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Colston Loveland vs Davante Adams

2026 draft comparison · half-PPR

Updated Aug 23, 2026

ADP 44.4
Colston Loveland
TE · CHI · TE3
ADP 58
Davante Adams
WR · LAR · WR26
VS
The crowd's leanAll time
60% would rather draft Adams over Loveland
40%Loveland
60%Adams
Based on 25 comparison results

Should you draft Colston Loveland or Davante Adams?

Last season — 2025, per game

Loveland16 games
2025
Adams14 games
8.5Fantasy pts13.8
16Games14
5.1Targets8.1
3.6Rec4.3
45Rec yds56
0.4TD1.0
Full game log & past seasons
Colston Loveland
2025 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKTGTRECYDTD
1
MIN
2.2
TE40
2
2
12
0
2
DET
0.0
TE64
1
0
0
0
3
DAL
3.6
TE32
3
1
31
0
4
5
6
WAS
2.1
TE42
3
2
11
0
7
NO
3.9
TE28
4
3
24
0
8
BAL
5.3
TE20
5
3
38
0
9
CIN
26.8
TE2
7
6
118
2
10
NYG
7.5
TE15
4
4
55
0
11
MIN
5.5
TE17
4
3
40
0
12
PIT
12.9
TE2
5
4
49
1
13
PHI
4.3
TE28
6
3
28
0
14
GB
10.9
TE9
5
4
29
1
15
CLE
8.1
TE16
5
4
63
0
16
GB
4.5
TE23
5
3
30
0
17
SF
18.4
TE2
10
6
94
1
18
DET
20.1
TE1
13
10
91
1
Davante Adams
2025 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKTGTRECYDTD
1
HOU
7.1
WR45
8
4
51
0
2
TEN
19.6
WR9
13
6
106
1
3
PHI
13.1
WR20
8
3
56
1
4
IND
13.6
WR19
6
4
56
1
5
SF
11.3
WR25
11
5
88
0
6
BAL
5.9
WR43
9
4
39
0
7
JAX
24.0
WR5
8
5
35
3
8
9
NO
20.5
WR4
7
5
60
2
10
SF
16.7
WR13
8
6
77
1
11
SEA
6.6
WR42
8
1
1
1
12
TB
20.7
WR7
8
5
62
2
13
CAR
19.8
WR7
5
4
58
2
14
ARI
4.9
WR49
6
4
29
0
15
DET
9.1
WR33
9
4
71
0
Earlier seasons (2024)
2024 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKTGTRECYDTD
1
LAC
8.4
WR38
6
5
59
0
2
BAL
21.5
WR6
12
9
110
1
3
CAR
6.0
WR54
9
4
40
0
4
5
6
7
PIT
4.5
WR52
9
3
30
0
8
NE
7.4
WR50
6
4
54
0
9
HOU
18.6
WR8
11
7
91
1
10
ARI
6.1
WR44
13
6
31
0
11
IND
10.2
WR34
7
6
72
0
12
13
SEA
15.1
WR18
12
5
66
1
14
MIA
21.4
WR7
11
9
109
1
15
JAX
38.3
WR1
12
9
198
2
16
LAR
16.3
WR13
13
7
68
1
17
BUF
7.2
WR51
8
5
47
0
18
MIA
17.8
WR9
12
6
88
1

Latest takes

Colston Loveland
  • Odunze still has Colston Loveland to compete with for targets, but without DJ Moore to compete with, Odunze feels like a shoo-in for a 20% target share.

  • There are three tight ends guaranteed to land in the first four rounds: Brock Bowers , Trey McBride , and Colston Loveland .

  • Brock Bowers , Trey McBride , Colston Loveland , and Tyler Warren have separated from the position, and the market is charging accordingly.

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  • With Colston Loveland and Luther Burden III apparently looking like prime Tony Gonzalez and Randy Moss, Swift has gone under the radar.

    Ellis Johnson· Aug 19
  • Loveland led the Bears in receiving yards despite only being on the field for 63.8% of the team's dropbacks. With the Bears trading D.J. Moore and not investing much capital into a replacement, there is a significant opportunity for Loveland to increase his target share in an ascending offense.

    Curtis Hirsch· Aug 18
  • Colston Loveland (TE – CHI) I know, here’s another person writing about how great Colston Loveland is.

    Ellis Johnson· Aug 11
  • Colston Loveland (TE – CHI) has real number-one-overall tight end upside, not just top-12.

  • In Weeks 16-20, he exploded as the Bears’ WR1 with a 25.6% target share, 81.6 receiving yards per game, 2.49 yards per route run, a 34% first-read share, 0.116 first downs per route run, and 17.2 PPR points per game (per Fantasy Points Data). If Loveland had produced like that over the course of the entire season, he would have given Trey McBride a run for his money as the TE1 in fantasy. Last year, those numbers, among all tight ends with at least 20 targets, would have ranked first, first, fourth, first, fourth, and second.

  • Colston Loveland (CHI) — TE3, Overall RK41, Bye: 10 The 10th overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, Colston Loveland put together an impressive rookie season that got better and better as it wore on.

  • Mike ended the round taking his fourth different position of this draft and going with Bears TE Colston Loveland .

    Kurt Mullen· Jul 29
  • Sleeper lists Trey McBride at $34, Brock Bowers for $27, and Colston Loveland at a shamefully low $18.

    Evan Hoovler· Jul 24
  • Round 3: Colston Loveland (TE – CHI) Colston Loveland is currently going closer to the fourth round in ADP, but the case here is that he’ll settle into a firm third-round price by the time draft season peaks, similar to how the market was slow to catch up on Trey McBride ‘s ascension a year ago.

  • Loveland is the type of talent who can win downfield, which is exactly what you want from your fantasy tight end. As Caleb Williams heads into Year 2 of the Ben Johnson era, expect more familiarity with the scheme, which can help Loveland eclipse 1,000 yards.

  • Colston Loveland turned it on down the stretch last year, showcasing impressive production from Week 7 through Chicago's Divisional Round loss with 67% route participation, 6.9 targets per game, 65 receptions, 852 receiving yards, and 6 receiving touchdowns across 14 games. If his 72.4% route participation rate from the playoffs sticks or takes a step forward, Loveland can be less efficient while still posting monster numbers, putting the overall TE1 in his range of outcomes.

  • Loveland clearly won the favor of Ben Johnson as he had at least 15% of the team's targets in each of the final nine games, ending with 713 total receiving yards. It was a strong showing for the rookie TE, who could very likely lead the team in targets in 2026.

Davante Adams
  • He has contingent upside if Puka Nacua or Davante Adams miss any games.

  • Davante Adams is entering his age-34 season, caught only 60 passes for 789 yards last year and missed the final three games with a hamstring injury. That would already be enough to make him risky.

  • With offensive wizard Sean McVay as his head coach and the dynamic duo of Puka Nacua and Davante Adams at wide receiver, Stafford seems well positioned for another big season.

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  • 13: Davante Adams (WR – LAR) Many are expecting significant touchdown regression for Davante Adams.

    Mike Fanelli· Aug 10
  • The FantasyPros ECR is pricing Davante Adams as a low-end fantasy football WR2. But last year was actually a red-flag season disguised as an elite one; he posted a career-low catch rate of 53%, his YAC per reception hit a career low, and the bulk of his production was TD-dependent with 15 scores (three coming in a game without Puka Nacua ). That kind of touchdown volume is notoriously hard to replicate year over year.

  • For the first time in a long time, Davante Adams is priced outside the top-24 WRs:

  • Having Davante Adams and Puka Nacua has elevated his fantasy value, and the Rams are built to make one more run with Stafford under center.

  • When Davante Adams is currently discussed, the conversation revolves around his age, the QB’s age, his coach, the other receivers on the team, pretty much anything and everything BUT his concussion history.

  • There’s a chance Stafford’s goal-line connection with Davante Adams (another overvalued player on ESPN ) helps inoculate him from this regression.

    Ted Chmyz· Jul 22
  • Los Angeles WR Davante Adams ranked 10th on this same list: “His instincts and route running are still there even as his athletic traits have declined,” an NFC exec said.

  • While Davante Adams doesn't receive a ton of volume, he is a touchdown machine.

    Kurt Blakeway· Jul 10
  • Some players are TD monsters every year (Davante Adams) while others have shown that six or seven TDs is their ceiling such as Keenan Allen.

  • Davante Adams finished as the fantasy WR8 last season, yet 14 of his 60 receptions last year went for touchdowns. Adams is coming off a career-low catch rate (53%) and YAC per reception total, and at 33 years old, will need to compete with Puka Nacua and the Rams' bevy of tight ends for targets.

  • Davante Adams led the league in touchdowns for the third time in his career, developing an elite red-zone connection with Matthew Stafford.

  • A lot of Adams' fantasy scoring came from touchdowns, finishing with a league-high 14. Adams has been consistently at the top in end-zone targets, but his fantasy scoring is becoming increasingly dependent on them.

    Kyle Zeigler· Jun 22