Brian Thomas Jr. or Colston Loveland: who should I start in Week 3?

What the sportsbooks price

The player markets price Brian Thomas Jr. at 8.8 PPR points a game, built from 4 markets across 15 books. That is the 105th highest figure of the 176 players the books price.

The player markets price Colston Loveland at 7.8 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 15 books. That is the 122nd highest figure of the 176 players the books price.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Brian Thomas Jr.: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 102nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 92.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Colston Loveland: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 124th overall on the rest of his evidence.

By format he goes standard: ADP 20; 2QB: ADP 81.

This season through Week 2

Through Week 2, Brian Thomas Jr. has been on the field for 45 percent of JAX snaps, drawn 22 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 9 third down targets, had 0 of its 5 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 6 two minute targets.

His 11 targets have averaged 11.5 air yards.

In Week 1 against CLE he caught 3 of 3 targets for 40 yards and did not score.

In Week 2 against DEN he caught 3 of 8 targets for 40 yards and did not score.

Through Week 2, Colston Loveland has been on the field for 87 percent of CHI snaps, drawn 9 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 17 third down targets, had 0 of its 6 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 13 two minute targets.

His 5 targets have averaged 8.6 air yards.

In Week 1 against CAR he caught 0 of 2 targets for 0 yards and did not score.

In Week 2 against MIN he caught 1 of 3 targets for 3 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Brian Thomas Jr. played 14 games and scored 138.8 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing WR42.

He caught 48 of 91 targets for 707 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets.

That came to 6.5 targets a game, a 53 percent catch rate and 14.7 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 79 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Colston Loveland played 16 games and scored 165.1 PPR points, 10.3 a game, finishing TE12.

He caught 58 of 82 targets for 713 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets.

That came to 5.1 targets a game, a 71 percent catch rate and 12.3 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 63 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Colston Loveland was available for 2 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Colston Loveland scored 10.3 PPR points a game and Brian Thomas Jr. 9.9, 0.4 a game between them.

Brian Thomas Jr. finished WR42 and Colston Loveland TE12, which are two different ladders.

Brian Thomas Jr. is a wide receiver and Colston Loveland a tight end, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Brian Thomas Jr. is off in Week 7 and Colston Loveland in Week 10, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

1.0 points a game is the entire case. The books restate it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when the consensus sample holds these two again it can order them differently from the price, and this page will follow the sample rather than the books when it does.