Start Isaiah Likely or Hunter Henry? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Isaiah Likely over Hunter Henry in Week 1.

Hunter Henry is priced by the books at 2.6 projected points and Isaiah Likely is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Isaiah Likely at ADP 142 and Hunter Henry at 171.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Isaiah Likely in Week 1.

Player prop markets imply 2.6 fantasy points for Hunter Henry, with 33 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

Week 1 matchups

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.

Hunter Henry and NE visit SEA on Wednesday at 8:20 PM ET.

SEA allowed 12.8 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 15th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 28 yards and a touchdown against SEA.

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

Injury status

Isaiah Likely was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Hunter Henry was not on the injury report when the call was made.

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.

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.

In 2025, Hunter Henry played 17 games for NE and scored 178.8 PPR points, 10.5 a game, finishing TE9.

He caught 60 of 87 targets for 768 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 22 red zone targets and 433 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Hunter Henry, Week 18 of 2025 against MIA: 5 targets and 5 catches for 56 yards, 10.6 PPR points.

Hunter Henry, Week 17 of 2025 against NYJ: 43 of 66 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 49 yards, 1 touchdown, 13.9 PPR points.

Hunter Henry, Week 16 of 2025 against BAL: 60 of 74 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.5 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Isaiah Likely scored 27.8 PPR points and Hunter Henry scored 5.6.

The call was right: Isaiah Likely outscored Hunter Henry by 22.2.

Isaiah Likely, Week 1 against DAL: 34 of 69 snaps, 8 targets and 8 catches for 78 yards, 2 touchdowns, 27.8 PPR points.

Isaiah Likely finished as the week's TE1 in PPR scoring.

Hunter Henry finished 3.0 points above the 2.6 the props implied.

Hunter Henry, Week 1 against SEA: 54 of 71 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards, 5.6 PPR points.

Hunter Henry finished as the week's TE25 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Dallas Goedert over Isaiah Likely.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Isaiah Likely.
• Start George Kittle over Isaiah Likely.
• Start Hunter Henry over Brenton Strange.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Hunter Henry.
• Start Hunter Henry over Greg Dulcich.