Colston Loveland
Chicago BearsColston Loveland has 33 catches, 309 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns in 8 games for the Chicago Bears this season through Week 8, 9.5 PPR points a game (updated November 6, 2026).
Model Score by season
Down 8.0 from last season.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
A rookie tight end who arrived late and loudly.
The case for
- Three consecutive 21-plus PPR weeks to close the rookie season (Wks 17, 18, 19); the trajectory is finally connecting.
- 10th overall draft capital plus Michigan national title pedigree at 6'6" 241; the long-term tier-1 ceiling is intact.
The worry
- 58 rookie catches for 713 yards reflects a slow first half; the role share took 15 weeks to develop.
- Caleb Williams's tier-5 QB rank is the gating factor; Loveland's tier-1 case needs the QB to climb.
What to watch: Whether Caleb Williams's year-three offense gives Loveland 80-plus catches in 2026; the late-season tape suggests it is coming.
Full take and bio
Loveland's rookie line at STTM #8 tier 2 with the 23.7 PPR Week 19 closer and three consecutive 21-plus PPR weeks (17-19) is the rare end-of-season breakout for a first-round TE. The Caleb Williams tier-5 QB rank capped the early-season volume; the late-season ramp says the talent is fully NFL-ready heading into year two.
Loveland was born in Goldendale, Washington, attended Gooding High in Idaho, and played at Michigan where he won the 2023 CFP national title and earned 2024 second-team All-American honors. Chicago took him 10th overall in the 2025 NFL Draft. Rookie line: 58 catches for 713 yards and 6 TDs.
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
Plays like: Evan Engram, Kyle Brady, Lance Kendricks. Built like: Marlin Klein, John Michael Gyllenborg, Greg Olsen. Coming out: Zach Ertz, Tyler Eifert, T.J. Hockenson.
Of his 20 closest coming out: 3 stars, 4 starters, 10 backups, 3 didn't stick.
Colston Loveland Props This Weekvs TB Sun Nov 8
| Market | Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 5.5 | +110 BetRivers | -131 DraftKings |
| Receiving yards | 54.5 | -109 DraftKings | -115 DraftKings |
| Longest reception | 20.5 | -112 DraftKings | -115 DraftKings |
| Anytime TD | +165 BetMGM |
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Colston Loveland Injury StatusNot listed
Colston Loveland is not on the injury report as of Nov 6. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season · 8 games
9.5 fantasy points a game, 76 PPR on the season. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.
Contract2026 cap
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.
Fantasy outlookWeek 9
Our rest-of-season board has Colston Loveland at TE6 (the public consensus says TE4); the model has 75 PPR points left for him this season; this week he hosts TB.
Price a trade for him on the fantasy trade calculator, or see the whole board on the Fantasy hub.
Draft & College
Round 1, pick 10 to the Chicago Bears in 2025, out of Michigan (Big Ten). He went about where consensus had him.
In college, 2022-2024, 35 games: 116 rec, 1,460 yds, 11 TD, 12.6 yds/rec. Coming out: 4.7s 40 yd.
Recruited
Class of 2022 · Tight end · High school: Gooding, ID
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