Colston Loveland

Sure, Colston Loveland disappointed last season if you only look at his overall stats as the TE15 in fantasy points per game, but that was because he was languishing in a part-time role for most of the season. It wasn't until after Week 15 that Loveland was consistently featured as a full-time member of the offense. In Weeks 16-20, he exploded as the Bears' WR1 with a 25.6% target share, 81.6 receiving yards per game, 2.49 yards per route run, a 34% first-read share, 0.116 first downs per route run, and 17.2 PPR points per game (per Fantasy Points Data). If Loveland had produced like that over the course of the entire season, he would have given Trey McBride a run for his money as the TE1 in fantasy. Last year, those numbers, among all tight ends with at least 20 targets, would have ranked first, first, fourth, first, fourth, and second. If you compare those numbers against Trey McBride's 2025 season and Brock Bowers' 2024 campaign, Loveland would have beaten both players in every single category except for fantasy points per game with McBride's 2025 season. Loveland could easily pick up right where he left off this season and compete with Brock Bowers and Trey McBride for the TE1 crown. With D.J. Moore gone, Loveland has only Rome Odunze and Luther Burden to compete with for the top spot in the target pecking order in Chicago.

Colston Loveland caught a team-high 10 passes, on 13 targets, for 91 yards and a score in the Bears' 19-16 loss to the Lions on Sunday.

Fantasy Impact

Loveland, the first-round pick out of Michigan, is starting to get hot at the right time for the Bears. Over the last two weeks, the tight end has caught 16 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns. After a slow start to the season (11 catches in the first six weeks), Loveland has caught 47 passes over his last ten games. He will look to remain a focal point of the offense during the postseason.