Start Isaiah Likely or Tyler Warren? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Isaiah Likely over Tyler Warren in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Isaiah Likely at 11.0 points and Tyler Warren at 10.8, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Isaiah Likely at ADP 43 and Tyler Warren at 33.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 10.8 fantasy points for Tyler Warren, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 11.0 fantasy points for Isaiah Likely, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

That puts Isaiah Likely 0.2 points ahead of Tyler Warren on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Tyler Warren and IND visit KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 17.3 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 9th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 53 yards and a touchdown against KC.

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, Tyler Warren has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tyler Warren is not on the injury report.

Isaiah Likely is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Tyler Warren played 93 percent of IND snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Warren, Week 1 against BAL: 50 of 54 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 13 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Tyler Warren played 17 games for IND and scored 188.5 PPR points, 11.1 a game, finishing TE4.

He caught 76 of 112 targets for 817 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 19 red zone targets and 343 air yards.

He was on the field for 84 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tyler Warren, Week 18 of 2025 against HOU: 8 targets and 5 catches for 26 yards, 7.6 PPR points.

Tyler Warren, Week 17 of 2025 against JAX: 49 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 43 yards, 9.3 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 Tyler Warren over Brock Bowers.
• Start Colston Loveland over Tyler Warren.
• Start George Kittle over Tyler Warren.
• Start Brock Bowers over Isaiah Likely.
• Start Colston Loveland over Isaiah Likely.
• Start Isaiah Likely over Dalton Kincaid.