Start Colston Loveland or Tyler Warren? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Tyler Warren over Colston Loveland in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Tyler Warren at 11.5 points and Colston Loveland at 10.3, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Tyler Warren this week yet, so his 11.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (13.0 and 10.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Colston Loveland this week yet, so his 10.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (9.6, 10.5 and 10.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Tyler Warren at ADP 67 and Colston Loveland at 71.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Tyler Warren yet. His market-based projections were 13.0 and 10.1 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 11.5, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Colston Loveland yet. His market-based projections were 9.6, 10.5 and 10.9 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Tyler Warren 1.2 points ahead of Colston Loveland on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Tyler Warren and IND host DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 13.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 51 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against DAL.

Colston Loveland and CHI host TB on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

TB allowed 14.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 11th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 56 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against TB.

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

Injury status

Tyler Warren is not on the injury report.

Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Tyler Warren played 88 percent of IND snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Warren, Week 3 against HOU: 67 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 10 targets and 9 catches for 55 yards.

Tyler Warren, Week 4 against WAS: 56 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 41 yards.

Tyler Warren, Week 5 against PIT: 67 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 9 targets and 7 catches for 83 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tyler Warren, Week 8 against JAX: 44 of 61 snaps, 10 targets and 4 catches for 18 yards.

Through Week 8, Colston Loveland played 86 percent of CHI snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Colston Loveland, Week 8 against SEA: 9 targets and 7 catches for 65 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tyler Warren played 17 games for IND and scored 188.5 PPR points, 11.1 a game, finishing TE4.

He caught 76 of 112 targets for 817 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 19 red zone targets and 343 air yards.

He was on the field for 84 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 9 calls

• Start Tyler Warren over Brenton Strange.
• Start Brock Bowers over Tyler Warren.
• Start Tyler Warren over Dallas Goedert.
• Start Colston Loveland over Brenton Strange.
• Start Colston Loveland over Cade Otton.
• Start Colston Loveland over Chig Okonkwo.