Isaiah Likely · Juwan Johnson · 2026 week 1

Isaiah Likely or Juwan Johnson?

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

Start Juwan Johnson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Juwan Johnson (DET allow the 15th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Isaiah Likely	vs DAL	9.6	21st	7.8	802	healthy
Juwan Johnson START	@ DET	10.4	15th	12.5	544	healthy

TEs vs DAL recently: Will Dissly 2.8 pts (W16) · Ben Sinnott 2.9 pts (W17) · Daniel Bellinger 9.8 pts (W18).

TEs vs DET recently: Jonnu Smith 2.8 pts (W16) · Josh Oliver 0.8 pts (W17) · Colston Loveland 15.1 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Isaiah Likely carries the higher trade value — 802 against 544 (a 32% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Isaiah Likely gets the most. Momentum: Isaiah Likely +115 and Juwan Johnson +203 over the last 30 days.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.