Colby Parkinson vs Isaiah Likely: Who Should You Start?
If you are choosing between Colby Parkinson and Isaiah Likely for your lineup, you are not alone. Colby Parkinson finished the 2025 season at 7.2 PPG for the Los Angeles Rams (15 games), and Isaiah Likely averaged 3.4 for the New York Giants (14 games).
That 3.8-point weekly advantage for Colby Parkinson is meaningful but not automatic. Fantasy football is a week-to-week sport, and the answer to "who should I start" often changes based on opponent, recent form, and game environment. Season averages set the baseline; weekly context makes the call.
Colby Parkinson is the volume tight end in this matchup with 43 receptions for 408 yards, while Isaiah Likely profiles as a more touchdown-dependent spike play (1 scores on 27 catches). In weeks where Isaiah Likely finds the end zone he out-scores Colby Parkinson, but the floor gap is real.
Colby Parkinson has his bye in Week 6, and Isaiah Likely rests in Week 11. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at tight end for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
