A.J. Brown vs. Isaiah Likely: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start A.J. Brown. Isaiah Likely is on a bye, and A.J. Brown is projected for 15.0 PPR points vs MIA.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

A.J. Brown vs. Isaiah Likely: Week 8 side by side

A.J. Brown
WR · NE
Isaiah Likely
TE · NYG
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)15.0—
Floor (lowest source)13.4—
Ceiling (highest source)16.6—
StatChasers projection14.5 (WR14)—
Opponentvs MIABye
Opponent vs. position3rd-toughest (23.8 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage22% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRTE
Our callSTART · WR2SIT · No projection

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A.J. Brown vs. Isaiah Likely Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start A.J. Brown or Isaiah Likely in Week 8?

Start A.J. Brown. Isaiah Likely is on a bye, while A.J. Brown projects for 15.0 PPR points vs MIA.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, A.J. Brown or Isaiah Likely?

A.J. Brown plays MIA and Isaiah Likely is on a bye in Week 8.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Does PPR scoring change A.J. Brown vs. Isaiah Likely?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are A.J. Brown and Isaiah Likely playing in Week 8?

A.J. Brown has no injury designation, and Isaiah Likely is on a bye.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the A.J. Brown and Isaiah Likely projections come from?

Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). A.J. Brown is projected by 5 of them and Isaiah Likely by 0.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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