Isaiah Likely is a fair Week 10 play — our TE4 at 6.6 projected points, right around the TE starter line.
- Projection
- 6.6 pts
- TE rank
- #4
- Matchup
- vs WSH
Isaiah Likely's fantasy role in Week 10
Isaiah Likely goes into Week 10 of the 2026 season as a every-week lineup piece at TE for the NYG. He is rostered in 96% of leagues and actually started in 73% of them, and we rank him TE4 on our own weekly board at 6.6 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 10 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs WSH. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 2 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting TE baseline of 7 points, his 6.6-point projection is 0.4 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Isaiah Likely is a fair Week 10 play — our TE4 at 6.6 projected points, right around the TE starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another TE, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Isaiah Likely (NYG TE), our TE4 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season vs WSH, projecting 6.6 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. Sally's angle is simple: he's a top-six TE on our board, and she never benches the guys who win weeks. He grades 6% below the average weekly TE number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. WSH is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. Sally keeps the Pepper Meter at Spicy here because the ceiling is capped, not the role.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Isaiah Likely (NYG TE), our TE4 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season vs WSH, projecting 6.6 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. Tina plays contrarian — with 73% start rate he's priced in, and she cares more about his floor than his name. The vs WSH draw matters here — home snaps against WSH shape how often he's asked to do something. He's still in 73% of lineups at 96% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. Spicy heat, high rank: reliable points without the fireworks.