Should I drop Brenton Strange for Colston Loveland?

Not on these numbers alone. Brenton Strange projects 87 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 10 games) and Colston Loveland 85 (9.4 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Colston Loveland over Brenton Strange.

Start Colston Loveland or Brenton Strange? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Colston Loveland over Brenton Strange

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Colston Loveland

TE · CHI · at SEA

Market projects: 9.8; recent weeks avg
SEA D vs TE: 10.0; 3rd fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 77 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 86%; Through Week 7
Target share: 19%; Through Week 7

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Brenton Strange

TE · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 8.6; recent weeks avg
IND D vs TE: 13.7; 13th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 79%; Through Week 6
Target share: 19%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Colston Loveland for Brenton Strange?

Not on these numbers alone. Colston Loveland projects 85 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 9 games) and Brenton Strange 87 (8.7 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Colston Loveland over Brenton Strange.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Colston Loveland over Brenton Strange in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Colston Loveland at 9.8 points and Brenton Strange at 8.6, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Colston Loveland this week yet, so his 9.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (9.4, 9.6 and 10.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Brenton Strange this week yet, so his 8.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (8.3 and 8.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Colston Loveland at ADP 71 and Brenton Strange at 202.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Colston Loveland yet. His market-based projections were 9.5, 9.6 and 10.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Colston Loveland is 0-1 touchdowns (6 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Brenton Strange yet. His market-based projections were 8.3 and 8.8 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 8.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Brenton Strange is 0.4 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Colston Loveland 1.3 points ahead of Brenton Strange on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Colston Loveland and CHI visit SEA on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

SEA allowed 10.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 34 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SEA.

Brenton Strange and JAX host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 13.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND.

By points allowed to the position, Brenton Strange has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.

Brenton Strange is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Colston Loveland played 86 percent of CHI snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Colston Loveland, Week 4 against NYJ: 86 of 93 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 57 yards.

Colston Loveland, Week 5 against GB: 55 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.

Colston Loveland, Week 6 against ATL: 68 of 77 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 65 yards, 1 touchdown.

Colston Loveland, Week 7 against NE: 58 of 69 snaps, 12 targets and 7 catches for 69 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Brenton Strange played 79 percent of JAX snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Brenton Strange, Week 3 against NE: 48 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 32 yards.

Brenton Strange, Week 4 against CIN: 53 of 61 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 95 yards.

Brenton Strange, Week 5 against PHI: 58 of 72 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 68 yards.

Brenton Strange, Week 6 against HOU: 54 of 71 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Colston Loveland played 16 games for CHI 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 and 463 air yards.

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

In 2025, Brenton Strange played 12 games for JAX and scored 118.0 PPR points, 9.8 a game, finishing TE23.

He caught 46 of 60 targets for 540 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 293 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Colston Loveland for Brenton Strange?
Not on these numbers alone. Colston Loveland projects 85 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 9 games) and Brenton Strange 87 (8.7 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Colston Loveland over Brenton Strange.
Should I drop Brenton Strange for Colston Loveland?
Not on these numbers alone. Brenton Strange projects 87 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 10 games) and Colston Loveland 85 (9.4 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Colston Loveland over Brenton Strange.

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