PlayerProfiler Fantasy Football Podcast Network on Isaiah Likely

PodcastPress Coverage - Tight End SMASH or PASSAugust 20, 2026

From the episode

I've been off likely almost completely. I think he's worse Dalton Kincaid. People don't want to realize that he is not going to be playing unless it's an 11 personnel.

Mentioned at 23:44 – 25:38

STACKED’s take

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Likely's lack of speed and limited role make him a fade

The source is skeptical of Isaiah Likely, noting his 39th percentile speed (4.8+ 40-yard dash) makes him dependent on high target volume to produce. The source argues he is a 'worse Dalton Kincaid' whose routes and snaps are limited by the team's preference for inline tight ends like Theo Johnson and Chris Manhertz.