The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast on Isaiah Likely

PodcastThe Show: Scary Market Score Comps, Jadarian Price's Outlook, and MoreJuly 2, 2026

From the episode

I'm drafting likely. I think he's a really interesting player this year... he will play slot on slot role and slot alignment is something that we should be looking for in our tight ends.

Mentioned at 47:23 – 48:15

STACKED’s take

Positive signalProjection

Zachariason drafting Likely; slot role is positive despite John Smith 2021 comp.

JJ Zachariason is drafting Isaiah Likely and thinks he's a really interesting player this year. Likely's scary comp is John Smith in 2021 (when Smith moved to New England and scored 4.5 PPR points per game), but Zachariason notes similarities in overall ADP, positional ADP, and market score. Likely will play slot on slot role, which is a positive indicator Zachariason is tracking for tight ends.