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Week 5 Fantasy TE: Isaiah Likely Leads Off Tier 2 #Shorts

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1 min
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Oct 8, 2026
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Thu, October 8, 2026
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Brock BowersKyle PittsSam LaPortaTucker KraftTyler Higbee
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Brock Bowers

PositiveProjection0:03

Ian Hartitz ranks Brock Bowers as the TE2, citing his explosive start with 27.6 and 20.6 PPR points in his first two games.

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Kyle Pitts

NegativeUsage1:49

Ian Hartitz ranks Kyle Pitts as the TE23, citing a concerning 43% route rate and limited usage despite doubling his season yardage to 47 yards last week.

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Sam LaPorta

PositiveUsage0:31

Ian Hartitz highlights that Sam LaPorta currently leads all tight ends in routes run; historically, the tight end leading in routes has finished as the overall TE1 for five consecutive years.

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Tucker Kraft

PositiveProjection0:38

Ian Hartitz ranks Tucker Kraft as the TE7 for his matchup against the Bears, noting he should have had two touchdowns in his previous outing.

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Tyler Higbee

PositiveUsage0:47

Ian Hartitz identifies Tyler Higbee as a viable play, noting he is one of only five tight ends with 30-plus PPR points over the last two weeks and serves as the Rams' number three pass catcher.

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Episode Transcript

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0:00Tier two, I got 10 M1s with a question
0:02mark, okay? Led off by tight end six,
0:03Isaiah Likely. Tight end two, I got
0:05Brock Bowers, guys. 27.6 and 20.6 PPR
0:09points uh to start the season. Will
0:11Brock Bowers ever score under 20 fantasy
0:14points in a game again? Tight end three,
0:15I got George Kittle.
0:17Just incredible, man. The league leader
0:19at tight ends in routes, overall routes,
0:22okay? So, whatever tight end has run the
0:24most routes on the over the course of
0:25the season, they finished as a tight end
0:27over one overall in fantasy football
0:29five years running.
0:31And I'm talking about Sam LaPorta right
0:33now. So, as you can probably guess, Sam
0:34LaPorta currently leads all tight ends
0:36in routes. Tight end five, I'm going
0:37with Dalton Kincaid against the Rams,
0:38guys. Tight end seven, Tucker Kraft,
0:40guys, going against the Bears. Hey, you
0:43bounce back, all right? Should have had
0:45two touchdowns. Tyler Boyd.
0:47Hasn't been good, man. Higbee, man. He's
0:50only one of five tight ends with 30-plus
0:51PPR points over these last two weeks.
0:53It's a Bills defense again that we don't
0:55care about. So, yeah, I'll take the
0:57number three pass catcher for the Rams.
0:59Tight end 14, Austin Loveland. Working
1:01our way back up the ranks. You guys
1:02feeling better yet? Tight end 15, I'm
1:04going with Mike Gesicki at the Dolphins.
1:06Revenge game here for Mike Gesicki,
1:07guys. And last up, tier four, the other
1:09guys. I got Kyle Pitts, tight end 23. He
1:11actually doubled up his season yardage
1:13with 47 yards last week. 43% route rate.
1:16They weren't even putting him out there
1:17early, man. I

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