Trey McBride or Colston Loveland: Week 6 result

Updated Oct 19, 9:41 PM ET. Locked at kickoff. Graded after. Week 7 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Trey McBride over Colston Loveland

Wrong: 12.3 to 18.5

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Trey McBride

TE · ARI · at LAR · final

Market projected: 16.5; pre-game
LAR D vs TE: 6.4; fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 54 of 100 at TE
Target share: 26%; Week 6
Scored: 12.3; PPR pts

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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

Should I drop Colston Loveland for Trey McBride?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Trey McBride projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Colston Loveland 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games).

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Our Week 6 call

Start Trey McBride over Colston Loveland in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Trey McBride at 16.5 points and Colston Loveland at 9.6, a gap of 7.0. Drafters take Trey McBride at ADP 28 and Colston Loveland at 71.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.5 fantasy points for Trey McBride, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Trey McBride is 65 receiving yards, 7-8 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (11, 11 and 14 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 Trey McBride 7.0 points ahead of Colston Loveland on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Trey McBride and ARI visit LAR on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAR allowed 6.4 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 20 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against LAR.

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

Trey McBride is not on the injury report.

Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Trey McBride played 89 percent of ARI snaps, drew 29 percent of the targets, earned 23 percent of the air yards and had 18 percent of the red zone chances.

Trey McBride, Week 2 against SEA: 44 of 50 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown.

Trey McBride, Week 3 against SF: 79 of 87 snaps, 11 targets and 9 catches for 75 yards.

Trey McBride, Week 4 against NYG: 64 of 66 snaps, 12 targets and 7 catches for 31 yards.

Trey McBride, Week 5 against DET: 66 of 73 snaps, 10 targets and 9 catches for 66 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Trey McBride played 17 games for ARI and scored 315.9 PPR points, 18.6 a game, finishing TE1.

He caught 126 of 169 targets for 1239 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 32 red zone targets and 656 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 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

Trey McBride scored 12.3 PPR points and Colston Loveland scored 18.5.

The call was wrong: Colston Loveland outscored Trey McBride by 6.2.

Trey McBride finished 4.2 points below the 16.5 the market projected.

Trey McBride, Week 6 against LAR: 70 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 53 yards, 12.3 PPR points.

Trey McBride finished as the week's TE13 in PPR scoring.

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.

Their other Week 6 calls

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Drop or keep

Should I drop Colston Loveland for Trey McBride?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Trey McBride projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Colston Loveland 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games).
Should I drop Trey McBride for Colston Loveland?
No. Keep Trey McBride: he projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Colston Loveland 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games).