Tight end has become a particularly volatile position in fantasy football. It has become increasingly common for fantasy owners to stream different tight ends on a week-by-week basis to give their team the edge. One player who had consistently separated himself from the average tight end pack was Mark Andrews. But the three-time Pro Bowler has had some ups and downs, and the emergence of Isaiah Likely has added another factor to his outlook. Now 29 years old, Andrews is heading into the final year of his contract with the Baltimore Ravens with plenty on the line ahead of the 2025 NFL season. But is this a buy-low spot where Andrews can return to his throne as one of the top fantasy football tight ends, or are his best days behind him? With plenty on the line as Andrews attempts to set himself up for another big payday, let’s dive into some fair expectations for the Ravens star.
Mark Andrews’s 2025 fantasy football outlook:
The addition of Derrick Henry led to some fairly notable shifts in the Ravens’ offense last season. But Mark Andrews still made his presence felt and produced a career-high 11 touchdowns. He tallied 55 receptions for 673 yards overall. This comes while Isaiah Likely added 42 receptions for 477 yards and six touchdowns of his own. Andrews averaged 11.1 fantasy points per game last season based on DraftKings scoring, which was tied for the seventh-best rate among tight ends. The 188.8 total fantasy points logged ranks sixth among tight ends and 89th among all positions.
Looking at the production from Andrews throughout his career, he has averaged 12.8 fantasy points per game. His best season came in 2021, in which he tallied 107 receptions for 1,361 yards and nine touchdowns. Andrews averaged 18.6 fantasy points per game this season and comfortably led all tight ends in fantasy points per game and total fantasy points. He ranked fifth among tight ends in fantasy points per game in 2023 with 13.5, third in 2022 with 13.3, fourth in 2020 with 12.2, and seventh in 2019 with 14.3 per game.
The biggest threat to Andrews’ production is the emergence of Isaiah Likely. After being on the field for 40% and 44% of offensive snaps across his first two seasons, Likely clocked 60% of offensive snaps last year and produced career highs in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns. While 29 is not ancient by tight end standards, there is a lot of wear and tear on Andrews already in his career. He missed seven games due to a broken fibula in 2023 and also has suffered a torn ligament in his ankle, a knee strain, and a pair of injuries to his right shoulder throughout the years. The expansion of Lively’s role felt a bit like the passing of the torch last season. Andrews still logged 61% of offensive snaps last season, but this was his lowest mark since 2019.
The lack of reliable production at the tight end position should ensure that Andrews remains on your fantasy football draft boards. But expectations should be tempered a bit moving forward. He should still end up as one of the top 10 tight ends almost by default, but brace yourself for a bit of a statistical regression this season. Andrews will be hungry to earn another contract as he heads to free agency this summer but don’t be surprised if Baltimore ends up fully leaning on Isaiah Likely after this season. Andrews is being selected as roughly the eighth tight end of the board, and this feels about right. Don’t bank on his hunger for a new contract to outweigh the wear and tear his body has sustained and Lively’s role in the offense. It may be time to come to terms with Andrews’ time as one of the premier tight ends being behind him, although the options of players to surpass him are fairly limited.
