Start Colston Loveland or T.J. Hockenson? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Colston Loveland over T.J. Hockenson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Colston Loveland at 10.8 points and T.J. Hockenson at 9.9, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Colston Loveland at ADP 71 and T.J. Hockenson at 224.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.8 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 (7, 6 and 8 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.9 fantasy points for T.J. Hockenson, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for T.J. Hockenson is 37 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 8 and 12 market sources).

That puts Colston Loveland 0.9 points ahead of T.J. Hockenson on the market 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.

T.J. Hockenson and MIN visit DET on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DET allowed 29.4 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 100 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against DET.

By points allowed to the position, T.J. Hockenson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.

T.J. Hockenson 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, T.J. Hockenson played 63 percent of MIN snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 18 percent of the red zone chances.

T.J. Hockenson, Week 3 against TB: 50 of 59 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

T.J. Hockenson, Week 4 against MIA: 65 of 78 snaps, 13 targets and 13 catches for 119 yards.

T.J. Hockenson, Week 5 against NO: 2 of 71 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

T.J. Hockenson, Week 7 against IND: 45 of 59 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 35 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, T.J. Hockenson played 15 games for MIN and scored 112.8 PPR points, 7.5 a game, finishing TE26.

He caught 51 of 66 targets for 438 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 224 air yards.

He was on the field for 79 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

• Start Colston Loveland over Brenton Strange.
• Start Brock Bowers over Colston Loveland.
• Start Colston Loveland over Cade Otton.
• Start T.J. Hockenson over Brenton Strange.
• Start Brock Bowers over T.J. Hockenson.
• Start T.J. Hockenson over Cade Otton.