George Kittle · Isaiah Likely · 2026 week 8

George Kittle or Isaiah Likely?

Wondering who you should start this week — George Kittle or Isaiah Likely? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start George Kittle — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans George Kittle (LV allow the 4th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
George Kittle START	vs LV	14.0	4th · soft	13.4	3,259	healthy
Isaiah Likely	@ PHI	13.1	25th · tough	19.8	2,355	healthy

TEs vs LV recently: Hunter Henry 10.4 pts (W5) · Dalton Kincaid 3.8 pts (W6) · Davis Allen 14 pts (W7).

TEs vs PHI recently: Brenton Strange 6.8 pts (W5) · Tommy Tremble 16.6 pts (W6) · Brevyn Spann-Ford 1.1 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.9 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
George Kittle faces LV, 4th most generous to TEs.
Isaiah Likely faces PHI, 25th most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

George Kittle carries the higher trade value — 3,259 against 2,355 (a 28% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving George Kittle gets the most. Momentum: George Kittle +687 and Isaiah Likely +1670 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.