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Isaiah Likely New York Giants · #9

Tight End · 6' 4", 241 lbs · Cambridge, MA · Age 26

Isaiah Likely is a Tight End for the New York Giants, drafted 139th overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 22 passes for 190 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 139th overall5-yr veteran
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New York Giants · #9 · Tight End
Isaiah Likely
Season avg22 rec · 190 yds · 2 td
Career avg157 rec · 1,758 yds · 17 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
22rec
190yds
2td
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Scouting report

Isaiah Likely — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Isaiah Likely is a Tight End for the New York Giants, drafted 139th overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 22 passes for 190 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Big-play
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
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Volume
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Big-play
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Target share
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Act II

Where Isaiah Likely stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #38 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
164Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Isaiah Likely — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
190 YDS
drill in ↓
A+
Volume
22 REC
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C+
Big-play
8.6 Y/R
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A+
Scoring
2 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Isaiah Likely

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
27
rec
19–35
280
rec yds
165–394
2
td
0–4
40
targets
31–49
9
games
5–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 22 → projected 27 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
+0.3
Net vs last season+5.3 rec
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 26 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 16 / 14 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Isaiah Likely career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2022163637336010.4
2023173041154013.7
2024164247765811.4
2025142730713711.4
2026 in progress · 4 games4221902358.6
Career671571,75817230
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New York Giants built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
97off index
65def index
+28net
76%playoff odds
60roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (97), defense C (65) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 96, pass rush 30, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Isaiah Likely

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-04-18

The beginning

Isaiah Likely is a Tight End for the New York Giants, in his 5th NFL season.

New York Giants

Turning pro

Drafted 139th overall, 2022 as a Tight End.

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Isaiah Likely is a New York Giants tight end, drafted 139th overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 157 passes for 1,758 yards and 17 touchdowns.

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Most recently he caught 22 passes for 190 yards and 2 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 4"
Weight
241 lbs
Draft
139th overall, 2022
Born
Cambridge, MA
Age
26
Jersey
#9
Background

Isaiah Likely is from Cambridge, MA and is 26 years old. He was drafted 139th overall, 2022 and plays tight end at 6' 4", 241 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 157 passes for 1,758 yards and 17 touchdowns. Likely is currently on the New York Giants roster.

The person

Isaiah Likely is a rotational tight end who has caught 157 passes for 1,758 yards and 17 touchdowns across 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Receiving157 career receptions for 1,758 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Best season42 catches for 477 yards in 2024.
Draft pedigree139th overall, 2022.
Durability67 career games played.
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FAQ

Isaiah Likely — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Isaiah Likely, answered.

What position does Isaiah Likely play?
Isaiah Likely is a Tight End for the New York Giants.
When was Isaiah Likely drafted?
Isaiah Likely was drafted 139th overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Isaiah Likely played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are Isaiah Likely's career stats?
He has caught 157 passes for 1,758 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Isaiah Likely career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE1
listed starter
Snap share
67%
of offensive snaps
Target share
32%
WOPR 0.64
Listed as the starter (TE1) on the current depth chartAlpha target: 32% team target share (WOPR 0.636)

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs DAL
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
51
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 6
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
76
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs DALW2 @ LAW3 vs TENW4 vs ARIW5 @ WASW6 vs NOW7 @ HOUW8 · BYEW9 @ PHIW10 vs WASW11 vs JAXW12 @ INDW13 vs SFW14 @ SEAW15 vs CLEW16 @ DETW17 @ DALW18 vs PHI

Each week grades Isaiah Likely's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
6
since 2022
Games missed
4
listed Out
Lower-body
6
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk12 · Calf2025 Wk11 · Hip2025 Wk4 · Foot (Questionable)2025 Wk3 · Foot (Out)2025 Wk2 · Foot (Out)2025 Wk1 · Foot (Out)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 3 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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