Travis Kelce or Colston Loveland: Week 6 result

Updated Oct 19, 3:11 PM ET. Locked at kickoff. Graded after. Week 7 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Colston Loveland over Travis Kelce

Right: 18.5 to 9.3

Loveland projects lower, 9.6 to 12.9, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 71 for Loveland, 113 for Kelce.

Start

Colston Loveland

TE · CHI · at ATL · final

Market projected: 9.6; pre-game
ATL D vs TE: 14.6; 14th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 83 of 100 at TE
Target share: 21%; Week 6
Scored: 18.5; PPR pts

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Travis Kelce

TE · KC · vs LAC · final

Market projected: 12.8; pre-game
LAC D vs TE: 9.8; 9th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 77 of 100 at TE
Target share: 17%; Week 6
Scored: 9.3; PPR pts

Should I drop Colston Loveland for Travis Kelce?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Travis Kelce projects 139 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 11 games), Colston Loveland 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games).

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Our Week 6 call

Start Colston Loveland over Travis Kelce in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Colston Loveland at 9.6 points and Travis Kelce at 12.8, a gap of 3.3. Colston Loveland still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 71 against 113, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 12.9 fantasy points for Travis Kelce, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Travis Kelce is 54 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (12, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.6 fantasy points for Colston Loveland, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Colston Loveland is 38 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 12 and 14 market sources).

That puts Travis Kelce 3.3 points ahead of Colston Loveland on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Travis Kelce and KC host LAC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAC allowed 9.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 48 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against LAC.

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

ATL allowed 14.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 14th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 54 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ATL.

By points allowed to the position, Colston Loveland has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Travis Kelce is not on the injury report.

Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 4, Travis Kelce played 80 percent of KC snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Travis Kelce, Week 1 against DEN: 49 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 71 yards.

Travis Kelce, Week 2 against IND: 68 of 80 snaps, 11 targets and 9 catches for 101 yards, 1 touchdown.

Travis Kelce, Week 3 against MIA: 41 of 52 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 59 yards, 1 touchdown.

Travis Kelce, Week 4 against LV: 50 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Through Week 5, Colston Loveland played 85 percent of CHI snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Colston Loveland, Week 5 against GB: 55 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Travis Kelce played 17 games for KC and scored 193.2 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing TE3.

He caught 76 of 108 targets for 851 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 428 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 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.

How Week 6 went

Colston Loveland scored 18.5 PPR points and Travis Kelce scored 9.3.

The call was right: Colston Loveland outscored Travis Kelce by 9.2.

Colston Loveland finished 8.9 points above the 9.6 the market projected.

Colston Loveland, Week 6 against ATL: 68 of 77 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 65 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.5 PPR points.

Colston Loveland finished as the week's TE4 in PPR scoring.

Travis Kelce finished 3.5 points below the 12.9 the market projected.

Travis Kelce, Week 6 against LAC: 40 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 53 yards, 9.3 PPR points.

Travis Kelce finished as the week's TE16 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 6 calls

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Drop or keep

Should I drop Colston Loveland for Travis Kelce?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Travis Kelce projects 139 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 11 games), Colston Loveland 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games).
Should I drop Travis Kelce for Colston Loveland?
No. Keep Travis Kelce: he projects 139 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 11 games), Colston Loveland 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games).