Start Isaiah Likely or Dalton Schultz? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 8:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Isaiah Likely over Dalton Schultz

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Isaiah Likely

TE · NYG · at HOU

Market projects: 10.0; recent weeks avg
HOU D vs TE: 9.0; 6th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 6
Target share: 29%; Through Week 6

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Dalton Schultz

TE · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 9.5; recent weeks avg
NYG D vs TE: 14.2; 15th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 58%; Through Week 6
Target share: 18%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Dalton Schultz for Isaiah Likely?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Isaiah Likely projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 10 games), Dalton Schultz 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Isaiah Likely over Dalton Schultz.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Isaiah Likely over Dalton Schultz in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Isaiah Likely at 10.0 points and Dalton Schultz at 9.5, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Isaiah Likely this week yet, so his 10.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.4 and 10.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Dalton Schultz this week yet, so his 9.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.7 and 9.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Isaiah Likely at ADP 144 and Dalton Schultz at 228.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Isaiah Likely yet. His market-based projections were 9.4 and 10.7 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Dalton Schultz yet. His market-based projections were 9.7 and 9.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Isaiah Likely 0.5 points ahead of Dalton Schultz on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

HOU allowed 9.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 46 yards and no touchdowns a game against HOU.

Dalton Schultz and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 14.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 15th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 52 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against NYG.

By points allowed to the position, Dalton Schultz has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Isaiah Likely is not on the injury report.

Dalton Schultz is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Isaiah Likely played 70 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: 11 targets and 6 catches for 99 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Dalton Schultz played 58 percent of HOU snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Dalton Schultz, Week 3 against IND: 29 of 54 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 30 yards.

Dalton Schultz, Week 4 against DAL: 35 of 55 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Dalton Schultz, Week 5 against TEN: 34 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 30 yards.

Dalton Schultz, Week 6 against JAX: 25 of 63 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 33 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, Dalton Schultz played 17 games for HOU and scored 177.7 PPR points, 10.5 a game, finishing TE10.

He caught 82 of 106 targets for 777 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 419 air yards.

He was on the field for 72 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Dalton Schultz for Isaiah Likely?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Isaiah Likely projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 10 games), Dalton Schultz 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Isaiah Likely over Dalton Schultz.
Should I drop Isaiah Likely for Dalton Schultz?
No. Keep Isaiah Likely: he projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 10 games), Dalton Schultz 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Isaiah Likely over Dalton Schultz.