Start Isaiah Likely or George Kittle? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start George Kittle over Isaiah Likely
- LAR D vs TE
- 7.1
- 8th fewest to TEs (2026)
- DAL D vs TE
- 29.7
- most to TEs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start George Kittle over Isaiah Likely in Week 1.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take George Kittle at ADP 114.3 overall and Isaiah Likely at 136.5.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for George Kittle in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Isaiah Likely in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
George Kittle and SF visit LAR.
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.
Isaiah Likely and NYG host DAL.
DAL allowed 29.7 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the most in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 87 yards and 2 touchdowns against DAL.
By points allowed to the position, Isaiah Likely has the softer matchup.
Injury status
George Kittle was listed as questionable when the call was made.
Isaiah Likely was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, George Kittle played 11 games for SF and scored 161.5 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE13.
He caught 57 of 69 targets for 628 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 376 air yards.
He was on the field for 80 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
George Kittle, Week 18 of 2025 against SEA: 40 of 42 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 29 yards, 7.9 PPR points.
George Kittle, Week 16 of 2025 against IND: 41 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 115 yards, 1 touchdown, 24.5 PPR points.
George Kittle, Week 15 of 2025 against TEN: 71 of 74 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 88 yards, 1 touchdown, 22.8 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.
Isaiah Likely, Week 16 of 2025 against NE: 22 of 55 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
TE5 · NYG · bye 8
2025 vs catches line 5-9
- Overall rank
- 94
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 3
Ranked behind
TE7 · SF · bye 8
2025 vs catches line 5-6
- Overall rank
- 104
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 3
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 1, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board10
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 3
- Board size244 draftable players
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