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TENYG40 insightsLatest Oct 28, 2026
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PositiveNewsOct 28, 2026SleeperNFL
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Tight End Fantasy PPG Leaders: 1 - Brock Bowers 2 - Trey McBride 3 - Isaiah Likely 4 - George Kittle 5 - Tyler Warren 6 - Sam LaPorta 7 - Travis Kelce 8 - Dallas Goedert 9 - TJ Hockenson 10 - Dalton Kincaid 11 - Tucker Kraft 12 - Mike Gesicki

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PositiveUsageOct 27, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Likely caught 2 of 4 for 12 yards (13.8% adjusted target share, down from 22.4% in Week 6) on 57 of 66 snaps (86%, down 5 points from 91% in Week 6). While his role/usage stayed status quo, targets dropped dramatically in McCarthy's first start: 4 targets on 57 snaps (season-low 16.0% target rate) with no first-half target and a fall of 8.6 points. Per Next Gen Stats, Likely saw a season-low four targets, posting a -37.5% catch rate over expected (third-lowest by a TE with at least three such targets this year). He averaged his highest separation of the season at 3.3 yards with three targets while open, catching only one for eight yards. Notably, it was his first game without running a single deep route (he had 217 yards on downfield targets entering Sunday, second among TEs). The source notes the Texans allowed the sixth-fewest fantasy points per touch to TEs (2.11) heading into Week 7, but concludes: "Likely to be a major part of this offense moving forward, but his connection with McCarthy remains in question."
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PositiveNewsOct 27, 2026SleeperNFL
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Imagine telling someone before the season that through 7 weeks: Isaiah Likely is the TE2 Kenneth Walker is the RB2 Christian Watson is the WR3 Kirk Cousins is the QB4 Zay Flowers is the WR5 Matthew Golden is the WR8 Pat Freiermuth is the TE CJ Stroud is the QB9 Jaylen Warren is the RB11 Tre Tucker is the WR13

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NegativeBustOct 26, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Experienced an unwelcome start to the J.J. McCarthy era in New York, catching just two passes for 12 yards on four targets against Houston; part of his struggles came from increased attention from a stingy defense, especially cornerback Derek Stingley; appeared to be tackled in a hip-drop style on one of his catches and limped around the field until the end of the game; New York is on a bye in Week 8 to let him rest and recover before a pivotal Week 9 road divisional matchup against Philadelphia.
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PositiveNewsOct 26, 2026Kyle
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It's only been 5 quarters of play, but I am already prepared to admit it looks like I completely wrong about JJ McCarthy and what a change of scenery could do for him He looked like an entirely different player in his Week 7 win vs. the Houston Texans Here is how McCarthy ranks through his first 5 quarters of play as a New York Giant (per @​FantasyPtsData) - And yes, removing spikes (lol) 105.8 Passer Rating (QB7) 9.21 ANY/A (QB2) +5.9% CPOE (QB6) 86.0% Catchable Throw Rate (QB5) 15.9% Hero T...

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NegativeRoleOct 26, 2026Yahoo Fantasy Football
Likely caught just two passes on four targets for 12 yards in Week 7 after seeing 11+ targets in each of the three prior games and 9.8 targets per game over the first six weeks. The source attributes the dud partly to Houston's defense stifling tight ends all season, but notes concern about the J.J. McCarthy takeover at quarterback despite McCarthy connecting with Likely for two catches, 44 yards, and a touchdown in one quarter two weeks prior. While the source expects a bounce-back after the Week 8 bye, it also flags the possibility of intermittent disappearances from Likely—he scored 2.3 points in Week 3 as well—suggesting he is not quite the dominant force that Trey McBride or Brock Bowers are.
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NegativeProjectionOct 26, 2026Yahoo Fantasy Football
Isaiah Likely's Week 7 performance against Houston was a significant dud, raising concerns about his trajectory despite optimistic explanations. The optimistic outlook is that the Texans defense stifled him—they had done so to tight ends all season—and that his disappearance had nothing to do with the J.J. McCarthy takeover at quarterback. Likely caught two of three targets for 44 yards and a touchdown in McCarthy's one quarter two weeks ago, which provides some reassurance. However, Likely caught just two passes on four targets for 12 yards on Sunday after seeing 11+ targets in each of the three prior games and 9.8 targets per game over the first six weeks. He had been making a case as a top-five tight end, only clearly behind Trey McBride and Brock Bowers, but that case weakens after 2.2 fantasy points. Heading into a Week 8 bye, Likely, McCarthy, and the entire offense will have time to gel further, and the source expects things to bounce back somewhat.
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NegativeInjuryOct 26, 2026Zain Dhanani
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Giants (at Texans): JJ McCarthy’s 1st start and he looked far improved throwing the ball - still holds it a tick too long, but threaded some nice passes I think this will be a power run-heavy team like they initially wanted to be Tyrone Tracy left at Q2 5:29 with a hamstring injury Personnel on dropbacks: 11 at 60%, 12 at 17%, 21 at 10%, 22 at 10% RBs: Cam Skattebo: 55% opp share, 50% rush att share, 40% route share, 9% TPRR, 57% of 2min RB snaps, 35% 3rd down snap share 17 carries for 124 -...

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NegativeInjuryOct 25, 202632BeatWriters
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The feeling in the locker room postgame was a lot of relief that the bye is here. Lot of guys banged up and fighting through injuries. Didn't seem like RB Tyrone Tracy's hamstring is anything serious. RB Cam Skattebo felt his hamstring on his long run in OT, but he avoided straining it. TE Isaiah Likely also said he was OK after hobbling through the second half at times.

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