Erik Beimfohr said he is building a "nice healthy bag" of Isaiah Likely around pick 120 because the Ravens have done nothing to strengthen target competition and there is still a non-zero chance Mark Andrews is traded or cut for cap relief. Likely averaged 2.05 yards per route and was a top-10 fantasy tight end in the four games Andrews missed last year, demonstrating immediate TE1 upside in Baltimore’s Todd Monken offense. If Andrews were removed, Beimfohr believes Likely would be drafted ahead of where Andrews currently goes (around pick 100) and could rise into the Laporta/Hockenson tier by late summer. Even without an Andrews move, Likely offers weekly spike-week potential on a team projected top-five in points. At his current price, drafters are paying for a low-end TE2 while getting legitimate top-six contingency upside for free.
Erik Beimfohr said he is "trying to get a nice healthy bag" of Isaiah Likely at his late-11th/12th-round DraftKings price. Likely already flashed 20-plus-point upside in two 2023 spot starts, and Beimfohr noted Baltimore added zero target competition this off-season. If the Ravens trade or cut Mark Andrews to free cap space—a non-zero possibility given Andrews’ age and contract—Likely would jump at least four rounds, landing in the Dallas Goedert/Sam LaPorta tier. Even without that move, Likely offers an easy back-door correlation with Lamar Jackson stacks in BBM and provides elite injury contingency value on a top-five scoring offense. Beimfohr believes Likely’s floor is TE2 filler, but the ceiling is a league-winning top-five tight end that you can still draft outside pick 130.