Start Dallas Goedert or Colston Loveland? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Dallas Goedert over Colston Loveland in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Dallas Goedert at 10.2 points and Colston Loveland at 9.4, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.4 fantasy points for Colston Loveland, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Colston Loveland at 37.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 29% chance to score a touchdown (14, 13 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.2 fantasy points for Dallas Goedert, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Dallas Goedert at 41.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (11, 12 and 16 market sources).

That puts Dallas Goedert 0.8 points ahead of Colston Loveland on the market projections.

Week 5 matchups

Colston Loveland and CHI visit GB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

GB allowed 10.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 4 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 33 yards and 0.5 touchdowns a game against GB.

Injury status

Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.

Dallas Goedert is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Colston Loveland played 87 percent of CHI snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Colston Loveland, Week 1 against CAR: 65 of 75 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Colston Loveland, Week 2 against MIN: 64 of 74 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Colston Loveland, Week 3 against PHI: 57 of 72 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 31 yards.

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

Through Week 2, Dallas Goedert played 54 percent of PHI snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Dallas Goedert, Week 1 against WAS: 52 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 77 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Dallas Goedert, Week 2 against TEN: 19 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 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, Dallas Goedert played 15 games for PHI and scored 185.1 PPR points, 12.3 a game, finishing TE7.

He caught 60 of 82 targets for 591 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 357 air yards.

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

Dallas Goedert, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 43 of 54 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 8 yards, 1 touchdown, 9.8 PPR points.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start AJ Barner over Colston Loveland.
• Start Brenton Strange over Colston Loveland.
• Start Brock Bowers over Colston Loveland.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Dallas Goedert.
• Start Dallas Goedert over Dalton Schultz.
• Start Dallas Goedert over Harold Fannin Jr..