Should I drop Carnell Tate for Isaiah Likely?

Not on these numbers alone. Carnell Tate projects 105 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 10 games) and Isaiah Likely 100 (10.0 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.

Should I start Isaiah Likely or Carnell Tate in Week 7?

Updated Oct 20, 3:21 PM ET. Week 8 answers post Tuesday.

Isaiah Likely and Carnell Tate are too close to call on usage: 79 percent of the snaps and 29 percent of the targets against 79 percent of the snaps and 28 percent of the targets over their last 3 games. No market projection is posted on either of them this week, so this is a usage call, and a lower confidence one than a call made on a projection. What follows is what each of them has done.

Should I drop Isaiah Likely for Carnell Tate?

Not on these numbers alone. Isaiah Likely projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 10 games) and Carnell Tate 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.

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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.

Isaiah Likely

TE16 · NYG · bye 8

2026 vs anytime td line 3-3

Market-based projection: 13.5 pts a game Wk 6 price
Overall rank: 119

Carnell Tate

WR50 · TEN · bye 9

2026 vs anytime td line 1-5

Market-based projection: 11.2 pts a game Wk 6 price
Overall rank: 122

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The gap

Board size299 draftable players

Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from each player's usage.

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Isaiah Likely, and the board ranks him 119th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Carnell Tate, and the board ranks him 122nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Isaiah Likely is 2.5 PPR points a game off 1 market across 8 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a tight end's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Carnell Tate is 2.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 8 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Isaiah Likely's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 6

Through Week 6, Isaiah Likely has been on the field for 74 percent of NYG snaps, drawn 29 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 16 of the offence's 55 third down targets, had 2 of its 10 chances inside the five and seen 8 of its 27 two minute targets.

His 59 targets have averaged 8.1 air yards.

In Week 4 against ARI he caught 7 of 12 targets for 66 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against WAS he caught 11 of 13 targets for 94 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

In Week 6 against NO he caught 6 of 11 targets for 99 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Carnell Tate has been on the field for 81 percent of TEN snaps, drawn 27 percent of the targets and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 12 of the offence's 48 third down targets, had 0 of its 12 chances inside the five and seen 9 of its 30 two minute targets.

His 44 targets have averaged 13.2 air yards.

In Week 4 against BAL he caught 9 of 12 targets for 145 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against HOU he caught 1 of 5 targets for 6 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against IND he caught 6 of 7 targets for 70 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Isaiah Likely played 14 games and scored 61.7 PPR points, 4.4 a game, finishing TE45.

He caught 27 of 36 targets for 307 yards and 1 touchdown, with 6 red zone targets.

That came to 2.6 targets a game, a 75 percent catch rate and 11.4 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 58 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Carnell Tate is a rookie, so there is no NFL season behind him to price him against.

Side by side

Isaiah Likely is a tight end and Carnell Tate a wide receiver, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Isaiah Likely is off in Week 8 and Carnell Tate in Week 9, so either can cover the other's bye.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Isaiah Likely for Carnell Tate?
Not on these numbers alone. Isaiah Likely projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 10 games) and Carnell Tate 105 (10.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.
Should I drop Carnell Tate for Isaiah Likely?
Not on these numbers alone. Carnell Tate projects 105 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 10 games) and Isaiah Likely 100 (10.0 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.