Despite their high motor offense, the Baltimore Ravens finished the season with an 8-9 record and missed the playoffs, leading to the firing of John Harbaugh. Another Ravens’ stint might be over with as tight end Isaiah Likely drops a major hint about his upcoming free agency, admitting his time with Baltimore might be over.
Isaiah Likely Braces Ravens Fans for Possible Departure
After a college career at Coastal Carolina, the Ravens drafted likely with the 139th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Since then, Likely has been a consistent target for Lamar Jackson, but he has never had a regular opportunity as TE1 over Mark Andrews.
During a trip to San Francisco, the tight end had the chance to sit down with Barstool Sports’ Jon Gruden to talk football. During the interview, he said the following:
“I just wanna be able to blossom. I feel like the last couple years I’ve had a great vet in Mark Andrews. He’s taught me everything to be a star-caliber tight end to the point where it’s like now, I feel like I just wanna be on a team where I can get out there and help a quarterback put up as much points as possible.”
According to PFSN’s Austin Swaim, there are several potential landing spots for Likely, including the Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles, and Kansas City Chiefs.
Isaiah Likely sat down with Jon Gruden in San Francisco in an interview that was just released today.
On what he told his agent as free agency looms:
“I just wanna be able to blossom. I feel like the last couple years I’ve had a great vet in Mark Andrews. He’s taught me… pic.twitter.com/9dplb1xCdW
— Bobby Trosset (@bobbybaltim0re) February 19, 2026
In 63 career regular-season games, Likely has caught 135 passes for 1568 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns. In four playoff games, he’s caught 11 receptions for 176 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Since joining the league, Likely has qualified for PFSN’s NFL TE Impact Metric (TEi) three times. Here’s how he ranked and performed in each of those seasons:
2023
In 2023, Likely ranked as the 15th best tight end in the league according to PFSN’s TEi. After catching 30 receptions for 411 yards and five touchdowns in 17 games, he finished with a grade of C+ and an impact score of 77.0.
2024
2024 was the best season of the tight end’s young career. He finished ranked as the ninth-best tight end with an impact score of 80.8 and a letter grade of B-. During the season, he caught 42 receptions for 477 yards and six touchdowns.
2025
Out of the three qualified years, this was the worst for Likely, who ranked 29th out of all tight ends with an impact score of 74.4 and a letter grade of C. He caught 27 receptions for 307 yards and one touchdown.
