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Trade Isaiah Likely for Jameson Williams? Yes, Williams is worth 12 more.

Yes on value. Jameson Williams is worth 22 rest of season and Isaiah Likely 10, so the side getting Williams gains 12. Likely rates 10.5 market points a game with 9 games left, Williams 11.3 with 10. On usage, Likely has drawn 27 percent of NYG targets; Williams has drawn 17 percent of DET targets. Likely is on bye in Week 8; Williams hosts MIN in Week 8 (4th fewest points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 8

Getting Jameson Williams wins by 12.

Isaiah Likely 1022 Jameson Williams

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10

value, #71

Pts/game
10.5
Games left
9
Bye
8
Isaiah Likely weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
9.29.410.513.012.3no projection

22

value, #57

Pts/game
11.3
Games left
10
Bye
6
Jameson Williams weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
11.410.911.3no projection11.510.7

Where the values come from

Likely is the 9th tight end on the chart and 71st overall. His 10.5 a game is 1.1 above the replacement tight end's 9.4, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 10.

Williams is the 27th receiver on the chart and 57th overall. His 11.3 a game is 2.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 10 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 22.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Isaiah Likely at 9.2 in Week 3, 9.5 in Week 4, 10.5 in Week 5, 13.0 in Week 6 and 12.3 in Week 7, a median of 10.5 points a game, up 3.1 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had Jameson Williams at 11.4 in Week 3, 10.9 in Week 4, 11.3 in Week 5, 11.5 in Week 7 and 10.7 in Week 8, a median of 11.3 points a game, down 0.7 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Isaiah Likely has scored 112.5 PPR points in 7 games, 16.1 a game, 5.6 a game more than the 10.5 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished TE45 with 61.7 PPR points in 14 games with BAL, 4.4 a game.

Week 1 vs DAL: 27.8 points (TE1 that week), 8 of 8 targets for 78 yards, 2 touchdowns, 49 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs LAR: 8.3 points (TE19 that week), 5 of 10 targets for 33 yards, 69 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs TEN: 3.3 points (TE42 that week), 2 of 5 targets for 13 yards, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs ARI: 13.6 points (TE9 that week), 7 of 12 targets for 66 yards, 66 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs WAS: 32.4 points (TE1 that week), 11 of 13 targets for 94 yards, 2 touchdowns, 80 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs NO: 23.9 points (TE1 that week), 6 of 11 targets for 99 yards, 1 touchdown, 91 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs HOU: 3.2 points (TE37 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 12 yards, 86 percent of snaps.

Jameson Williams has scored 83.7 PPR points in 6 games, 14.0 a game, 2.7 a game more than the 11.3 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR12 with 219.9 PPR points in 17 games, 12.9 a game.

Week 1 vs NO: 8.5 points (WR45 that week), 4 of 9 targets for 45 yards, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs BUF: 5.3 points (WR71 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 33 yards, 97 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs NYJ: 8.9 points (WR47 that week), 4 of 4 targets for 49 yards, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs CAR: 16.2 points (WR19 that week), 6 of 8 targets for 102 yards, 99 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs ARI: 18.7 points (WR15 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns, 89 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs GB: 26.1 points (WR4 that week), 5 of 9 targets for 91 yards, 2 touchdowns, 84 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 7, Isaiah Likely has averaged 9.0 targets and 5.9 catches for 56 yards a game on 76 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 9 times inside the 20, 17 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 5 touchdowns in 7 games.

In Week 7 against HOU he had 4 targets on 86 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 7, Jameson Williams has averaged 6.3 targets and 3.8 catches for 61 yards a game on 89 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 7 times inside the 20, 8 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 4 touchdowns in 6 games.

In Week 7 against GB he had 9 targets on 84 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 8 through Week 17. Isaiah Likely has 9 games in it with his bye in Week 8; Jameson Williams has 10 games with no bye left.

MIN, Williams's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 25.3 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Isaiah Likely would want about 12 more added to make it even: a player like Denzel Boston, valued at 13. Two players for Williams also costs that side a roster spot.

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The full Week 8 trade value chart

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Isaiah Likely for Jameson Williams?

    Yes on value: Jameson Williams is worth 22 and Isaiah Likely 10, a gain of 12. If Isaiah Likely starts for you and Jameson Williams would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Isaiah Likely or Jameson Williams?

    Jameson Williams, 22 to 10. He rates 11.3 market points a game over 10 games left, against 10.5 over 9 for Isaiah Likely, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.

  • How are these trade values calculated?

    Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based PPR points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 8 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 29, 2026 at 2:26 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number