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Likely

Likely led the Ravens in all receiving categories. He set a season-high in receiving yards and put 38 yards between himself and the team’s No. 2 pass-catcher, Mark Andrews. Likely broke chunk plays seemingly at will, gashing the Bengals for gains of 43 and 30 yards in this game. All of his hard work, however, was undone by one costly mistake. On his 43-yard catch and run, Likely fought his way toward the end zone, only to cough up the ball inches short of the goal line. The ball went out of bounds in the end zone, resulting in a turnover. The Ravens didn’t go away from Likely after this, but it’s still a frustrating play from a player who hasn’t found his stride this year. Still splitting work with Mark Andrews, Likely will be stuck in the TE2 ranks for Week 14.

Back to the TE2 mines for Likely, a good player stuck behind Mark Andrews in the pecking order. He’s not a must-play against the Jets in Week 12.

Likely is firmly in the questionable camp for the Ravens’ Week 12 game against the Jets. He, unfortunately, can only be viewed as a touchdown-dependent TE2, who takes a backseat to TE Mark Andrews in the red zone. If Likely sits, Andrews should snag an extra target or two here.

Likely’s disappointing season continues to involve nagging lower-body injuries. He still has time to get right ahead of his team’s Week 12 game against the Jets, but he does not warrant TE1 consideration if active. Fellow Ravens TE Mark Andrews would likely add a target or two to his workload if Likely sits.

Likely struggled to produce in a forgettable outing for the Ravens’ offense as a whole. He remains stuck behind stalwart TE Mark Andrews, who became the franchise’s all-time leading receiver in this one. Likely is just a low-end TE2 streamer unless something changes ahead of him.

Likely is coming off back-to-back four target games and will be in the TE2 pecking order against the Browns, but the production hasn’t been steady enough to push for a TE1 ranking even if we all know he’s talented enough to do it.

Likely should have no issue suiting up on game day, though he can only be started as a touchdown-dependent TE2, operating as TE Mark Andrews’ sidekick. Andrews is barely a better option than Likely, though Andrews has QB Lamar Jackson’s trust in the red zone, leading to three touchdowns scored over the last two weeks.

Likely is on track to play, but his status is worth following for fantasy managers who roster TE Mark Andrews. The latter player could see a decent target share increase if Likely were to sit out in Week 11 against the Browns. Andrews has largely been relying on touchdowns to score his fantasy points in recent weeks. An uptick in targets between the 20s would be helpful.

The 27 points the Ravens scored in this one don’t tell the full story of how the offense struggled in the first half. The Vikings defense bottled up the Ravens for much of the afternoon, holding them to just 4.9 yards per play while keeping every pass-catcher not named Zay Flowers in check. Likely’s longest game came on an 11-yard pass that helped set up a Tyler Loop field goal in the third quarter, but there was nothing to get excited about here. The five targets he saw were a new season-high, but fantasy managers shouldn’t bank on this in Week 11 against the Browns. Likely profiles as a boom-or-bust TE2 next week.

Finally healthy at the same time as Lamar Jackson, Likely more than doubled his previous season production and was just four yards off Zay Flowers for the team lead. Likely’s biggest gain was a 35-yard catch-and-run as time expired in the first quarter. Always capable of long gainers down the seam, Likely could be something of a second half X-factor for the Ravens, though he’s probably still a lower-end TE2 as he fights Mark Andrews for seam looks in a run-based offense.