Isaiah LikelyorSam LaPorta?

Week 7 start/sit decision, tight end versus tight end.

Our call

Lean Sam LaPorta

Sam LaPorta outscores Isaiah Likely in 55% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Isaiah Likely comes out ahead in the other 45%. Lean Sam LaPorta, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Sam LaPorta projects 0.4 half-PPR points ahead in Week 7. The matchups don't separate them: Sam LaPorta faces the Green Bay Packers (20% fewer than average to TEs), Isaiah Likely faces the Houston Texans (16% fewer than average to TEs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Isaiah Likely
Floor
2.1
Median
8.0
Ceiling
19.7
Big game (15+):
20%
Dud (under 5):
31%
Sam LaPorta
Floor
3.7
Median
9.0
Ceiling
18.1
Big game (15+):
19%
Dud (under 5):
19%

Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.

StatIsaiah LikelyTE, NYG, Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 p.m. ETSam LaPortaTE, DET, Sun, Oct 25, 4:25 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection9.810.2
PPR projection12.012.4
Standard projection7.78.0
Rank this weekTE6TE5
Matchupat HOUvs GB
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game15.012.6
Last season per game4.09.7
Snap share, last game91%89%
Trade value1824