Fantasy Football Player Notes

An ankle injury in Week 11 ended Mark Andrews' regular season prematurely, but before he went down, he was having a characteristically productive season, ranking fourth among tight ends in fantasy scoring. Andrews' yearly finishes in fantasy points per game (0.5 PPR) since his second-year breakout in 2019: TE4, TE4, TE1, TE3, TE4. Over that fruitful five-year run, he's averaged 4.9 receptions, 60.6 receiving yards and 0.5 touchdowns per game. Andrews should once again be a prominent contributor in the Baltimore passing attack in 2024 and should be one of the first five tight ends to come off the board in fantasy drafts.

If there's such a thing as a handcuff tight end, Isaiah Likely is it. Likely has mostly been a nonfactor when Ravens TE Mark Andrews has been healthy, but when Andrews has been out, Likely has flashed. Over the eight games that Andrews has missed the last two years, Likely has racked up 30 catches for 449 yards and six TDs. That's high-end TE1 production. If Andrews is healthy, Likely doesn't have much fantasy value. But if Andrews were to miss any time in 2024, Likely would become a must-start.