IsaiahLikely

News: 1 day agoLikely brought in nine of 11 targets for 127 yards and a touchdown and fumbled once but recovered in the Giants' 24-21 loss to the Commanders on Thursday.

Spin: Likely set the pace for the Giants across the board in receptions, receiving yards and targets, and his figure in the middle category also was a career high. The veteran tight end now has five double-digit target tallies on the campaign, and Thursday's production, which included a 66-yard catch-and-run touchdown in the third quarter, pushed his season line to a robust 55-575-7 line across nine games. All three components already are career-high figures, affording Likely massive momentum heading into a Week 11 home showdown against the Jaguars on Sunday, Nov. 22.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Likely signed with the Giants after four years of backing up Mark Andrews in Baltimore. Likely is reuniting with coach John Harbaugh and is finally expected to play a consistent offensive role. During his time in Baltimore, Likely was limited to 50% of the team's offensive snaps and never finished a season better than 20th among tight ends in snaps, routes, targets, catches, yards or fantasy PPG. His only extensive stretch with Andrews sidelined came back in 2023. During the seven-game span, Likely posted a 23-356-6 receiving line on a 16% target share and averaged a solid 13.5 fantasy PPG. The 26-year-old is obviously unproven, but his receiving skills in New York's ascending offense are enough to put him on the TE2 radar.