Start Colston Loveland or Dalton Kincaid? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Colston Loveland over Dalton Kincaid

Loveland projects lower, 9.8 to 12.2, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 71 for Loveland, 158 for Kincaid.

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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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Dalton Kincaid

TE · BUF · vs BAL · Questionable

Market projects: 12.2; recent weeks avg
BAL D vs TE: 12.3; 13th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 80 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 6
Target share: 18%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Colston Loveland for Dalton Kincaid?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Dalton Kincaid projects 120 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.0 a game over 10 games), Colston Loveland 85 (9.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Colston Loveland over Dalton Kincaid. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Dalton Kincaid is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Colston Loveland over Dalton Kincaid in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Colston Loveland at 9.8 points and Dalton Kincaid at 12.2, a gap of 2.4. Colston Loveland still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 71 against 158, and that outweighs a gap this size. 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 Dalton Kincaid this week yet, so his 12.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (12.4 and 12.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Dalton Kincaid yet. His market-based projections were 12.4 and 12.0 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 12.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Dalton Kincaid is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

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).

That puts Dalton Kincaid 2.4 points ahead of Colston Loveland on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Dalton Kincaid and BUF host BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 12.3 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 39 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against BAL.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Dalton Kincaid has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Dalton Kincaid is listed as questionable with a ribs injury.

Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Dalton Kincaid played 68 percent of BUF snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Dalton Kincaid, Week 3 against LAC: 44 of 66 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 38 yards.

Dalton Kincaid, Week 4 against NE: 35 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Dalton Kincaid, Week 5 against LAR: 45 of 64 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Dalton Kincaid, Week 6 against LV: 49 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 38 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, Dalton Kincaid played 12 games for BUF and scored 126.1 PPR points, 10.5 a game, finishing TE20.

He caught 39 of 49 targets for 571 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 312 air yards.

He was on the field for 40 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 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 Dalton Kincaid?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Dalton Kincaid projects 120 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.0 a game over 10 games), Colston Loveland 85 (9.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Colston Loveland over Dalton Kincaid. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Dalton Kincaid is listed questionable.
Should I drop Dalton Kincaid for Colston Loveland?
No. Keep Dalton Kincaid: he projects 120 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.0 a game over 10 games), Colston Loveland 85 (9.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Colston Loveland over Dalton Kincaid. Dalton Kincaid is listed questionable.