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Start Colston Loveland or Dalton Schultz? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:51 AM ET.

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Start Colston Loveland over Dalton Schultz

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Colston Loveland

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
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Dalton Schultz

TE · HOU · at LAC

Market projects
8.0
recent weeks avg
LAC D vs TE
11.1
10th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share
58%
Through Week 7
Target share
19%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Colston Loveland for Dalton Schultz?

Not on these numbers alone. Colston Loveland projects 75 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 8 games) and Dalton Schultz 77 (8.6 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Colston Loveland over Dalton Schultz.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Colston Loveland over Dalton Schultz in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Colston Loveland at 10.3 points and Dalton Schultz at 8.0, a gap of 2.3. 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 Dalton Schultz this week yet, so his 8.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (7.9 and 8.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Colston Loveland at ADP 71 and Dalton Schultz at 228.

What the market projects

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.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Dalton Schultz yet. His market-based projections were 7.9 and 8.1 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 8.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Colston Loveland 2.3 points ahead of Dalton Schultz on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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.

Dalton Schultz and HOU visit LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 11.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 58 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against LAC.

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

Injury status

Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.

Dalton Schultz is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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 7, Dalton Schultz played 58 percent of HOU snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Dalton Schultz, Week 4 against DAL: 35 of 55 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Dalton Schultz, Week 5 against TEN: 34 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 30 yards.

Dalton Schultz, Week 6 against JAX: 25 of 63 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 33 yards.

Dalton Schultz, Week 7 against NYG: 35 of 61 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 45 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, Dalton Schultz played 17 games for HOU and scored 177.7 PPR points, 10.5 a game, finishing TE10.

He caught 82 of 106 targets for 777 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 419 air yards.

He was on the field for 72 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Colston Loveland for Dalton Schultz?

    Not on these numbers alone. Colston Loveland projects 75 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 8 games) and Dalton Schultz 77 (8.6 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Colston Loveland over Dalton Schultz.

  • Should I drop Dalton Schultz for Colston Loveland?

    Not on these numbers alone. Dalton Schultz projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.6 a game over 9 games) and Colston Loveland 75 (9.4 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Colston Loveland over Dalton Schultz.

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