Start Colston Loveland or Kyle Pitts Sr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 12:06 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Colston Loveland over Kyle Pitts Sr.

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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; 93 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 86%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

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Kyle Pitts Sr.

TE · ATL · vs SF

Market projects: 8.5; fantasy pts
SF D vs TE: 9.3; 4th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 87 of 100 at TE

Should I drop Kyle Pitts Sr. for Colston Loveland?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Colston Loveland projects 94 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 10 games), Kyle Pitts Sr. 72 (7.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Colston Loveland over Kyle Pitts Sr., 11.3 to 8.5 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Colston Loveland over Kyle Pitts Sr. in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Colston Loveland at 11.3 points and Kyle Pitts Sr. at 8.5, a gap of 2.9. Drafters take Colston Loveland at ADP 71 and Kyle Pitts Sr. at 84.

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 43 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.5 fantasy points for Kyle Pitts Sr., with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kyle Pitts Sr. is 36 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (5, 5 and 6 market sources).

That puts Colston Loveland 2.9 points ahead of Kyle Pitts Sr. 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.

Kyle Pitts Sr. and ATL host SF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

SF allowed 9.4 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 42 yards and no touchdowns a game against SF.

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

Injury status

Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.

Kyle Pitts Sr. 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.

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, Kyle Pitts Sr. played 17 games for ATL and scored 210.8 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing TE2.

He caught 88 of 118 targets for 928 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 528 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Kyle Pitts Sr., Week 18 of 2025 against NO: 9 targets and 6 catches for 58 yards, 11.8 PPR points.

Kyle Pitts Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against LAR: 49 of 53 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards, 3.6 PPR points.

Kyle Pitts Sr., Week 16 of 2025 against ARI: 67 of 77 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 57 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.7 PPR points.

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 Kyle Pitts Sr. for Colston Loveland?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Colston Loveland projects 94 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 10 games), Kyle Pitts Sr. 72 (7.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Colston Loveland over Kyle Pitts Sr., 11.3 to 8.5 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Colston Loveland for Kyle Pitts Sr.?
No. Keep Colston Loveland: he projects 94 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 10 games), Kyle Pitts Sr. 72 (7.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Colston Loveland over Kyle Pitts Sr., 11.3 to 8.5 projected PPR points.