Isaiah Likely is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
- Projection
- 7.6 pts
- TE rank
- #5
- Matchup
- bye
Isaiah Likely's fantasy role in Week 8
Isaiah Likely goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a matchup-dependent TE option for the NYG. He is rostered in 96% of leagues and actually started in 48% of them, and we rank him TE5 on our own weekly board at 7.6 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 8 matchup breakdown
The NYG are on bye in Week 8, so there is no matchup to grade. Anyone holding him needs a one-week fill-in from the waiver wire.
How to play it
Isaiah Likely is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
Use the waiver wire for a one-week plug and keep him on your bench if you are otherwise healthy at TE.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Isaiah Likely (NYG TE), our TE5 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 7.6 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. For Sally this is a volume bet, and the volume is there: 0.6 points clear of the starter baseline. The math is unsexy and convincing: 7.6 points, 9% above what the position pays out on average. He's without an opponent this week, which caps this at a roster-hold conversation. 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 TE5 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 7.6 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. Tina's lens is risk, and the risk here is low — a floor 0.6 points above the starter line. No game on the schedule this week, so the only decision is who replaces him. 48% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Spicy heat, high rank: reliable points without the fireworks.