Tyler Higbee vs. Isaiah Likely: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Tyler Higbee. Isaiah Likely is on a bye, and Tyler Higbee is projected for 8.0 PPR points vs LAC.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Tyler Higbee vs. Isaiah Likely: Week 8 side by side

Tyler Higbee
TE · LAR
Isaiah Likely
TE · NYG
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)8.0—
Floor (lowest source)6.6—
Ceiling (highest source)9.0—
StatChasers projection9.0 (TE16)—
Opponentvs LACBye
Opponent vs. position10th-toughest (11.1 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage11% target share (last 3)—
PositionTETE
Our callFLEX · StreamerSIT · No projection

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Tyler Higbee vs. Isaiah Likely Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Tyler Higbee or Isaiah Likely in Week 8?

Start Tyler Higbee. Isaiah Likely is on a bye, while Tyler Higbee projects for 8.0 PPR points vs LAC.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Tyler Higbee or Isaiah Likely?

Tyler Higbee plays LAC 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 Tyler Higbee 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 Tyler Higbee and Isaiah Likely playing in Week 8?

Tyler Higbee 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 Tyler Higbee 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). Tyler Higbee 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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