Start Colston Loveland or Mike Gesicki? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Mike Gesicki over Colston Loveland in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Mike Gesicki at 8.7 points and Colston Loveland at 9.4, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.4 fantasy points for Colston Loveland, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Colston Loveland at 37.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 29% chance to score a touchdown (14, 13 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.7 fantasy points for Mike Gesicki, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market gives Mike Gesicki a 28% chance to score a touchdown (15 market sources).

That puts Colston Loveland 0.7 points ahead of Mike Gesicki on the market projections.

Week 5 matchups

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

GB allowed 10.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 4 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 33 yards and 0.5 touchdowns a game against GB.

Injury status

Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.

Mike Gesicki is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Colston Loveland played 87 percent of CHI snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Colston Loveland, Week 1 against CAR: 65 of 75 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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.

Through Week 4, Mike Gesicki played 46 percent of CIN snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Mike Gesicki, Week 1 against TB: 21 of 64 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 78 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 2 against HOU: 21 of 60 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Mike Gesicki, Week 3 against PIT: 29 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 4 against JAX: 47 of 76 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 40 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, Mike Gesicki played 13 games for CIN and scored 70.7 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing TE41.

He caught 28 of 42 targets for 307 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 244 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start AJ Barner over Colston Loveland.
• Start Brenton Strange over Colston Loveland.
• Start Brock Bowers over Colston Loveland.
• Start Mike Gesicki over Brenton Strange.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Mike Gesicki.
• Start Hunter Henry over Mike Gesicki.