Wondering who you should start this week — Harold Fannin Jr. or Isaiah Likely? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Isaiah Likely — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Isaiah Likely (PHI allow the 29th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 9
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Harold Fannin Jr.
@ NO
11.4
7th · soft
12.8
989
healthy
Isaiah LikelySTART
@ PHI
11.5
29th · tough
19.8
2,066
healthy
TEs vs NO recently: Gavin Bartholomew 3.3 pts (W5) · Isaiah Likely 17.9 pts (W6) · Darnell Washington 6.4 pts (W7).
Projections are 0.1 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Harold Fannin Jr. has the higher floor (4.3) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Isaiah Likely has the higher ceiling (23.8) — the play if you need points.
Harold Fannin Jr. is steady — about 13% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Isaiah Likely is boom-or-bust — about 23% more volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — wider range in both directions.
Harold Fannin Jr. faces NO, 7th most generous to TEs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Isaiah Likely carries the higher trade value — 2,066 against 989 (a 52% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Isaiah Likely gets the most.
Momentum: Harold Fannin Jr. -127 and Isaiah Likely +1141 over the last 30 days.