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Start Isaiah Likely or Dallas Goedert? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET.

Start Dallas Goedert over Isaiah Likely

Goedert projects lower, 10.9 to 12.9, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 121 for Goedert, 144 for Likely.

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Dallas Goedert

TE · PHI · vs NYG

Market projects
10.8
recent weeks avg
NYG D vs TE
12.5
16th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share
67%
Through Week 8
Target share
17%
Through Week 8
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Isaiah Likely

TE · NYG · at PHI

Market projects
12.8
recent weeks avg
PHI D vs TE
10.5
7th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share
76%
Through Week 7
Target share
27%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Dallas Goedert for Isaiah Likely?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Isaiah Likely projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games), Dallas Goedert 18 (2.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Dallas Goedert over Isaiah Likely. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Dallas Goedert over Isaiah Likely in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Dallas Goedert at 10.8 points and Isaiah Likely at 12.8, a gap of 2.0. Dallas Goedert still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 121 against 144, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Dallas Goedert this week yet, so his 10.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (8.8, 12.7 and 11.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Isaiah Likely this week yet, so his 12.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (13.5 and 12.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Isaiah Likely yet. His market-based projections were 13.5 and 12.2 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 12.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Isaiah Likely is 0.4 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Dallas Goedert yet. His market-based projections were 8.8, 12.7 and 11.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Isaiah Likely 2.0 points ahead of Dallas Goedert on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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

PHI allowed 10.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 43 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against PHI.

Dallas Goedert and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 12.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against NYG.

By points allowed to the position, Dallas Goedert has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Isaiah Likely is not on the injury report.

Dallas Goedert is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, Isaiah Likely played 76 percent of NYG snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Isaiah Likely, Week 7 against HOU: 57 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Through Week 8, Dallas Goedert played 67 percent of PHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Dallas Goedert, Week 5 against JAX: 43 of 62 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 61 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 7 against DAL: 48 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 8 against WAS: 1 carry for 2 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Dallas Goedert played 15 games for PHI and scored 185.1 PPR points, 12.3 a game, finishing TE7.

He caught 60 of 82 targets for 591 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 357 air yards.

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

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Dallas Goedert for Isaiah Likely?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Isaiah Likely projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games), Dallas Goedert 18 (2.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Dallas Goedert over Isaiah Likely. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Isaiah Likely for Dallas Goedert?

    No. Keep Isaiah Likely: he projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games), Dallas Goedert 18 (2.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Dallas Goedert over Isaiah Likely.

Week 9 on the board

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