Isaiah

Likely

In a game that featured only 12 passes by the Ravens, Likely found himself starved of targets. It’s a brutal break for fantasy managers who were counting on Likely in a plus matchup after seeing six targets in back-to-back weeks. Likely narrowly out-snapped Mark Andrews and ran one more route than the veteran tight end. He shouldn’t be viewed as anything more than a TE2 in Week 16 against the Patriots.

Likely, who now has ten catches over his past two games, should have had a second touchdown in this one. He caught the ball in the end zone, got two feet down, and had the ball batted away before making a so-called football move. The score was overturned — Likely’s second close-call no-touchdown in as many weeks. Likely ran a route on 25 of Baltimore’s 45 drop backs on the day while Mark Andrews logged 39 routes. He’ll be a reasonable streaming play in Week 15 against a Bengals defense allowing the most targets, receptions, and yards to opposing tight ends. Likely had five grabs for 95 yards against the Bengals in Week 13.

Andrews was invisible in this one a few days after signing a three-year contract worth $39 million. His lone grab came at the tail end of the fourth quarter with the Ravens in desperation mode. He’s been touchdown-reliant all season for fantasy purposes, and with just one touchdown over his past five games, Andrews has profiled as a low-end TE2. Isaiah Likely, meanwhile, had four receptions for 25 yards and a touchdown (and what should have been a second score) and now has ten receptions over his past two games. Andrews has a decent chance to get back on track in Week 15 against a Bengals defense that has been tormented by tight ends all season.

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.