Start Isaiah Likely v Gerald Everett vs Luke Musgrave | Week 1 TE Who Should You Start
Heading into Week 1 fantasy owners are reeling from the injuries to stars like Travis Kelce. So it’s no surprise that the biggest decisions for week 1 will likely be which backup tight end to start in place of your stud. Not exactly what fantasy owners want to deal with to start the season.
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Why You Should Start Isaiah Likely
With Mark Andrews hurt and unlikely to play it makes perfect sense for fantasy owners to give Likely a try as his replacement. Andrews is owned in 99% of leagues and is a big player to replace in lineups for week one which makes streaming Isaiah a sound strategy.
Mark Andrews had five touchdowns and over 70 catches for close to 850 receiving yards in 2022.
Fantasy owners should not expect Andrews type production with Isaiah Likely but he could very well haul in a decent game with a few grabs and a touchdown to save your Tight End slot for week 1. The Baltimore Ravens play at home against the Houston Texans. We will be updating his projection throughout the day
Why You Should Start Gerald Everett
Unlike the above decision, Everett is the starting tight end for the Los Angeles Chargers and is likely business as usual going into his Week 1 matchup against the Miami Dolphins.
Could this be a high scoring affair between Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert? The Over/Under for the Chargers vs Dolphins matchup is 50.5 which is the highest line of the week and exactly why you want to gamble on a guy like Everett.
Everett is owned in roughly 57% of leagues and starting in just 16 but I would expect that to rise as we get closer to kick off and would make Everett a solid streaming option for a tight end.
Everett ended 2022 with 55 catches for 55 yards and four touchdowns, which puts him in a perfect spot to a weekly play based on matchup.
Why You Should Start Luke Musgrave
Luke Musgrave and the Green Bay Packers are going up against the Chicago Bears and the first time in a long time, the Bears actually have the edge now that Aaron Rodgers has left for the New York Jets.
There are so many question marks for the Green Bay Packers this season that the idea of starting a tight end Week 1 against the Bears at home with a lot to prove just does not sound like the best idea.
We have Luke Musgrave ranked 23rd amongst tight ends and he should only be played if you are in a deeper league and desperate for a tight end option.
Best Starting Option for Week 1
The best starting option for Week 1 is a very close battle between Gerald Everett and Isaiah Likely. Both are good options and according to our fantasy owner data the people agree. Most of you are entirely split on who to start over the other player.
In the head to head matchup fantasy owners are starting Likely 30% of the time over Everett which has under at 26%. Try our start/sit tool to dig into deeper stats and see what players fantasy owners are starting.
Due to the change for the Chargers game to be a very high scoring matchup we are giving the nod to Everett.
