Start Colston Loveland or Travis Kelce? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 3:51 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Colston Loveland over Travis Kelce

Loveland projects lower, 11.4 to 12.5, 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 · vs NE

Market projects: 11.3; fantasy pts
NE D vs TE: 10.2; 7th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 86%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Sit

Travis Kelce

TE · KC · at SEA

Market projects: 12.5; recent weeks avg
SEA D vs TE: 9.1; 3rd fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 63 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 77%; Through Week 6
Target share: 18%; Through Week 6

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). For Week 7 the call starts Colston Loveland over Travis Kelce. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Colston Loveland over Travis Kelce in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Colston Loveland at 11.3 points and Travis Kelce at 12.5, a gap of 1.1. 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 113, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Travis Kelce this week yet, so his 12.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (12.3 and 12.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Travis Kelce yet. His market-based projections were 12.3 and 12.7 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 12.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Travis Kelce is 0.3 touchdowns (12 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.4 fantasy points for Colston Loveland, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Colston Loveland is 44 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Travis Kelce 1.1 points ahead of Colston Loveland on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Travis Kelce and KC visit SEA on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

SEA allowed 9.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 26 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SEA.

Colston Loveland and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 10.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 47 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against NE.

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 7

Through Week 6, Travis Kelce played 77 percent of KC snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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

Through Week 6, Colston Loveland played 86 percent of CHI snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

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). For Week 7 the call starts Colston Loveland over Travis Kelce. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
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). For Week 7 the call starts Colston Loveland over Travis Kelce.