Start Isaiah Likely or Mark Andrews? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Mark Andrews over Isaiah Likely in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Mark Andrews at 12.7 points and Isaiah Likely at 11.2, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Mark Andrews's number is scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have. Drafters take Mark Andrews at ADP 133 and Isaiah Likely at 137. Market coverage on Mark Andrews is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 12.7 fantasy points for Mark Andrews, with 70 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 11.2 fantasy points for Isaiah Likely, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

That puts Mark Andrews 1.4 points ahead of Isaiah Likely on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Mark Andrews and BAL host NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 11.3 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 13th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 53 yards and no touchdowns against NO.

Isaiah Likely and NYG visit LAR on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Mark Andrews has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Mark Andrews is not on the injury report.

Isaiah Likely is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Mark Andrews played 72 percent of BAL snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Mark Andrews, Week 1 against IND: 49 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 49 yards.

Through Week 1, Isaiah Likely played 49 percent of NYG snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

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

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Mark Andrews played 17 games for BAL and scored 131.0 PPR points, 7.7 a game, finishing TE16.

He caught 48 of 70 targets for 422 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 321 air yards.

He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Mark Andrews, Week 18 of 2025 against PIT: 3 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards, 3.4 PPR points.

Mark Andrews, Week 17 of 2025 against GB: 31 of 76 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 28 yards, 6.8 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.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Mark Andrews over Dallas Goedert.
• Start Mark Andrews over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start Mark Andrews over Jake Ferguson.
• Start Brock Bowers over Isaiah Likely.
• Start Colston Loveland over Isaiah Likely.
• Start Isaiah Likely over Dalton Kincaid.