Usage comparison · Tight ends

Isaiah Likely vs Sam LaPorta

Isaiah Likely gets more of his team's passes (28% vs 18%) and more of the deep throws (18% of its air yards vs 9%). Near the end zone, Sam LaPorta has had more chances (5 vs 4 plays within 20 yards), but Isaiah Likely gets a bigger share of his team's chances there (17% vs 12%). Isaiah Likely is scoring more fantasy points a game (13.1 vs 11.5, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 12.5 vs 11.9 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–3 · Updated Sep 29, 2026

TENYG

Isaiah Likely
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
13.1
Expected points per gameEst.
12.5

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

TEDET

Sam LaPorta
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
11.5
Expected points per gameEst.
11.9

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 3. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Isaiah Likely and Sam LaPorta, season usage side by side
StatIsaiah LikelySam LaPorta
Games33
Passes thrown to him
Targets2319
Target share28%18%
Air-yards share18%9%
Catches1514
Receiving yards124144
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances45
Red-zone share17%12%
End-zone targets13
Touchdowns
Touchdowns21
Expected touchdownsEst.1.01.9
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)13.111.5
Fantasy points (PPR)39.434.4
Expected points per gameEst.12.511.9
Points vs expectedEst.+0.6−0.4

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

  • Isaiah Likely
  • Sam LaPorta
Target share by week
WeekIsaiah LikelySam LaPorta
128%against DAL21%against NO
231%against LA18%against BUF
324%against TEN13%against NYJ

Next to each number: that week's opponent.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Isaiah Likely and Sam LaPorta
LeaderboardIsaiah LikelySam LaPorta
Target share leaders#2of 29 tight ends#12of 29 tight ends
Air-yards share leaders#7of 29 tight ends#19of 29 tight ends
Red-zone share leaders#3of 12 tight ends#7of 12 tight ends
Red-zone opportunity leaders#6of 93 tight ends#5of 93 tight ends
End-zone target leaders#23of 93 tight ends#2of 93 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#5of 93 tight ends#7of 93 tight ends

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