Start Isaiah Likely or Tucker Kraft? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Tucker Kraft over Isaiah Likely in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tucker Kraft at 12.6 points and Isaiah Likely at 10.0, a gap of 2.6. No player market is posted for Tucker Kraft this week yet, so his 12.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (13.7 and 11.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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. Drafters take Tucker Kraft at ADP 104 and Isaiah Likely at 144.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Tucker Kraft yet. His market-based projections were 13.7 and 11.5 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 12.6, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

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.

That puts Tucker Kraft 2.6 points ahead of Isaiah Likely on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Tucker Kraft and GB visit DET on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DET allowed 31.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 109 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against DET.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Tucker Kraft has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tucker Kraft is not on the injury report.

Isaiah Likely is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Tucker Kraft played 81 percent of GB snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Tucker Kraft, Week 3 against ATL: 50 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards.

Tucker Kraft, Week 4 against TB: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 42 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tucker Kraft, Week 5 against CHI: 47 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 64 yards.

Tucker Kraft, Week 6 against DAL: 8 targets and 5 catches for 37 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tucker Kraft played 8 games for GB and scored 117.2 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE24.

He caught 32 of 44 targets for 489 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 145 air yards.

He was on the field for 86 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.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Tucker Kraft over Dalton Schultz.
• Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Tucker Kraft.
• Start Tucker Kraft over Hunter Henry.
• Start Isaiah Likely over AJ Barner.
• Start Isaiah Likely over Cade Otton.
• Start Isaiah Likely over Dalton Schultz.