Sam LaPorta or Isaiah Likely?

By Fantasy Hall of Fame · Data as of November 12, 2026

In week 9, 718 real fantasy leagues had a team with both Sam LaPorta and Isaiah Likely that started one of them. 78% started Sam LaPorta. Isaiah Likely scored 16.3 to Sam LaPorta's 7.2, so the 22% who started him got it right. Week 10: Sam LaPorta faces NE, which has allowed 12.1 PPR points a game to TEs since week 3 (20th most of 32); Isaiah Likely faces WAS, which has allowed 18.0 PPR points a game to TEs since week 3 (6th most of 32).

Player	Week 10 matchup	Started, week 9	Points a week	Last 3 games	Value
Sam LaPorta DET	vs NE 12.1 a game to TEs, 20th most	78%	11.6	2.8, 6.5, 7.2	19
Isaiah Likely NYG	vs WAS 18.0 a game to TEs, 6th most	22%	16.1	23.9, 3.2, 16.3	24

Isaiah Likely has outscored Sam LaPorta in 4 of 7 weeks both played this season. Real leagues' rest-of-season values: Sam LaPorta 19, Isaiah Likely 24.

Every week managers chose between them

Week by week

A call: a team with both players at the same position on its roster, both of whom played that week, that started one and benched the other. Leagues: the leagues where a team made that call; a week's list shows calls at least 100 leagues made, with at least 15% going the other way. Calls come from Yahoo, Sleeper and ESPN leagues. Points are PPR. Matchup: the PPR points a game his week 10 opponent has allowed to his position since week 3, ranked across the league. Value: real leagues' rest-of-season Trade Values, the median across leagues, with the top player at 100 (see the rankings).

More calls at every position on the week 10 start/sit page.