Isaiah Likely Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Cowboys

Isaiah Likely and the New York Giants will play the Dallas Cowboys -- whose pass defense was ranked 32nd in the NFL last year (251.5 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET.

Is Likely a daily fantasy option for you this week, as he faces the Cowboys? More stats and info can be found in this article, so check it out.

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Isaiah Likely Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 8:20 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 5.1
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 6.6
• Projected Receiving Yards: 36.75
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.24

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Likely 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Likely picked up 34.7 fantasy points (2.9 per game), 49th at his position and 310th in the NFL.
• Likely accumulated 8.5 fantasy points -- four catches, 25 yards and one touchdown -- in Week 14 versus the Pittsburgh Steelers, which was his best game last year.
• In Week 13 versus the Cincinnati Bengals, Likely picked up 7.5 fantasy points, with these numbers: five receptions, 95 yards. That was his second-best output of the year.
• Likely picked up 0.6 fantasy points -- two catches, six yards, on two targets -- in Week 6 against the Los Angeles Rams, which was his poorest game of the year.
• In his second-worst game of the season, Likely ended up with 0.8 fantasy points -- two receptions, eight yards, on two targets -- in Week 8 versus the Chicago Bears.

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Cowboys Defensive Performance

• Dallas allowed over 300 passing yards to four QBs last year.
• 15 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Cowboys last year.
• Through the air last season, Dallas gave up two or more touchdown passes to 11 opposing QBs.
• Last year, the Cowboys allowed six players to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Through the air, Dallas allowed over 100 receiving yards to six players last season.
• Against the Cowboys last season, 28 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Against Dallas last year, six players hauled in more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• Looking at run D, the Cowboys gave up more than 100 rushing yards to five players last season.
• In terms of run defense, Dallas gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 17 players last season.
• In the running game, the Cowboys allowed six players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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