Start Colston Loveland or Sam LaPorta? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 4:51 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start Colston Loveland over Sam LaPorta
Loveland projects lower, 10.3 to 11.6, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 71 for Loveland, 111 for LaPorta.
- Market projects
- 10.3
- recent weeks avg
- TB D vs TE
- 16.2
- 8th most to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 86%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 19%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 11.6
- recent weeks avg
- MIA D vs TE
- 21.1
- 3rd most to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 89%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 18%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Colston Loveland for Sam LaPorta?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Sam LaPorta projects 106 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.8 a game over 9 games), Colston Loveland 75 (9.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Colston Loveland over Sam LaPorta. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Colston Loveland over Sam LaPorta in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Colston Loveland at 10.3 points and Sam LaPorta at 11.6, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Colston Loveland still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 71 against 111, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Colston Loveland this week yet, so his 10.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (9.6, 10.5 and 10.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Sam LaPorta this week yet, so his 11.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (12.3 and 10.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Sam LaPorta yet. His market-based projections were 12.3 and 10.9 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 11.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Sam LaPorta is 0.4 touchdowns (5 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Colston Loveland yet. His market-based projections were 9.6, 10.5 and 10.9 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Sam LaPorta 1.3 points ahead of Colston Loveland on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Sam LaPorta and DET visit MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
MIA allowed 21.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 75 yards and a touchdown a game against MIA.
Colston Loveland and CHI host TB on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.
TB allowed 16.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 62 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TB.
By points allowed to the position, Sam LaPorta has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Sam LaPorta is not on the injury report.
Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Sam LaPorta played 89 percent of DET snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.
Sam LaPorta, Week 4 against CAR: 56 of 71 snaps, 13 targets and 8 catches for 84 yards, 1 touchdown.
Sam LaPorta, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 88 yards, 1 touchdown.
Sam LaPorta, Week 7 against GB: 66 of 68 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 18 yards.
Sam LaPorta, Week 8 against MIN: 1 carry for 2 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.
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.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Sam LaPorta played 9 games for DET and scored 106.9 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing TE27.
He caught 40 of 49 targets for 489 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 215 air yards.
He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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.
Their other Week 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Colston Loveland for Sam LaPorta?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Sam LaPorta projects 106 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.8 a game over 9 games), Colston Loveland 75 (9.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Colston Loveland over Sam LaPorta. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Sam LaPorta for Colston Loveland?
No. Keep Sam LaPorta: he projects 106 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.8 a game over 9 games), Colston Loveland 75 (9.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Colston Loveland over Sam LaPorta.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Colston Loveland playing Week 9?
- Is Sam LaPorta playing Week 9?
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