TE#9
Isaiah Likely
gsis_id 00-0037838
NYG
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.73 yd
- Cushion
- 5.31 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 1.37
- Avg YAC
- 5.67
- Share of intended air yards
- 15.7%
- Catch rate
- 75.0%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 1
- Drops
- 1
- Drop rate
- 1.8%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 93.1
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 36 | 27 | 307 | 1 | 5.4 | 0.120 | 0.26 | 0 | 61.7 |
| 2024 | 17 | 67 | 49 | 603 | 7 | 35.6 | 0.142 | 0.32 | 0 | 149.3 |
| 2023 | 16 | 46 | 34 | 461 | 6 | 31.7 | 0.102 | 0.22 | 0 | 116.1 |
| 2022 | 14 | 60 | 36 | 373 | 3 | -5.4 | 0.148 | 0.31 | 0 | 91.3 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 245 lb
- College
- Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt Conference)
- Draft
- 2022 · Rd 4 · Pk 139 · BAL
- Rookie season
- 2022
- Experience
- 5 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 12 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Questionable · BAL
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
56 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2024 · TE cohort of 33
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2024; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Chigoziem OkonkwoTE · TEN · distance 0.39
- Separation
- 4.06
- Cushion
- 6.80
- YAC over expected
- 1.01
- Share of air yards
- 9.8
- Catch rate
- 74.3
Noah FantTE · SEA · distance 0.76
- Separation
- 4.19
- Cushion
- 6.00
- YAC over expected
- 0.67
- Share of air yards
- 8.7
- Catch rate
- 75.0
Tyler ConklinTE · NYJ · distance 0.90
- Separation
- 4.32
- Cushion
- 6.16
- YAC over expected
- -0.07
- Share of air yards
- 9.6
- Catch rate
- 70.8
Jonnu SmithTE · MIA · distance 1.07
- Separation
- 3.50
- Cushion
- 6.35
- YAC over expected
- 0.85
- Share of air yards
- 14.6
- Catch rate
- 79.3
Sam LaPortaTE · DET · distance 1.11
- Separation
- 3.53
- Cushion
- 5.97
- YAC over expected
- 1.43
- Share of air yards
- 17.2
- Catch rate
- 72.3
Isaiah Likely baseline
- Separation
- 4.32
- Cushion
- 6.71
- YAC over expected
- 1.32
- Share of air yards
- 11.9
- Catch rate
- 72.4