Juwan Johnson or Colston Loveland: Week 6 result

Updated Oct 19, 8:31 AM ET. Locked at kickoff. Graded after. Week 7 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Colston Loveland over Juwan Johnson

Right: 18.5 to 0.0

Loveland projects lower, 9.6 to 10.3, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 71 for Loveland, 173 for Johnson.

Start

Colston Loveland

TE · CHI · at ATL · final

Market projected: 9.6; pre-game
ATL D vs TE: 14.6; 14th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 83 of 100 at TE
Target share: 21%; Week 6
Scored: 18.5; PPR pts

Sit

Juwan Johnson

TE · NO · at NYG · final

Market projected: 10.3; pre-game
NYG D vs TE: 14.2; 15th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 75 of 100 at TE
Target share: 7%; Week 6
Scored: 0.0; PPR pts

Should I drop Colston Loveland for Juwan Johnson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Juwan Johnson projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games), Colston Loveland 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games).

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Our Week 6 call

Start Colston Loveland over Juwan Johnson in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Colston Loveland at 9.6 points and Juwan Johnson at 10.3, a gap of 0.7. 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 173, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.3 fantasy points for Juwan Johnson, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Juwan Johnson is 41 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (14, 12 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.6 fantasy points for Colston Loveland, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Colston Loveland is 38 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 12 and 14 market sources).

That puts Juwan Johnson 0.7 points ahead of Colston Loveland on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Juwan Johnson and NO visit NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 14.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 15th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 52 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against NYG.

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

ATL allowed 14.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 14th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 54 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ATL.

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

Injury status

Juwan Johnson is not on the injury report.

Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Juwan Johnson played 70 percent of NO snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Juwan Johnson, Week 2 against BAL: 36 of 68 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 66 yards.

Juwan Johnson, Week 3 against LV: 46 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 8 catches for 53 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Juwan Johnson, Week 4 against ATL: 58 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 59 yards.

Juwan Johnson, Week 5 against MIN: 29 of 45 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 16 yards.

Through Week 5, Colston Loveland played 85 percent of CHI snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Colston Loveland, Week 5 against GB: 55 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Juwan Johnson played 17 games for NO and scored 179.9 PPR points, 10.6 a game, finishing TE8.

He caught 77 of 102 targets for 889 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 527 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 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.

How Week 6 went

Colston Loveland scored 18.5 PPR points and Juwan Johnson scored 0.0.

The call was right: Colston Loveland outscored Juwan Johnson by 18.5.

Colston Loveland finished 8.9 points above the 9.6 the market projected.

Colston Loveland, Week 6 against ATL: 68 of 77 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 65 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.5 PPR points.

Colston Loveland finished as the week's TE4 in PPR scoring.

Juwan Johnson finished 10.3 points below the 10.3 the market projected.

Juwan Johnson, Week 6 against NYG: 42 of 72 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their other Week 6 calls

This call locked at kickoff and was not edited after. It is on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Colston Loveland for Juwan Johnson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Juwan Johnson projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games), Colston Loveland 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games).
Should I drop Juwan Johnson for Colston Loveland?
No. Keep Juwan Johnson: he projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games), Colston Loveland 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games).