Start Colston Loveland or Juwan Johnson? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 9:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Colston Loveland over Juwan Johnson

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Colston Loveland

TE · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 11.3; fantasy pts
NE D vs TE: 10.2; 7th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 86%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

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Juwan Johnson

TE · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 8.5; fantasy pts
PIT D vs TE: 11.7; 14th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 60 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

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). For Week 7 the call starts Colston Loveland over Juwan Johnson, 11.3 to 8.5 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Colston Loveland over Juwan Johnson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Colston Loveland at 11.3 points and Juwan Johnson at 8.5, a gap of 2.8. Drafters take Colston Loveland at ADP 71 and Juwan Johnson at 173.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.3 fantasy points for Colston Loveland, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Colston Loveland is 44 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.5 fantasy points for Juwan Johnson, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Juwan Johnson is 34 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (11, 9 and 13 market sources).

That puts Colston Loveland 2.8 points ahead of Juwan Johnson on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Colston Loveland and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 10.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 47 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against NE.

Juwan Johnson and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 11.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 46 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against PIT.

By points allowed to the position, Juwan Johnson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.

Juwan Johnson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Colston Loveland played 86 percent of CHI snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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

Through Week 6, Juwan Johnson played 68 percent of NO snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear 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). For Week 7 the call starts Colston Loveland over Juwan Johnson, 11.3 to 8.5 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
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). For Week 7 the call starts Colston Loveland over Juwan Johnson, 11.3 to 8.5 projected PPR points.