Fantasy Life Articles on Isaiah Likely

Likely's top-two target role and TE1 upside when given volume justify buying at TE13 ADP.

Isaiah Likely's Underdog ADP of 128.0 (TE13) undervalues his projected role and target opportunity. The source was out on Likely earlier in the offseason due to his 2025 season (1.29 YPRR, 4.4 PPR FP/G), but nearly every plugged-in Giants source now describes Likely the same way: he has been the top target while Malik Nabers works his way back and should remain one of the top two after Nabers returns. A full-time role is the one thing Likely has never consistently had. When Mark Andrews went down in Week 11 of 2023, Likely caught 17 passes for 282 yards and 5 touchdowns over the final five weeks and finished as the TE3 in that span. In Week 1 of 2024, he went 9-111-1 and finished as the TE1. The Giants offense could still struggle—Jaxson Dart has reportedly been uneven, and complaints about Matt Nagy's system are already surfacing—but a struggling offense without much proven WR depth can still funnel targets to Likely, which is what matters at TE in fantasy. At pick 128, the market is pricing in more of the bad 2025 season than the possibility that Likely finally gets a full-time role and top-two target volume.

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