Start Isaiah Likely or Brock Bowers? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Brock Bowers over Isaiah Likely in Week 2.

Isaiah Likely is priced by the books at 11.0 projected points and Brock Bowers has too little of his market posted to price, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Brock Bowers at ADP 27 and Isaiah Likely at 43.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Brock Bowers in Week 2.

Player prop markets imply 11.0 fantasy points for Isaiah Likely, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

Week 2 matchups

Brock Bowers and LV visit LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 24.5 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 4th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 95 yards and a touchdown against LAC.

Isaiah Likely and NYG visit LAR on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

LAR allowed 7.1 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 8th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 31 yards and no touchdowns against LAR.

By points allowed to the position, Brock Bowers has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brock Bowers is listed as questionable with a knee - meniscus injury.

Isaiah Likely is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Isaiah Likely played 49 percent of NYG snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

Isaiah Likely, Week 1 against DAL: 34 of 69 snaps, 8 targets and 8 catches for 78 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brock Bowers played 12 games for LV and scored 176.2 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE11.

He caught 64 of 86 targets for 680 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 375 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Brock Bowers, Week 16 of 2025 against HOU: 53 of 54 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 33 yards, 1 touchdown, 14.3 PPR points.

Brock Bowers, Week 15 of 2025 against PHI: 38 of 42 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 28 yards, 8.8 PPR points.

In 2025, Isaiah Likely played 14 games for BAL 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 and 190 air yards.

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

Isaiah Likely, Week 18 of 2025 against PIT: 2 targets and 2 catches for 32 yards, 5.2 PPR points.

Isaiah Likely, Week 17 of 2025 against GB: 53 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards, 5.7 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Brock Bowers over Colston Loveland.
• Start Trey McBride over Brock Bowers.
• Start Brock Bowers over Tyler Warren.
• Start Colston Loveland over Isaiah Likely.
• Start Isaiah Likely over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start Isaiah Likely over Jake Ferguson.