Should I drop Colston Loveland for Mark Andrews?

Not on these numbers alone. Colston Loveland projects 85 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 9 games) and Mark Andrews 83 (9.2 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Colston Loveland over Mark Andrews.

Start Colston Loveland or Mark Andrews? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Colston Loveland over Mark Andrews

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Colston Loveland

TE · CHI · at SEA

Market projects: 11.0; fantasy pts
SEA D vs TE: 10.0; 3rd fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 77 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 86%; Through Week 7
Target share: 19%; Through Week 7

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Mark Andrews

TE · BAL · at BUF

Market projects: 8.1; recent weeks avg
BUF D vs TE: 15.3; 12th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 74 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 7
Target share: 19%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Mark Andrews for Colston Loveland?

Not on these numbers alone. Mark Andrews projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games) and Colston Loveland 85 (9.4 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Colston Loveland over Mark Andrews.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Colston Loveland over Mark Andrews in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Colston Loveland at 11.0 points and Mark Andrews at 8.1, a gap of 2.9. No player market is posted for Mark Andrews this week yet, so his 8.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (8.2, 7.9 and 8.3); 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 11.0 fantasy points for Colston Loveland, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Colston Loveland is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Mark Andrews yet. His market-based projections were 8.2, 7.9 and 8.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Mark Andrews is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Colston Loveland 2.9 points ahead of Mark Andrews on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Colston Loveland and CHI visit SEA on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

SEA allowed 10.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 34 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SEA.

Mark Andrews and BAL visit BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 15.3 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 12th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 78 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against BUF.

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 8

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, Mark Andrews played 65 percent of BAL snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

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: 41 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 7 against CIN: 38 of 67 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 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 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Mark Andrews for Colston Loveland?
Not on these numbers alone. Mark Andrews projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games) and Colston Loveland 85 (9.4 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Colston Loveland over Mark Andrews.
Should I drop Colston Loveland for Mark Andrews?
Not on these numbers alone. Colston Loveland projects 85 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 9 games) and Mark Andrews 83 (9.2 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Colston Loveland over Mark Andrews.

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