Isaiah Likely or Ka'imi Fairbairn: who to draft first
Both players' board rank, position rank, draft pick and bye, measured across live 2026 drafts.
Updated Aug 27, 2026 at 7:52 AM ET
The board takes Isaiah Likely first, 2 spots ahead of Ka'imi Fairbairn. That crosses a tier break, tier 5 to tier 2, so the board order is the tiebreak rather than roster need. On the clock? Take Isaiah Likely. If your TE room is full and you need a K, Ka'imi Fairbairn is one line down.
Isaiah Likely
TE14 · NYG · bye 8
- Overall rank
- 147
- Draft pick
- 12.04 (ADP 136.3 overall)
- Tier
- 5
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K3 · HOU · bye 8
- Overall rank
- 149
- Draft pick
- 12.05 (ADP 137.0 overall)
- Tier
- 2
The gap
- Spots apart on the board2
- Pick difference0.7 picks of ADP
- Tierstier 5 and tier 2
- Board size280 draftable players
Every figure here is consensus average draft position measured across live drafts, not an opinion. The verdict line above restates board order and the tier gap and nothing else. Where the round.pick form is shown it assumes a 12-team league.
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