Start Brock Bowers or Isaiah Likely? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Brock Bowers over Isaiah Likely in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Brock Bowers at 17.5 points and Isaiah Likely at 11.2, a gap of 6.4. No player market is posted for Brock Bowers this week yet, so his 17.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (16.4, 17.2 and 19.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Isaiah Likely this week yet, so his 11.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (9.4, 10.7 and 13.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Brock Bowers at ADP 49 and Isaiah Likely at 144.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Brock Bowers yet. His market-based projections were 16.4, 17.2 and 19.0 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 17.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Brock Bowers is 0.6 touchdowns (8 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Isaiah Likely yet. His market-based projections were 9.4, 10.7 and 13.5 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 11.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Isaiah Likely is 0.4 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts Brock Bowers 6.4 points ahead of Isaiah Likely on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Brock Bowers and LV host LAR on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAR allowed 8.3 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 30 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against LAR.

Isaiah Likely and NYG visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 10.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 47 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against HOU.

By points allowed to the position, Isaiah Likely has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brock Bowers is not on the injury report.

Isaiah Likely is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Brock Bowers played 83 percent of LV snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

Brock Bowers, Week 3 against NO: 55 of 70 snaps, 13 targets and 10 catches for 116 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brock Bowers, Week 4 against KC: 69 of 84 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brock Bowers, Week 5 against NE: 42 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 110 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brock Bowers, Week 6 against BUF: 65 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards.

Through Week 6, Isaiah Likely played 74 percent of NYG snaps, drew 29 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

Isaiah Likely, Week 3 against TEN: 54 of 64 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Isaiah Likely, Week 4 against ARI: 44 of 67 snaps, 12 targets and 7 catches for 66 yards.

Isaiah Likely, Week 5 against WAS: 71 of 89 snaps, 13 targets and 11 catches for 94 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Isaiah Likely, Week 6 against NO: 70 of 77 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 99 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Brock Bowers over Colston Loveland.
• Start Brock Bowers over Dallas Goedert.
• Start Brock Bowers over Dalton Schultz.
• Start Isaiah Likely over AJ Barner.
• Start Isaiah Likely over Cade Otton.
• Start Colston Loveland over Isaiah Likely.