The Baltimore Ravens will face the Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round. 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 vs. the Bills?
Likely is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any unexpected setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
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 or Sit Isaiah Likely in the Divisional Round?
Likely’s profile is maddening. The physical tools are evident, but he’s run fewer than 20 routes in four of his past five games, thus keeping his floor lower than I believe it should be given this offense’s potency.
That said, this is still a player I’m in on, and I think this quietly could be an advantageous spot.
As mentioned, Buffalo was able to regularly send heat at Bo Nix over the weekend, something that I’m reading much more as a damnation of the rookie QB than anything we need to adjust to. The Bills entered the postseason holding the lowest pressure rate of playoff teams, and I think that sticks into a matchup against a veteran QB with a versatile run game.
Likely’s target rates, 2024:
- When Lamar Jackson is pressured: 11.4%
- When Lamar Jackson is not pressured: 21.6%
We saw RBs/TEs account for two-thirds of Jackson’s targets in the first game against these Bills, and I think the home team forces him to do something similar this time around. If that train of thought comes through, we are talking about a walking mismatch who averages 2.2 PPR points per target this season, a rate greater than Sam LaPorta and Jonnu Smith.
We got a discount in ownership and price tag when comparing Likely to Mark Andrews — I label both of them as TD-reliant options in an offense I trust, so give me the one that gives me the edge over my competition and opens up more spending options at the receiver position.
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Isaiah Likely’s Fantasy Points Projection in the Divisional Round
As of Sunday, Likely is projected to score 9.5 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 3.3 receptions for 38.1 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
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Isaiah Likely’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship TE PPR Rankings
1) Travis Kelce | KC (vs. BUF)
2) Dallas Goedert | PHI (vs. WAS)
3) Dalton Kincaid | BUF (at KC)
4) Zach Ertz | WAS (at PHI)
5) Noah Gray | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Dawson Knox | BUF (at KC)
7) John Bates | WAS (at PHI)
8) Grant Calcaterra | PHI (vs. WAS)
9) Ben Sinnott | WAS (at PHI)
10) Quintin Morris | BUF (at KC)
11) Peyton Hendershot | KC (vs. BUF)
12) E.J. Jenkins | PHI (vs. WAS)
13) Anthony Firkser | NYJ ()