Start Isaiah Likely or Kenyon Sadiq? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Isaiah Likely over Kenyon Sadiq in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Isaiah Likely at 10.0 points and Kenyon Sadiq at 9.3, a gap of 0.8. 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 Kenyon Sadiq this week yet, so his 9.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (10.4 and 8.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Isaiah Likely at ADP 144 and Kenyon Sadiq at 204.

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.

The market-based projection for Isaiah Likely is 0.4 touchdowns (6 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kenyon Sadiq yet. His market-based projections were 10.4 and 8.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Isaiah Likely 0.8 points ahead of Kenyon Sadiq 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.

Kenyon Sadiq and NYJ host MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 4th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 76 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against MIA.

By points allowed to the position, Kenyon Sadiq has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Isaiah Likely is not on the injury report.

Kenyon Sadiq 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, Kenyon Sadiq played 41 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 3 against DET: 38 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 105 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 4 against CHI: 22 of 32 snaps, 4 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 5 against CLE: 13 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 6 against NE: 3 targets and 1 catch for 12 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.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Isaiah Likely over AJ Barner.
• Start Isaiah Likely over Cade Otton.
• Start Colston Loveland over Isaiah Likely.
• Start Kenyon Sadiq over AJ Barner.
• Start Kenyon Sadiq over Cade Otton.
• Start Colston Loveland over Kenyon Sadiq.