Start Colston Loveland or Mark Andrews? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 3:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Colston Loveland over Mark Andrews

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Colston Loveland

TE · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 11.2; fantasy pts
NE D vs TE: 9.9; 11th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 85%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

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Mark Andrews

TE · BAL · vs CIN

Market projects: 8.7; recent weeks avg
CIN D vs TE: 16.6; 8th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 6
Target share: 20%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Colston Loveland for Mark Andrews?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Mark Andrews projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 10 games), Colston Loveland 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Colston Loveland over Mark Andrews. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Colston Loveland over Mark Andrews in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Colston Loveland at 11.2 points and Mark Andrews at 8.7, a gap of 2.5. No player market is posted for Mark Andrews this week yet, so his 8.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.2 and 8.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Colston Loveland at ADP 71 and Mark Andrews at 137.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.2 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 (13, 9 and 13 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Mark Andrews yet. His market-based projections were 9.2 and 8.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 8.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Mark Andrews is 0.4 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Colston Loveland 2.5 points ahead of Mark Andrews on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

NE allowed 9.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against NE.

Mark Andrews and BAL host CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 16.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 8th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 90 yards and no touchdowns a game against CIN.

By points allowed to the position, Mark Andrews has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.

Mark Andrews is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Colston Loveland played 85 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: 7 targets and 6 catches for 65 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Mark Andrews played 65 percent of BAL snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Mark Andrews, Week 3 against DAL: 33 of 64 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 24 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 4 against TEN: 37 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mark Andrews, Week 5 against ATL: 55 of 76 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 28 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 6 against CLE: 3 targets and 1 catch for 4 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, Mark Andrews played 17 games for BAL and scored 131.0 PPR points, 7.7 a game, finishing TE16.

He caught 48 of 70 targets for 422 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 321 air yards.

He was on the field for 62 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 Mark Andrews?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Mark Andrews projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 10 games), Colston Loveland 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Colston Loveland over Mark Andrews. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Mark Andrews for Colston Loveland?
No. Keep Mark Andrews: he projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 10 games), Colston Loveland 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Colston Loveland over Mark Andrews.