Isaiah Likely, the Coastal Carolina TE, sits at No. 145 on the consensus board across 24 public boards. The tier model reads him as a NFL starter — 5% elite, 54% starter.
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Tight end prospect with an intangibles profile and positional traits that make him projectable to the next level.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Likely was a winner in high school and played a pivotal role in the ascension of Coastal Carolina over the past two seasons.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a receiving-TE.
Sources · 4 · quotes 2
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- Lance Zierlein, NFL.com
- Bucky Brooks, NFL Network
- Lance Zierlein, nfl_com_zierlein
- Bucky Brooks, nflcom_bucky_brooks
“…Tight end prospect with an intangibles profile and positional traits that make him projectable to the next level. Likely was a winner in high school and played a pivotal role in the ascension of Coastal Carolina over the past two seasons. He lacks a prototypical tight end frame and is an inconsistent blocker, but he runs well and filled up his career stat sheet with big plays. It could take Likely a year or two to fi…”
“…Likely could emerge as a big-play weapon in an NFL offense that deploys him as a move tight end in spread formations. The Coastal Carolina product is a crafty route runner with the speed and quickness to separate from defenders on a variety of seam routes from the slot. Dropped out: Jalen Wydermyer , Texas A&M (previously No. 3)…”
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