The Baltimore Ravens will face the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 10. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding TE Isaiah Likely.
Is Isaiah Likely Playing in Week 10?
Likely (hamstring) won’t play Thursday night against the Bengals. He was listed as a ‘DNP’ over the last three days, and he’ll sit Thursday’s game out and target a potential return to action Nov. 17 against the Steelers. In his absence, Mark Andrews is slated to lead the Ravens’ TE corps versus Cincinnati, with Charlie Kolar also mixing in.
We’ll continue to monitor the Ravens’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start Mark Andrews In Place of Isaiah Likely?
Mark Andrews ran 27.7 routes per game last season, and that allowed him to earn the type of volume, even in an offense structured around the ground game, to return consistent, viable production.
The Ravens have won six of their past seven games, a stretch that has seen the veteran tight end run more than 22 routes just a single time. Father Time is one thing, but not being given the opportunity to produce is another. Is Baltimore telling us that there is skill deterioration here instead of letting us see it for ourselves?
I think that’s possible, and that’s concerning, but at the same time, it’s clear that they aren’t punting on him completely, even with an athletic option waiting in the wings. Andrews’ aDOT is up 18.3% from a season ago. With six red-zone touches over his past five games, it’s clear that they still value what he brings to the table, even if it’s not what it once was.
When factoring all of that in, Andrews profiles as a matchup play more than the All-Pro we were hoping for this summer. That’s not ideal, but against the 27th-ranked red-zone defense in the league, we can project Andrews to get his chances to produce on Thursday night.
Will he make the most of his limited opportunities? I can’t predict the future (what fun would it be if I knew what was coming?), but I can tell you that the numbers suggest that he will get the opportunity, and that’s worth investing in at a position like this.
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Isaiah Likely’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 10
Likely is projected to score 0 points in Week 10.
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PFN Insight on the Bengals’ Defense
The Cincinnati Bengals continue to be an above-average defense against bad offenses and then a bad defense against good offenses. That combination has meant that they have fallen to 4-5 this season and have yet to beat a team with more than two wins to their name in 2024.
Their inability to stop the run will make things difficult in Week 10 against the Baltimore Ravens, while their struggles to get pressures and sacks without sending extra men will also make it hard to stem the Ravens’ passing game. Compounding all that is that they rank 26th on third down and 27th in the red zone, which has resulted in them allowing 2.25 points per drive (25th).
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Isaiah Likely’s Week 10 Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 3:30 AM ET on Saturday, December 28. If you're in a Superflex league, make sure you check out our Weekly Consensus Superflex Rankings.
Week 17 TE PPR Rankings
1) Brock Bowers | LV (at NO)
2) Trey McBride | ARI (at LAR)
3) George Kittle | SF (vs. DET)
4) Jonnu Smith | MIA (at CLE)
5) Sam LaPorta | DET (at SF)
6) Mark Andrews | BAL (at HOU)
7) Travis Kelce | KC (at PIT)
8) T.J. Hockenson | MIN (vs. GB)
9) Dalton Schultz | HOU (vs. BAL)
10) Pat Freiermuth | PIT (vs. KC)
11) Chigoziem Okonkwo | TEN (at JAX)
12) Tucker Kraft | GB (at MIN)
13) Dalton Kincaid | BUF (vs. NYJ)
14) Brenton Strange | JAX (vs. TEN)
15) Jake Ferguson | DAL (at PHI)
16) Hunter Henry | NE (vs. LAC)
17) Juwan Johnson | NO (vs. LV)
18) Stone Smartt | LAC (at NE)
19) Zach Ertz | WAS (vs. ATL)
20) Kyle Pitts | ATL (at WAS)
21) Mike Gesicki | CIN (vs. DEN)
22) Will Dissly | LAC (at NE)
23) Noah Gray | KC (at PIT)
24) Isaiah Likely | BAL (at HOU)
25) Cole Kmet | CHI (vs. SEA)
26) Grant Calcaterra | PHI (vs. DAL)
27) Austin Hooper | NE (vs. LAC)
28) Noah Fant | SEA (at CHI)
29) Ja'Tavion Sanders | CAR (at TB)
30) Foster Moreau | NO (vs. LV)
31) Tyler Higbee | LAR (vs. ARI)
32) Michael Mayer | LV (at NO)
33) Tommy Tremble | CAR (at TB)
34) Daniel Bellinger | NYG (vs. IND)
35) Dawson Knox | BUF (vs. NYJ)
36) Payne Durham | TB (vs. CAR)
37) Tyler Conklin | NYJ (at BUF)
38) Jordan Akins | CLE (vs. MIA)