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2026 season · TE · #84 · 2nd season

84Colston Loveland

Age 22 · 6'6" · 241 lb · Michigan · Pick 10 overall (2025). Listed TE1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 85% across 7 games.

Week 8 report · Neck · Full ParticipationTE1Bears players
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Targets
42
6.0 per game
T-11th of 45
Receptions
26
62% catch rate
T-18th of 45
Yards
244
35 per game
20th of 45
Touchdowns
2
14 first downs
T-17th of 45
Target share
19%
17% of air yards
T-8th of 45
aDOT
6.9
air yards per target
15th of 45
EPA / target
-0.04
-1.7 total
35th of 45
YAC / catch
4.1
107 after the catch
32nd of 45
The short version
  • How goodLoveland's -1.7 EPA is 35th of 45 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+12.1, 21st percentile per target).
  • Fantasy5.2 standard points a game, TE21 of 109.7.1 half-PPR points a game, TE19 of 109.8.9 PPR points a game, TE20 of 109.
  • How he's usedHe works the middle of the field: 40% of his targets come between the numbers (league 26%).
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 8 a game over his last three against 6 for the season.
  • This weekA tough matchup: the Seahawks rank 6th vs TE, allowing +0.03 EPA per target to tight ends.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 45 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets19%8th of 45
82nd
Depth of targetair yards per target6.915th of 45
68th
After the catchyards per reception4.132nd of 45
30th
Catch ratereceptions per target62%41st of 45
10th
EPA per target-0.0435th of 45
23rd
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target33%29th of 45
36th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better10%42nd of 45
7th
Yards per game34.920th of 45
57th
Success rate50%T-31st of 45
31st
Total EPA-1.735th of 45
23rd
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Loveland scores 5.2 standard points a game, TE21 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.6 and 11.1; 2 boom weeks (9+) and 3 busts (under 3). This week the Seahawks allow the 3rd-fewest standard points to TEs, 5.2 a game.

Points a game5.2TE21 of 109
Season36.4TE22 · 7 games
Most weeks0.6–11.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 39+ · under 3

Loveland scores 7.1 half-PPR points a game, TE19 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.2 and 14.1; 2 boom weeks (12+) and 3 busts (under 4). This week the Seahawks allow the 4th-fewest half-PPR points to TEs, 7.5 a game.

Points a game7.1TE19 of 109
Season49.4TE21 · 7 games
Most weeks1.2–14.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 312+ · under 4

Loveland scores 8.9 PPR points a game, TE20 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.8 and 17.1; 2 boom weeks (15+) and 3 busts (under 5). This week the Seahawks allow the 4th-fewest PPR points to TEs, 9.9 a game.

Points a game8.9TE20 of 109
Season62.4TE21 · 7 games
Most weeks1.8–17.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 315+ · under 5
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 45 tight ends

He works the middle of the field: 40% of his targets come between the numbers (league 26%). Play action finds him: 38% of his targets come off a fake (league 22%). His share of the team's targets is 19%: on third down it holds at 17%; inside the 20 it climbs to 28%.

Works the middleMiddle of the field 40% · 99th pctlPlay-action targetPlay action 38% · 83rd pctlRed-zone guy28% inside the 20 · 19% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
5%
41st
Screensshare of his targets
7%
63rd
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
40%
99th
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
44%
41st
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
17%
72nd
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
28%
88th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
60%
72nd
Play actiontargets off play action
38%
83rd
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

This weekWeek 8 · at SeahawksMon Nov 2 · 8:15 PM EST
The game
SEAat Seahawks
Mon Nov 2 · 8:15 PM EST
Lumen Field
SEA −3 · O/U 46.5
The defense vs TE
6th vs TE
allow +0.03 EPA per target to tight ends, league +0.21
a tough matchup
His history
vs top-10 defenses: 3 games, 7.3 targets a game, 46 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
Full Participation in Practice · Neck
Snap share, last 3: 84%

A tough matchup: the Seahawks rank 6th vs TE, allowing +0.03 EPA per target to tight ends. He has averaged 46 yards a game against top-10 defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season2 seasons
23Games
124Targets
84Receptions
957Yards
8TD
2025 to 2026 · 2 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2025, 713 receiving yards in 16 games. This season's 34.9 a game puts him on pace for 593 over 17, short of it.

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SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2025CHI168258713612.344.6+0.58
2026CHI7422624429.434.9-0.04
Career1 tm2312484957811.441.6+0.37
Career highsYards 713 · 2025TD 6 · 2025Receptions 58 · 2025
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
TE1 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
Neck, full participation in practice
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
4 on 42 targets
Broken tackles
1
Passer rating when targeted
69.2
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    4D'Andre SwiftRB141628 · 7 TD-3.1
    25Kyle MonangaiRB65363 · 3 TD+6.3
    10Luther Burden IIIWR55520 · 2 TD+13.0
    15Rome OdunzeWR38381+16.5
    23Roschon JohnsonRB34161 · 1 TD-2.1
    14Kalif RaymondWR32242 · 1 TD+14.0
    18Caleb WilliamsQB24128 · 2 TD-2.4
    85Cole KmetTE1487 · 1 TD+6.0