Colston Loveland for Josh Downs (2026)
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Colston Loveland TE - CHI  Colston Loveland TE - CHI | Josh Downs WR - IND  Josh Downs WR - IND |  | |
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| Rest of Season | # 38 | # 124 | - |
| Draft | ‐ | ‐ | - |
| Matchup | |||
| Opponent | at CAR | vs. BAL | - |
| Matchup Rating | This is a 3 star matchup. TEs perform close to their average vs CAR | This is a 3 star matchup. WRs perform close to their average vs BAL | - |
| Fantasy Points | |||
| Season Total | 107.1 | 78.4 | - |
| Avg Game | 6.7 | 4.9 | - |
| Schedule | |||
| SOS Rank | 26 | 11 | - |
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Colston Loveland TE - CHI Colston Loveland TE - CHI | Josh Downs WR - IND Josh Downs WR - IND | |
| 2026 Schedule | ||
| Week 1 | at CAR | vs. BAL |
| Week 2 | vs. MIN | at KC |
| Week 3 | vs. PHI | vs. HOU |
| Week 4 | vs. NYJ | at WAS |
| Week 5 | at GB | at PIT |
| Week 6 | at ATL | vs. TEN |
| Week 7 | vs. NE | at MIN |
| Week 8 | at SEA | at JAC |
| Week 9 | vs. TB | vs. DAL |
| Week 10 | BYE WEEK | vs. MIA |
| Week 11 | vs. NO | at HOU |
| Week 12 | at DET | vs. NYG |
| Week 13 | vs. JAC | BYE WEEK |
| Week 14 | at MIA | at PHI |
| Week 15 | at BUF | at TEN |
| Week 16 | vs. GB | vs. CIN |
| Week 17 | vs. DET | at CLE |
| Week 18 | at MIN | vs. JAC |
Colston Loveland TE - CHI Colston Loveland TE - CHI | Josh Downs WR - IND Josh Downs WR - IND | |
| 2025 Points | ||
| Week 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Week 2 | 0.0 | 5.1 |
| Week 3 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| Week 4 | ‐ | 2.4 |
| Week 5 | ‐ | 5.4 |
| Week 6 | 1.1 | 10.2 |
| Week 7 | 2.4 | ‐ |
| Week 8 | 3.8 | 9.9 |
| Week 9 | 23.8 | 9.7 |
| Week 10 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| Week 11 | 4.0 | ‐ |
| Week 12 | 10.9 | 1.0 |
| Week 13 | 2.8 | 4.4 |
| Week 14 | 8.9 | 2.3 |
| Week 15 | 6.1 | 7.3 |
| Week 16 | 3.0 | 6.8 |
| Week 17 | 15.4 | 3.4 |
| Week 18 | 15.1 | 5.6 |
| Total | 107.1 | 78.4 |
| Average | 6.7 | 4.9 |
Colston Loveland TE - CHI Colston Loveland TE - CHI | Josh Downs WR - IND Josh Downs WR - IND | |
| Expert | ||
| Derek Brown FantasyPros | 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. | |
| Andrew Erickson FantasyPros | Colston Loveland finished the regular season top-5 among TEs in PFF receiving grade and yards per route run (1.97). From Week 7 onward...the Bears TE ranked top-5 in targets, catches and yards (26% target rate and TE4 in PPG at 11.1). Only Trey McBride had more receiving yards per game (61/game) compared to the Bears' TE. The former Michigan product went NUCLEAR in the first round of the playoffs: Loveland recorded 8 receptions for 137 yards on 15 targets against the Packers, with the majority of his production coming when he created separation. Loveland generated 111 yards on 6 receptions (10 targets) when wide open (3+ yards of separation), while adding 94 yards on 4 receptions (6 targets) on vertical routes. The rookie tight end particularly excelled against zone coverage, where he hauled in all 8 of his receptions for 137 yards on 13 targets via Next Gen Stats. Cole Kmet also has an out in his contract, so the team could move on from him to shift MORE focus toward Loveland. The Bears' offense did so over the team's last four games when Loveland commanded a whopping 28.5% target share (nearly 12 targets per game). | Josh Downs is good. PFF's 20th-highest graded WR in 2025. And for the second straight year...the Colts slot WR was hyper-targeted at a 24% clip. That led all Colts WRs and TEs in 2025. And he creates separation. Per Fantasy Points Data...Downs ranked 20th in average separation score. Downs has been limited because of a lack of high-end route participation, but a late-season route bump could suggest more of Downs in a full-time role in 2026....after the team traded Michael Pittman Jr. to the Steelers. |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | The 10th overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, Colston Loveland put together an impressive rookie season that got better and better as it wore on. Loveland finished TE12 in half-point PPR scoring as a rookie with 58 catches for 713 yards and six touchdowns. From Week 9 on, Loveland was TE2 in fantasy scoring behind only Trey McBride. Over Chicago's last four games - two in the regular season, two in the playoffs - Bears head coach Ben Johnson fully unleashed Loveland. The rookie tight end had 10 or more targets in each of those games, averaging 12.0 targets, 7.0 catches and 94.5 receiving yards over that stretch, with a pair of TDs. In the Bears' playoff win over the Packers, Loveland was targeted 15 times and had eight catches for 137 yards. The 6-6, 241-pound Loveland is a matchup nightmare with his size and speed. Loveland is the consensus TE3 for 2026 fantasy drafts behind only Brock Bowers and Trey McBride. | |
| Chris Welsh FantasyPros | 2nd in EPA per target +0.57 (NFLsavant) - Tied 1st in Air Yards Per Target at 9 | |
