Isaiah Likely
TE - Baltimore Ravens
Availability
The last time Isaiah Likely faced Cincy in Week 13, he secured five of his six targets with 95 receiving yards as the TE9 for the week. In that same game, the Bengals utilized two high with 52.6% of their defensive snaps. Against two high, Likely has had a 13.8% target share with 1.41 yards per route run and a 10.5% first-read share. Likely has been the more productive tight end this season for Baltimore against two high this season, and it wouldn't be shocking to see him outproduce Mark Andrews again. Likely is a solid streaming option at tight end this week. Cincy has allowed the most receiving yards, yards per target, and fantasy points per game to tight ends.
Lamar Jackson got out of his fantasy funk with 21.1 fantasy points versus the Steelers (a fantasy QB1 on the week). He rushed for 43 yards and 1 TD, but two drops by Rashod Bateman and Isaiah Likely stopped him from finishing inside the top 5.
Likely went 4-25-1 on six targets, while Mark Andrews (fresh off a newly signed extension) caught one pass on five targets. Bengals are next, so both guys are back on the fantasy radar... particularly Likely, given how involved he has been the last two games (especially in the red zone area). 9 catches to Andrews' 5 in the last two games. He has been a top 12 TE the last two weeks, despite two TDs that didn't convert. Andrews had 2 end-zone targets versus the Steelers but didn't score.