Start Colston Loveland or Tyler Higbee? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Colston Loveland over Tyler Higbee in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Colston Loveland at 11.3 points and Tyler Higbee at 9.0, a gap of 2.3.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.3 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 (12, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.0 fantasy points for Tyler Higbee, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tyler Higbee is 38 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (6, 6 and 8 market sources).

That puts Colston Loveland 2.3 points ahead of Tyler Higbee on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Tyler Higbee and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 17.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 54 yards and a touchdown a game against LV.

By points allowed to the position, Tyler Higbee has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.

Tyler Higbee is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

Through Week 6, Tyler Higbee played 57 percent of LAR snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Higbee, Week 3 against DEN: 61 of 86 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 62 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tyler Higbee, Week 4 against PHI: 55 of 84 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 67 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 5 against BUF: 55 of 82 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 6 against ARI: 48 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 22 yards.

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, Tyler Higbee played 10 games for LAR and scored 71.1 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing TE40.

He caught 25 of 36 targets for 281 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 141 air yards.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Brock Bowers over Colston Loveland.
• Start Colston Loveland over Cade Otton.
• Start Colston Loveland over Dallas Goedert.
• Start Tyler Higbee over AJ Barner.
• Start Brock Bowers over Tyler Higbee.
• Start Tyler Higbee over Cade Otton.