Likely caught two of four targets for 17 yards in Monday's 41-31 win over the Buccaneers.
Despite leading all Baltimore tight ends in offensive snaps (35), Likely was not much of a factor in the win. Fellow tight end Mark Andrews, however, had his first big game of the season, catching all four of his targets for 41 yards and two touchdowns. The 24-year-old Likely has been limited to two receptions for two straight games, and it's possible that he could see his role in the offense diminish if Andrews continues to approach his former production levels.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: TEs to Sit
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There's always the chance that Likely could score a touchdown, which he did twice in Week 5 at Cincinnati. But he also has five games in a row with four targets or less, and Mark Andrews is starting to get going again for the Ravens. Likely also has five games in a row with 27 yards or less, so clearly, he's touchdown-dependent at this point. Tampa Bay has yet to allow a tight end to score a touchdown, and only Dallas Goedert in Week 4 and Kyle Pitts in Week 5 have scored more than 7.8 PPR points against the Buccaneers this year.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: Sees four targets Sunday
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Likely had two catches for 27 yards on four targets Sunday against the Commanders.
Likely came back to earth Sunday after nabbing two touchdowns against the Bengals in Week 5. He actually saw his highest target volume since Week 1, but it only amounted to middling production. It's encouraging Likely played significantly more snaps (46) than Mark Andrews (34) but Andrews had his best pass-catching performance of the season and could start commanding a bigger share of the targets going forward. Still, Likely has promising peripheral metrics for targets per route (25.8 percent) and yards per route run (2.13), and with tight end production down league-wide, he actually ranks as TE5 in total fantasy points this season.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: TEs to Sit
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I'll reluctantly start Andrews again in Week 5 against the Bengals with the hope he starts getting more targets, but I'll sit Likely this week in the majority of leagues. He scored 26.1 PPR points in Week 1, but he's since combined for 9.6 PPR points in his other three games. I'm hopeful Andrews and Likely start playing better soon, but Andrews is still worth holding out hope for given his history.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: Contrarian DFS Play
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Likely hasn't done anything since Week 1, but he's running more routes than Mark Andrews, and this is a good matchup in the game with the highest over/under on the slate.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: Limited usage again
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Likely had one catch for 26 yards on two targets in Sunday's win over the Bills.
Likely's usage continues to be a fraction of what it was in the season opener, when he drew 12 targets. He made a splash with his lone catch Sunday night with an impressive leaping grab for a 26-yard gain that was Baltimore's longest completion of the night. Likely is playing a healthy snap share at 60 percent over the first four games. However, Baltimore has gone to a more run-heavy approach of late and is mixing and matching its tight-end personnel. This development not only is limiting Likely's chances, but the entire group of pass catchers as a whole. The Ravens have attempted fewer than 20 passes in each of the last two games, both of which were wins. Likely and the Ravens head to Cincinnati to face the Bengals in Week 5.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: Bust Alert (Start/Sit)
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Likely has been a bust for the past two weeks, and it's hard to trust him as a must-start option in Week 4 against Buffalo. After his huge outing in Week 1 at the Chiefs when he caught nine passes for 111 yards and a touchdown on 12 targets, Likely has combined for three catches for 30 yards on four targets in two games against the Raiders and Cowboys. Buffalo has allowed three tight ends to score at least 8.0 PPR points this season, but it seems like a squeaky wheel game is coming for Mark Andrews this week and no Likely. He should only be started in deeper formats in Week 4.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: TEs to Start
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Likely had a monster game in Week 1 at Kansas City with 26.1 PPR points, but then he came crashing down in Week 2 against Las Vegas with 4.6 PPR points. He should end up somewhere in the middle in Week 3 at Dallas, and I would start him in all leagues. Mark Andrews is also a must-start Fantasy tight end, but Likely has shown that he can still be a playmaker even when Andrews is on the field.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: Mostly silent in Week 2
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Likely gathered in two of three targets for 26 yards during Sunday's 26-23 loss to the Raiders.
After breaking out with a 9-111-1 line on 12 targets during a season-opening defeat at Kansas City, Likely had far less sway in the Ravens offense a week and a half later, tying for fourth on the team in targets behind WRs Zay Flowers (11) and Rashod Bateman (four) and fellow TE Mark Andrews (five). Likely wasn't looked at by QB Lamar Jackson until the second quarter, and his last two targets had to wait until the fourth period. Managers may have to ride the seesaw that is Likely this season, with his next chance to bounce back next Sunday in Dallas.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: TEs to Start
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I'm hoping that Week 1 wasn't a fluke and that Likely will be a starting-caliber Fantasy option moving forward, especially in Week 2 against the Raiders. In Week 1 at Kansas City, Likely was a star with nine catches for 111 yards and one touchdown on 12 targets. He's not going to do that on a weekly basis, but he should continue to be a prime target for Lamar Jackson. I'm trusting Likely as a top-10 Fantasy tight end in Week 2.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: Week 2 Waiver Priority List
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Wow, Likely was amazing in Week 1 at Kansas City. He had nine catches for 111 yards and a touchdown on 12 targets, and hopefully, that's a sign of things to come. We'll see if he continues to dominate targets like this, but I don't think he's going away in Baltimore's offense. He could be a must-start Fantasy tight end for the rest of the season, even with Mark Andrews healthy, and Likely is a must-add in all leagues. He's worth spending at least 25 percent of your remaining FAB, but you might need to be more aggressive in your leagues if you want to get him.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: Arrow pointing up after Year 2
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Likely finished his second NFL season with 30 catches for 411 yards and five touchdowns on 40 targets over 17 regular-season games. He added four catches for 50 yards and a touchdown in two postseason games.
Though the tight end's target count dropped from 60 to 40, with most of his looks coming during Mark Andrews' lengthy absence, his counting stats and efficiency both ticked up significantly. Likely bumped his catch rate from 60 percent to 75 and his yards per target from 6.2 to 10.3 while topping his rookie totals for receiving yards and touchdowns. Though Andrews is still a major factor in the Ravens' passing game when healthy, Likely is overqualified to be a traditional No. 2 tight end. Baltimore's wide receiver corps is still a work in progress beyond Zay Flowers, however, so there could be more opportunities for the TEs. Likely has downfield ability and plenty of experience working from the slot (231 of 567 snaps in 2023) so his role could expand during his second year in OC Todd Monken's scheme.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: Catches touchdown against Texans
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Likely recorded two receptions on three targets for 34 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's 34-10 win over the Texans.
The Ravens passed the ball only 22 times, limiting the volume for pass catchers in the offense. Despite having relatively few opportunities to impact the game, Likely accounted for the team's third-longest play from scrimmage with a 19-yard catch in the third quarter and subsequently caught a 15-yard touchdown in the final quarter of the contest. With the performance, he now has six touchdowns in his last six games. Even if Mark Andrews (ankle) returns, Likely shouldn't completely disappear from the offense in the AFC Championship Game against either the Bills or Chiefs.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: Two big touchdowns Sunday
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Likely caught two passes for 42 yards and two touchdowns on three targets in Sunday's 56-19 win over the Dolphins.
Likely's three targets might look like low usage at a glance, but the Ravens had a big enough lead that they were rotating in backups in the fourth quarter, and if the game had been more closely contested the Ravens might have had more reason to go back to Likely. Two touchdowns on three targets will usually do the trick, though, and there's no doubt that Likely's two touchdowns -- especially his one-handed catch and run for 35 yards -- were both game-breaking plays for the Ravens. Likely's rare ball skills and slick running after the catch have made him a crucial part of the Ravens' breakout offense over the last two weeks. As long as Lamar Jackson is producing, Likely figures to be in a good spot going forward no matter the opponent.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: TEs to Start
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Likely had a down game in Week 16 at San Francisco with 8.6 PPR points, but he should perform at a higher level in Week 17 against Miami. Prior to Week 16, Likely scored at least 18 PPR points in each of his past two games against the Rams and Jaguars. The Dolphins haven't allowed a tight end to score a touchdown since Week 7, but Likely has the chance to end that streak. He's still worth trusting as a No. 1 Fantasy tight end in all leagues.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: Racks up 56 yards
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Likely recorded three receptions (on four targets) for 56 yards in Monday's 33-19 win over the 49ers.
Likely finished tied for second on the team in targets and second in yards, but he narrowly missed out on a bigger game when he was tackled at the 1-yard line early in the second quarter -- a drive that was finished on the next play by Gus Edwards. Likely later delivered a 34-yard reception to help set up a field goal to account for the majority of his production, and he now has a catch of more than 20 yards in three consecutive contests. He's also topped 50 yards in every game in that span.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: Start Him (Lineup Decisions)
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In the three games since Mark Andrews injury, Likely has run more routes than any Raven other than Zay Flowers, had had at least four catches per game, has a 74% catch rate, is averaging 13.8 yards per catch and has scored twice to help him land at least 18 PPR points in 2 of 3 games. That pretty much tells you all you need to know about what kind of potential he has for your Fantasy team. But you might also like to know that he's become one of the rare tight ends that doesn't do any of the dirty tight end work like blocking. The matchup against the Niners is tough, but the Ravens just saw Trey McBride and Elijah Higgins combine for 14 catches with a garbage-time touchdown against the Niners last week. At minimum, Likely figures to be used both as a short-area outlet for Lamar Jackson when he's pressured and as a mid-range/red-zone option like he's been recently. You should have enough confidence to go with Likely over Darren Waller, Kyle Pitts and Dallas Goedert.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: TEs to Start
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Likely has been a star with Mark Andrews (ankle) out, and Likely has 10 catches for 153 yards and two touchdowns on 13 targets in his past two games against the Rams and Jaguars. He has a tough matchup in Week 16 at San Francisco, but Trey McBride just beat up the 49ers for 10 catches for 102 yards on 11 targets in Week 15. And Colby Parkinson scored a touchdown against San Francisco in Week 14. I trust Likely as a top-10 Fantasy tight end in Week 16.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: Sleeper TEs
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Likely is coming off a big game against the Rams in Week 14 with five catches for 83 yards and a touchdown on seven targets. He scored on a 54-yard touchdown against the Rams on busted coverage, but he's getting chances from Lamar Jackson in place of Andrews, which is all you can ask for. In two games without Mark Andrews (ankle), Likely has nine catches for 123 yards and a touchdown on 13 targets. And he has a great matchup in Week 15 at the Jaguars, who just allowed 27.1 PPR points to David Njoku in Week 14.
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Ravens' Isaiah Likely: Week 15 Early Waiver Targets (Add/Drop)
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Likely had been a bit of a disappointment without Mark Andrews before this one, so it was nice to see he still has this kind of upside in this offense. His 16% target share still left something to be desired, with both Odell Beckham and Zay Flowers earning 10 targets, but all that tells us is that Likely isn't a one-for-one replacement for Andrews in this offense. He never has been, and that's okay; he can still be a very good Fantasy option at tight end while being worse than Andrews. If you don't have one of the true must-start options, you should make sure Likely isn't on your waiver wire, because he's one of the highest-upside options outside of that group.
