TE#9
Isaiah Likely
gsis_id 00-0037838
NYG
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.70 yd
- Cushion
- 5.16 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.06
- Avg YAC
- 3.11
- Share of intended air yards
- 23.5%
- Catch rate
- 64.7%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2026 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 3
- Drop rate
- 6.9%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 80.2
- Interceptions on targets
- 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 63 | 41 | 395 | 5 | 14.3 | 0.271 | 0.55 | 0 | 112.5 |
| 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
- 241 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
2026 Wk 6 · 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
58 games with stored box-score lines (2026, 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 Stats2026 · TE cohort of 13
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2026; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Brock BowersTE · LV · distance 0.71
- Separation
- 2.39
- Cushion
- 5.48
- YAC over expected
- 0.94
- Share of air yards
- 27.7
- Catch rate
- 66.1
Colston LovelandTE · CHI · distance 0.79
- Separation
- 3.00
- Cushion
- 6.01
- YAC over expected
- -0.03
- Share of air yards
- 17.3
- Catch rate
- 64.7
Sam LaPortaTE · DET · distance 0.96
- Separation
- 3.51
- Cushion
- 5.53
- YAC over expected
- 0.34
- Share of air yards
- 15.5
- Catch rate
- 70.5
Trey McBrideTE · ARI · distance 0.98
- Separation
- 2.58
- Cushion
- 5.18
- YAC over expected
- 0.31
- Share of air yards
- 22.4
- Catch rate
- 76.7
George KittleTE · SF · distance 1.03
- Separation
- 3.25
- Cushion
- 5.64
- YAC over expected
- 1.00
- Share of air yards
- 21.4
- Catch rate
- 73.9
Isaiah Likely baseline
- Separation
- 2.73
- Cushion
- 5.14
- YAC over expected
- 0.16
- Share of air yards
- 22.5
- Catch rate
- 65.1