2026 season · Week 5 · TE
Toss-up between Likely and Warren in PPR. Too close to call: 10.8 vs 10.7 projected PPR points; WAS allows the 2nd-most TE points (early-season DvP is a weak signal). In standard scoring the call flips to Likely.
Isaiah LikelyNYGTE@ WAS11.1 PPR pts
Floor 3 · median 10.1 · ceiling 21
Too close to call: 10.8 vs 10.7 projected PPR points; WAS allows the 2nd-most TE points (early-season DvP is a weak signal).
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Tyler WarrenINDTE@ PIT10.9 PPR pts
Floor 3 · median 9.8 · ceiling 21
Too close to call: 10.7 vs 10.8 projected PPR points; WAS allows the 2nd-most TE points (early-season DvP is a weak signal).
MediumAdd more players in Who Should I StartIsaiah Likely stats and usageTyler Warren stats and usageAll Week 5 projections
Both players come from the same weekly projection: a mean and an 80% range from 2,000 simulated games, scored in your format, and the chance he plays. Start goes to the higher expected points (chance to play × projection); within 10% is a Flex-level close call. The tier ranks each player against everyone at his position this week. Reasons are templates filled with the model's numbers.
Updated Tue, Oct 6, 2:39 PM ETFull methodology
Toss-up between Likely and Warren in PPR. Too close to call: 10.8 vs 10.7 projected PPR points; WAS allows the 2nd-most TE points (early-season DvP is a weak signal). In standard scoring the call flips to Likely.
Tyler Warren: his 90th-percentile outcome is 21 PPR points against 21 for Isaiah Likely, from 2,000 simulated games each.
Tyler Warren: a floor (10th percentile) of 3 PPR points vs 3, and a 98% chance to play vs 98%.
PPR: Likely 11.1, Warren 10.9; half-PPR: Likely 8.7, Warren 8.5; standard: Likely 6.4, Warren 6.1 (points if he plays).
