PositiveSleeperThu, July 30, 2026
Likely's YAC ability and lack of target competition make him a top TE sleeper ahead of Kelce and Andrews.
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Giants TE Isaiah Likely is ranked as a top tight end sleeper for 2026 at TE14 ADP (126.8). Despite finishing 2025 with just 4.4 PPR points per game (TE43) due to a broken foot in August, Hartitz projects significant upside under John Harbaugh in a wide-open passing game with potential absence of No. 1 WR Malik Nabers early in the season. Likely's YAC ability and scramble-drill effectiveness could mesh well with QB Jaxson Dart; he has virtually no target competition at TE or WR and carries one of only eight tight end contracts worth at least $40M, suggesting organizational commitment. Hartitz ranks Likely ahead of older, more expensive options like Travis Kelce, Kyle Ferguson, and Mark Andrews.
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Isaiah Likely, Giants - ADP: TE14... Likely has the sort of YAC ability to make the most out of any low-aDOT/screen targets thrown his way, and his penchant for getting open during the scramble drill could mesh pretty damn great with Jaxson Dart... I have Likely ranked ahead of older, more expensive, and lamer options like Kelce, Ferguson and Andrews.
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- Giants TE Isaiah Likely is ranked as a top tight end sleeper for 2026 at TE14 ADP (126.8). Despite finishing 2025 with just 4.4 PPR points per game (TE43) due to a broken foot in August, Hartitz projects significant upside under John Harbaugh in a wide-open passing game with potential absence of No. 1 WR Malik Nabers early in the season. Likely's YAC ability and scramble-drill effectiveness could mesh well with QB Jaxson Dart; he has virtually no target competition at TE or WR and carries one of only eight tight end contracts worth at least $40M, suggesting organizational commitment. Hartitz ranks Likely ahead of older, more expensive options like Travis Kelce, Kyle Ferguson, and Mark Andrews.
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- STACKED tags this as a positive fantasy football signal for Isaiah Likely (TE NYG). Likely's YAC ability and lack of target competition make him a top TE sleeper ahead of Kelce and Andrews.
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- Isaiah Likely's complete 2026 fantasy football outlook — projections, ADP movement across every platform, injury context, and all source-backed STACKED insights — is on their STACKED player profile.
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