Start Brock Bowers or Colston Loveland? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Brock Bowers over Colston Loveland in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Brock Bowers at 17.5 points and Colston Loveland at 13.2, a gap of 4.3. Drafters take Brock Bowers at ADP 49 and Colston Loveland at 71.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 17.5 fantasy points for Brock Bowers, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Brock Bowers is 77 receiving yards, 6-7 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (11, 8 and 9 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.2 fantasy points for Colston Loveland, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Colston Loveland is 52 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (11, 9 and 10 market sources).

That puts Brock Bowers 4.3 points ahead of Colston Loveland on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Brock Bowers and LV visit SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SF allowed 12.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 44 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SF.

Colston Loveland and CHI host TB on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

TB allowed 14.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 11th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 56 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against TB.

By points allowed to the position, Colston Loveland has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brock Bowers is not on the injury report.

Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Brock Bowers played 83 percent of LV snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Brock Bowers, Week 5 against NE: 42 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 110 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brock Bowers, Week 6 against BUF: 65 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards.

Brock Bowers, Week 7 against LAR: 57 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 73 yards.

Brock Bowers, Week 8 against NYJ: 54 of 63 snaps, 10 targets and 7 catches for 92 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 8, Colston Loveland played 86 percent of CHI snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Colston Loveland, Week 8 against SEA: 65 of 70 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 65 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brock Bowers played 12 games for LV and scored 176.2 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE11.

He caught 64 of 86 targets for 680 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 375 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start Brock Bowers over Dallas Goedert.
• Start Brock Bowers over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start Brock Bowers over George Kittle.
• Start Colston Loveland over Brenton Strange.
• Start Colston Loveland over Cade Otton.
• Start Colston Loveland over Chig Okonkwo.