Colston Loveland

Colston Loveland

21-Year-Old Tight EndTE
Chicago Bears
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Loveland is considered a notch below Brock Bowers as a prospect despite being taken a few picks earlier -- 10th overall to the Bears. Fortunately, there's plenty of room between Bowers and bust, after the 2024 first-round pick set rookie TE records for catches and yards. Loveland caught 56 passes for 582 yards and five TDs in 10 games for Michigan last season, with his slight dip in receiving yards (compared to 649 in 2023) a product of playing five fewer games than he had the year before. His raw receiving stats may not stand out, but that's largely because he ran fewer than 300 routes in each of his three seasons in Michigan's run-first offense. The per-route production was far more impressive, especially when accounting for age, with Loveland having put up 16-235-2 receiving as an 18-year-old freshman and nowadays set to play a full NFL season before turning 22. At 6-foot-5, 245 pounds, Loveland is considered a competent blocker in addition to being an excellent pass catcher, which should help him get on the field soon enough, although there are serious Year 1 workload concerns on a team that returns incumbent starting tight end Cole Kmet. Loveland underwent shoulder surgery in January on an injury that he played through last season, but that procedure isn't expected to impact his Week 1 availability. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a four-year, $26.64 million contract with the Bears in May of 2025.
Sees six targets in Week 13 win
TEChicago Bears
November 28, 2025
Loveland caught three of six targets for 28 yards during Chicago's 24-15 win over Philadelphia on Friday.
ANALYSIS
Loveland caught a crucial seven-yard pass from Caleb Williams on a fourth-down play late in the third quarter, which extended the Bears' drive and led to a four-yard touchdown run from Kyle Monangai five plays later. Loveland finished tied with Luther Burden and Rome Odunze for the team lead in targets Friday, and Loveland has seen at least five targets from Williams in four of the Bears' last six games. Loveland's role in head coach Ben Johnson's offense has increased since the Bears' Week 5 bye, and the rookie tight end will look to stay productive Week 14 against the Packers on Sunday, Dec. 7.
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How do Colston Loveland's 2025 advanced stats compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
  • Air Yards Per Game
    The number of air yards he is averaging per game. Air yards measure how far the ball was thrown downfield for both complete and incomplete passes. Air yards are recorded as a negative value when the pass is targeted behind the line of scrimmage. All air yards data is from Sports Info Solutions and does not include throwaways as targeted passes.
  • Air Yards Per Snap
    The number of air yards he is averaging per offensive snap.
  • % Team Air Yards
    The percentage of the team's total air yards he accounts for.
  • % Team Targets
    The percentage of the team's total targets he accounts for.
  • Avg Depth of Target
    Also known as aDOT, this stat measures the average distance down field he is being targeted at.
  • Catch Rate
    The number of catches made divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Drop Rate
    The number of passes he dropped divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Avg Yds After Catch
    The number of yards he gains after the catch on his receptions.
  • % Targeted On Route
    Targets divided by total routes run. Also known as TPRR.
  • Avg Yds Per Route Run
    Receiving yards divided by total routes run. Also known as YPRR.
Air Yards Per Game
36.0
 
Air Yards Per Snap
0.86
 
% Team Air Yards
12.7%
 
% Team Targets
11.6%
 
Avg Depth of Target
9.0 Yds
 
Catch Rate
70.5%
 
Drop Rate
0.0%
 
Avg Yds After Catch
5.4
 
% Targeted On Route
19.3%
 
Avg Yds Per Route Run
1.78
 
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
Snap Counts
Snap %
Chicago BearsBears 2025 TE Snap Distribution
#% of Team Snaps

52764%
20369%
45955%
19165%
20825%
6823%
142%
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How often does Colston Loveland run a route when on the field for a pass play?
This data will let you see how Colston Loveland and the other tight ends for the Bears are being used. Some tight ends may have a lot of snaps, but they're not that useful for fantasy purposes because they're not actually running routes. This data will help you see when this is the case.
Colston Loveland
228 routes   44 targets
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52%
207 routes   32 targets
41%
53 routes   4 targets
26%
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
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Overall QB Rating Against
75.1
 
Cornerbacks
83.0
 
Safeties
57.5
 
Linebackers
76.5
 
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Ascent continues in win
TEChicago Bears
November 23, 2025
Loveland brought in four of five targets for 49 yards and a touchdown in the Bears' 31-28 win over the Steelers on Sunday.
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Posts 40 yards in Week 11
TEChicago Bears
November 16, 2025
Loveland caught three of four targets for 40 yards in Sunday's 19-17 win over the Vikings.
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Follows breakout with 55-yard game
TEChicago Bears
November 9, 2025
Loveland caught all four of his targets for 55 yards in Sunday's 24-20 win over the Giants.
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Game-winning TD in wild victory
TEChicago Bears
November 2, 2025
Loveland secured six of seven targets for 118 yards and two touchdowns in the Bears' 47-42 win over the Bengals on Sunday.
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Modest numbers in Week 8 start
TEChicago Bears
October 26, 2025
Loveland caught three of five targets for 38 yards in Sunday's 30-16 loss to the Ravens.
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Chance for expanded role
TEChicago Bears
October 19, 2025
Loveland could take on a larger role in Week 8 against the Ravens after Cole Kmet exited Chicago's 26-14 Week 7 win over the Saints after sustaining a back injury.
ANALYSIS
Loveland has worked as the Bears' 1B option at tight end so far, but the rookie first-round pick could get a chance to spread his wings as the top option at the position if Kmet misses additional action. Loveland set a new career high with three catches in Sunday's win over New Orleans.
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