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2026 season · TE · #9 · 5th season

9Isaiah Likely

Age 26 · 6'4" · 241 lb · Coastal Carolina · Pick 139 overall (2022). Listed TE1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 75% across 7 games.

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NYGGiants offense75% of snaps
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Targets
63
9.0 per game
2nd of 45
Receptions
41
65% catch rate
T-2nd of 45
Yards
395
56 per game
7th of 45
Touchdowns
5
25 first downs
T-2nd of 45
Target share
27%
21% of air yards
3rd of 45
aDOT
8.0
air yards per target
7th of 45
EPA / target
+0.23
+14.3 total
23rd of 45
YAC / catch
2.9
119 after the catch
41st of 45
The short version
  • How goodLikely's +14.3 EPA is 11th of 45 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+19.1, 28th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy10.2 standard points a game, TE3 of 109.13.1 half-PPR points a game, TE3 of 109.16.1 PPR points a game, TE3 of 109.
  • How he's usedHe wins before the catch rather than after it: 30% of his yards come after the catch (league 49%).
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 9.3 a game over his last three against 9 for the season.
  • This weekWeek 8 is the bye.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 45 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets27%3rd of 45
94th
Depth of targetair yards per target8.07th of 45
86th
After the catchyards per reception2.941st of 45
10th
Catch ratereceptions per target65%37th of 45
19th
EPA per target+0.2323rd of 45
50th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target40%18th of 45
61st
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better5%32nd of 45
30th
Yards per game56.46th of 45
88th
Success rate52%25th of 45
46th
Total EPA+14.311th of 45
77th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Likely scores 10.2 standard points a game, TE3 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.7 and 19.4; 3 boom weeks (9+) and 2 busts (under 3). Next up, in Week 9, the Eagles allow the 4th-fewest standard points to TEs, 5.4 a game.

Points a game10.2TE3 of 109
Season71.5TE3 · 7 games
Most weeks1.7–19.4his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts3 · 29+ · under 3

Likely scores 13.1 half-PPR points a game, TE3 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 3.0 and 23.2; 3 boom weeks (12+) and 2 busts (under 4). Next up, in Week 9, the Eagles allow the 3rd-fewest half-PPR points to TEs, 7.5 a game.

Points a game13.1TE3 of 109
Season92.0TE3 · 7 games
Most weeks3.0–23.2his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts3 · 212+ · under 4

Likely scores 16.1 PPR points a game, TE3 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 4.3 and 27.0; 3 boom weeks (15+) and 2 busts (under 5). Next up, in Week 9, the Eagles allow the 3rd-fewest PPR points to TEs, 9.6 a game.

Points a game16.1TE3 of 109
Season112.5TE3 · 7 games
Most weeks4.3–27.0his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts3 · 215+ · under 5
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 45 tight ends

He wins before the catch rather than after it: 30% of his yards come after the catch (league 49%). He rarely moves before the snap: 39% of his targets come with motion (league 53%). His share of the team's targets is 27%: on third down it holds at 26%; inside the 20 it climbs to 37%. He works the middle of the field: 30% of his targets come between the numbers (league 26%).

Wins before the catchAfter the catch 30% · 10th pctlStaticMotion 39% · 12th pctlRed-zone guy37% inside the 20 · 27% overallWorks the middleMiddle of the field 30% · 81st pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
10%
78th
Screensshare of his targets
6%
58th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
30%
81st
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
30%
10th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
26%
94th
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
37%
99th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
39%
12th
Play actiontargets off play action
17%
28th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Next upWeek 9 · at EaglesWeek 8: bye
The game
PHIat Eagles
Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
Lincoln Financial Field
NYG −3.5 · O/U 40.5
The defense vs TE
18th vs TE
allow +0.26 EPA per target to tight ends, league +0.21
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
vs middle defenses: 2 games, 8.0 targets a game, 39 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 86%

Week 8 is the bye. A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Eagles rank 18th vs TE, allowing +0.26 EPA per target to tight ends. He has averaged 39 yards a game against middle defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season5 seasons
62Games
257Targets
176Receptions
1,963Yards
20TD
2022 to 2026 · 5 seasons · 2 teams

His best year was 2024, 477 receiving yards in 15 games with BAL. This season's 56.4 a game puts him on pace for 959 over 17, a career high.

05001,00022·BAL23·BAL★24·BAL25·BAL26
SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2022BAL146036373310.426.6-0.09
2023BAL144030411513.729.4+0.80
2024BAL155842477611.431.8+0.48
2025BAL123627307111.425.6+0.15
2026NYG7634139559.656.4+0.23
Career2 tm622571761,9632011.231.7+0.29
Career highsYards 477 · 2024TD 6 · 2024Receptions 42 · 2024
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
TE1 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
3 on 63 targets
Broken tackles
0
Passer rating when targeted
80.2
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    44Cam SkatteboRB111494 · 2 TD-9.3
    1Malik NabersWR70605 · 2 TD+16.4
    23Najee HarrisRB32104-11.2
    88Malachi FieldsWR30248 · 1 TD+4.7
    26Devin SingletaryRB27135 · 2 TD+1.8
    29Tyrone Tracy Jr.RB26109 · 3 TD-0.1
    17Darnell MooneyWR25145+4.7
    19Jameis WinstonQB1650 · 1 TD+11.1