Trey McBride or Isaiah Likely: Week 6 result

Updated Oct 20, 2:36 AM ET. Locked at kickoff. Graded after. Week 7 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Trey McBride over Isaiah Likely

Wrong: 12.3 to 23.9

Start

Trey McBride

TE · ARI · at LAR · final

Market projected: 16.5; pre-game
LAR D vs TE: 6.4; fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 54 of 100 at TE
Target share: 26%; Week 6
Scored: 12.3; PPR pts

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Isaiah Likely

TE · NYG · vs NO · final

Market projected: 13.5; pre-game
NO D vs TE: 16.7; 7th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 92 of 100 at TE
Target share: 26%; Week 6
Scored: 23.9; PPR pts

Should I drop Isaiah Likely for Trey McBride?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Trey McBride projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Isaiah Likely 100 (10.0 a game over 10 games).

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Our Week 6 call

Start Trey McBride over Isaiah Likely in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Trey McBride at 16.5 points and Isaiah Likely at 13.5, a gap of 3.1. Drafters take Trey McBride at ADP 28 and Isaiah Likely at 144.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.5 fantasy points for Trey McBride, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Trey McBride is 65 receiving yards, 7-8 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (11, 11 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.5 fantasy points for Isaiah Likely, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Isaiah Likely is 54 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (14, 12 and 14 market sources).

That puts Trey McBride 3.1 points ahead of Isaiah Likely on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Trey McBride and ARI visit LAR on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAR allowed 6.4 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 20 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against LAR.

Isaiah Likely and NYG host NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 16.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 7th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 71 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against NO.

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

Injury status

Trey McBride is not on the injury report.

Isaiah Likely is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Trey McBride played 89 percent of ARI snaps, drew 29 percent of the targets, earned 23 percent of the air yards and had 18 percent of the red zone chances.

Trey McBride, Week 2 against SEA: 44 of 50 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown.

Trey McBride, Week 3 against SF: 79 of 87 snaps, 11 targets and 9 catches for 75 yards.

Trey McBride, Week 4 against NYG: 64 of 66 snaps, 12 targets and 7 catches for 31 yards.

Trey McBride, Week 5 against DET: 66 of 73 snaps, 10 targets and 9 catches for 66 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Isaiah Likely played 70 percent of NYG snaps, drew 29 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 21 percent of the red zone chances.

Isaiah Likely, Week 2 against LAR: 40 of 58 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 33 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Trey McBride played 17 games for ARI and scored 315.9 PPR points, 18.6 a game, finishing TE1.

He caught 126 of 169 targets for 1239 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 32 red zone targets and 656 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

How Week 6 went

Trey McBride scored 12.3 PPR points and Isaiah Likely scored 23.9.

The call was wrong: Isaiah Likely outscored Trey McBride by 11.6.

Trey McBride finished 4.2 points below the 16.5 the market projected.

Trey McBride, Week 6 against LAR: 70 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 53 yards, 12.3 PPR points.

Trey McBride finished as the week's TE13 in PPR scoring.

Isaiah Likely finished 10.4 points above the 13.5 the market projected.

Isaiah Likely, Week 6 against NO: 70 of 77 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 99 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.9 PPR points.

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

Their other Week 6 calls

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Drop or keep

Should I drop Isaiah Likely for Trey McBride?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Trey McBride projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Isaiah Likely 100 (10.0 a game over 10 games).
Should I drop Trey McBride for Isaiah Likely?
No. Keep Trey McBride: he projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Isaiah Likely 100 (10.0 a game over 10 games).