to reclaim it for the end-of-season Ashes.
"People probably think 'he is getting older and not playing rep footy, his footy will probably fall off a bit'," Tedesco said.
"But my preparation is still the same as it was 10 years ago.
"I am really diligent with that every week. I think my biggest asset is just staying on the field and staying healthy.
"I have really learned to look after my body physically and mentally, so I am really fresh going into every game and fully focused on what I need to do."
Comparing 2025 with Tedesco's 2019 Dally M year isn't easy.
The fullback swept all before him that season, claiming the Dally M and Wally Lewis medals, also scoring the winners in both the Origin decider and grand final.
And while Tedesco hasn't scored as often or broken the line as much as he did in 2019, he has set them up at double the rate in the past two years than ever before.
"It's really hard (to compare)," Roosters coach Trent Robinson said.
"People are saying he's playing the best (he's played), but he's played so well for so long.
"I just think he's physically in great shape, he's mentally really clear and he's leading as good as anybody as a captain."
Non-committal as Robinson may be in determining if this is Tedesco's best ever run, the Roosters coach is sure of one thing
"Teddy, I believe, is the best player in the game," he said.
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