Colston Loveland: Start or Sit?
TE1 and pass-catching mismatch. Seam-stretching move tight end with flex alignment and rising target volume.
This week’s verdict
Start
Start — every-week TE start at consensus TE3: 16% target share in 2025, 12.0 PPR projected vs CAR.
Projected
7.39.712.0
StandardHalf PPRPPR
Consensus
TE3
position rank
Opponent
CAR
this week
Implied total
23.5
team points
- CAR ranks 12 of 32 against TEs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 0-game sample).
- Vegas implies 23.5 team points as 2.5-point favorites.
- Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 65% snap share in 2025.
Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
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