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Start Colston Loveland or Dallas Goedert? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 6:16 AM ET.

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Start Colston Loveland over Dallas Goedert

Loveland projects lower, 10.3 to 10.9, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 71 for Loveland, 121 for Goedert.

Start

TE · CHI · vs TB

Market projects
10.3
recent weeks avg
TB D vs TE
16.2
8th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share
86%
Through Week 7
Target share
19%
Through Week 7
Sit

TE · PHI · vs NYG

Market projects
10.8
recent weeks avg
NYG D vs TE
12.5
16th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share
67%
Through Week 8
Target share
17%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Dallas Goedert for Colston Loveland?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Colston Loveland projects 75 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 8 games), Dallas Goedert 18 (2.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Colston Loveland over Dallas Goedert.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Colston Loveland over Dallas Goedert in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Colston Loveland at 10.3 points and Dallas Goedert at 10.8, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Colston Loveland still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 71 against 121, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Colston Loveland this week yet, so his 10.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (9.6, 10.5 and 10.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Dallas Goedert this week yet, so his 10.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (8.8, 12.7 and 11.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Dallas Goedert yet. His market-based projections were 8.8, 12.7 and 11.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Colston Loveland yet. His market-based projections were 9.6, 10.5 and 10.9 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Dallas Goedert 0.5 points ahead of Colston Loveland on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Dallas Goedert and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 12.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against NYG.

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

TB allowed 16.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 62 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TB.

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

Injury status

Dallas Goedert is not on the injury report.

Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Dallas Goedert played 67 percent of PHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Dallas Goedert, Week 5 against JAX: 43 of 62 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 61 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 7 against DAL: 48 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 8 against WAS: 1 carry for 2 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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

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Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Dallas Goedert for Colston Loveland?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Colston Loveland projects 75 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 8 games), Dallas Goedert 18 (2.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Colston Loveland over Dallas Goedert.

  • Should I drop Colston Loveland for Dallas Goedert?

    No. Keep Colston Loveland: he projects 75 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 8 games), Dallas Goedert 18 (2.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Colston Loveland over Dallas Goedert.

Week 9 on the board

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