Colston Loveland vs Drake London
2026 draft comparison · half-PPR
Updated Sep 8, 2026
Should you draft Colston Loveland or Drake London?
Last season — 2025, per game
Full game log & past seasons
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | TB | 9.5 | WR29 | 15 | 8 | 55 | 0 |
2 | MIN | 4.4 | WR76 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 0 |
3 | CAR | 8.0 | WR38 | 8 | 5 | 55 | 0 |
4 | WAS | 21.0 | WR6 | 10 | 8 | 110 | 1 |
5 | BYE | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | BUF | 26.8 | WR2 | 16 | 10 | 158 | 1 |
7 | SF | 6.2 | WR46 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 0 |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | NE | 34.3 | WR1 | 14 | 9 | 118 | 3 |
10 | IND | 21.4 | WR1 | 8 | 6 | 104 | 1 |
11 | CAR | 15.4 | WR12 | 9 | 7 | 119 | 0 |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | ARI | 4.2 | WR70 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
17 | LAR | 0.9 | WR115 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
18 | NO | 15.8 | WR8 | 8 | 4 | 78 | 1 |
Earlier seasons (2024)
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PIT | 2.5 | WR81 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
2 | PHI | 14.4 | WR18 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 1 |
3 | KC | 15.7 | WR18 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 1 |
4 | NO | 9.4 | WR38 | 12 | 6 | 64 | 0 |
5 | TB | 27.4 | WR2 | 13 | 12 | 154 | 1 |
6 | CAR | 16.4 | WR14 | 10 | 6 | 74 | 1 |
7 | SEA | 15.3 | WR9 | 8 | 6 | 63 | 1 |
8 | TB | 5.4 | WR64 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 0 |
9 | DAL | 9.7 | WR32 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 1 |
10 | NO | 13.7 | WR15 | 13 | 8 | 97 | 0 |
11 | DEN | 7.6 | WR45 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 0 |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | LAC | 12.8 | WR25 | 16 | 9 | 86 | 0 |
14 | MIN | 9.5 | WR33 | 10 | 5 | 70 | 0 |
15 | LV | 12.8 | WR27 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 1 |
16 | NYG | 8.4 | WR45 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 0 |
17 | WAS | 14.1 | WR25 | 13 | 7 | 106 | 0 |
18 | CAR | 35.7 | WR1 | 18 | 10 | 187 | 2 |
Latest takes
“Phased out of the Bears’ offense by youngsters Luther Burden III , Colston Loveland and Rome Odunze , it seems that Ben Johnson forgot that Moore existed at times, sending just 85 targets his way across 17 games.”
Evan Tarracciano· Sep 5“Colston Loveland. I’m going with Loveland because I think he has a real chance to make that Year 2 jump.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 5“Brock Bowers , Colston Loveland , and Trey McBride are the obvious examples heading into this season.”
Brooke Morgan· Sep 4
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“In Chicago in 2025, Moore had to deal with the emergence of Rome Odunze , Luther Burden III and Colston Loveland , which crowded out the targets Moore was used to getting.”
Ryan Kirksey· Sep 4“Finishing last season with four straight 10-target games and three of those games with 90+ yards was an amazing sign of things to come. When you thought it couldn’t get better, head coach Ben Johnson couldn’t stop praising Loveland all training camp.”
Ellis Johnson· Sep 3“Brown NE WR7 7 40 16 6 6 15 2 Drake London ATL WR8 8 31 17 5 4 16 2 De’Von Achane MIA RB8 10 42 18 6 -4 17 2 Nico Collins HOU WR9 9 32 19 4 6 18 2 Omarion Hampton LAC RB9 9 42 19 6 -3 19 2 Kenneth Walker III KC RB10 9 46 19 8 -2 20 2 Brock Bowers LV TE1 10 66 20 8 2 21 2 Derrick Henry BAL RB11 11 37 21 6 -3 22 2 George Pickens DAL WR10 10 40 23 6 2 23 3 Ashton Jeanty LV RB12 5 52 24 8 -7 24 3 Chris Olave NO WR11 11 38 24 6 2 25 3 Trey McBride ARI TE2 12 61 25 8 0 26 3 Malik Nabers NYG WR12 11 47 28 8 3 27 3 DeVonta Smith PHI WR13 9 43 29 6 5 28 3 Josh Allen BUF QB1 20 47 29 6 -7 29 3 Rashee Rice KC WR14 11 53 32 9 4 30 3 Zay Flowers BAL WR15 20 49 33 7 4 31 3 Kyren Williams LAR RB13 16 55 33 8 -4 32 3 Javonte Williams DAL RB14 17 55 36 7 -2 33 3 Tee Higgins CIN WR16 21 50 37 6 5 34 3 Breece Hall NYJ RB15 23 55 37 7 -3 35 3 Jaylen Waddle DEN WR17 26 58 38 7 10 36 3 Ladd McConkey LAC WR18 19 57 38 7 5 37 3 Lamar Jackson BAL QB2 24 75 38 12 -1 38 3 Tetairoa McMillan CAR WR19 24 54 38 6 1 39 3 Garrett Wilson NYJ WR20 19 61 39 7 4 40 3 Colston Loveland CHI TE3 22 84 39 11 0 41 3 Jeremiyah Love ARI RB16 24 60 39 8 -13 42 3 Emeka Egbuka TB WR21 15 63 40 8 0 43 4 Travis Etienne Jr.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 3“Colston Loveland disappointed last season if you only look at his overall stats as the TE15 in fantasy points per game, but that was because he was languishing in a part-time role for most of the season. It wasn’t until after Week 15 that Loveland was consistently featured as a full-time member of the offense.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 1“Colston Loveland is the exact type of modern, mismatch TE who can recreate that magic. In a Ben Johnson offense scoring nearly 38 points per game, Loveland becomes the ultimate safety valve and red zone weapon for Caleb Williams.”
Nate Henry· Aug 28“It’s easy to identify the top tier of tight ends in fantasy football this season: Brock Bowers Trey McBride Colston Loveland Tyler Warren Kyle Pitts Tucker Kraft But what does the position look like after that top tier? Below are three tight ends you can draft in the later rounds who have the upside to finish in the top five at the position.”
Kurt Blakeway· Aug 25“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.”
Richard Janvrin· Aug 22“There are three tight ends guaranteed to land in the first four rounds: Brock Bowers , Trey McBride , and Colston Loveland .”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 22“Brock Bowers , Trey McBride , Colston Loveland , and Tyler Warren have separated from the position, and the market is charging accordingly.”
Javier Manzanera· Aug 21“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
“In Weeks 1-10 last year, London was the WR6 in fantasy points per game. During that stretch, he was fourth in target share (30.3%), fourth in receiving yards per game (86.4), sixth in yards per route run (2.74), fifth in first-read share (37.6%), and seventh in first downs per route run (0.135, per Fantasy Points Data).”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 5“Jason gets his first WR of this mock draft in Drake London to cap off the second round.”
Kurt Mullen· Sep 4“Brown (WR, NE) Jason (2.12) – Drake London (WR, ATL) To kick off Round 2, Andy doubles up at WR, taking Justin Jefferson for the second-straight mock draft in the second round.”
Kurt Mullen· Sep 4
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“Brown NE WR7 7 40 16 6 6 15 2 Drake London ATL WR8 8 31 17 5 4 16 2 De’Von Achane MIA RB8 10 42 18 6 -4 17 2 Nico Collins HOU WR9 9 32 19 4 6 18 2 Omarion Hampton LAC RB9 9 42 19 6 -3 19 2 Kenneth Walker III KC RB10 9 46 19 8 -2 20 2 Brock Bowers LV TE1 10 66 20 8 2 21 2 Derrick Henry BAL RB11 11 37 21 6 -3 22 2 George Pickens DAL WR10 10 40 23 6 2 23 3 Ashton Jeanty LV RB12 5 52 24 8 -7 24 3 Chris Olave NO WR11 11 38 24 6 2 25 3 Trey McBride ARI TE2 12 61 25 8 0 26 3 Malik Nabers NYG WR12 11 47 28 8 3 27 3 DeVonta Smith PHI WR13 9 43 29 6 5 28 3 Josh Allen BUF QB1 20 47 29 6 -7 29 3 Rashee Rice KC WR14 11 53 32 9 4 30 3 Zay Flowers BAL WR15 20 49 33 7 4 31 3 Kyren Williams LAR RB13 16 55 33 8 -4 32 3 Javonte Williams DAL RB14 17 55 36 7 -2 33 3 Tee Higgins CIN WR16 21 50 37 6 5 34 3 Breece Hall NYJ RB15 23 55 37 7 -3 35 3 Jaylen Waddle DEN WR17 26 58 38 7 10 36 3 Ladd McConkey LAC WR18 19 57 38 7 5 37 3 Lamar Jackson BAL QB2 24 75 38 12 -1 38 3 Tetairoa McMillan CAR WR19 24 54 38 6 1 39 3 Garrett Wilson NYJ WR20 19 61 39 7 4 40 3 Colston Loveland CHI TE3 22 84 39 11 0 41 3 Jeremiyah Love ARI RB16 24 60 39 8 -13 42 3 Emeka Egbuka TB WR21 15 63 40 8 0 43 4 Travis Etienne Jr.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 3“Pitts led the team in target share because Drake London played just 12 games.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 31“Doubling up on wide receiver will let you mix in something like Justin Jefferson and Drake London or AJ Brown .”
Tom Strachan· Aug 31“Drake London was in the middle of a top-3 finish through 9 games before injuries cut short his 2025 season, finishing top-10 in fantasy points per game while dominating targets in Atlanta’s offense. The Falcons’ WR1 posted elite production alongside Michael Penix Jr., and there’s little threat to his massive target share entering 2026.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 29“Fantasy Football Research & Advice Fantasy Football Expert Rankings 2026 Fantasy Football Draft Kit Fantasy Football Trade Analyzer Fantasy Football Projections: Wide Receiver Drake London (WR – ATL) | Under 1,328 Receiving Yards Let’s be real, things are looking grim at the quarterback position for the Atlanta Falcons. This will no doubt have a direct impact on Drake London’s outlook.”
Steve Krebs· Aug 25“your wide receiver pick will likely come down to Drake London , Nico Collins or A.J.”
Tom Strachan· Aug 23“London is the clear top receiving option in Atlanta’s offense, though there are still concerns around the offense as a whole and what kind of QB play the team will get. Even with the concerns at QB, fantasy managers have seen London produce with lackluster players under center in years past and should continue to be a top-12 option this season.”
Kurt Mullen· Aug 14“Starting WR/WR with Drake London or Nico Collins in round two could let you lean into Zero RB with an elite tight end such as Brock Bowers or Trey McBride .”
Tom Strachan· Aug 11“The Falcons also just gave WR Drake London a deal worth a little over $35 million annually, so that seems like the range that Flowers’ deal will slot into .”
Logan Ulrich· Jul 19“London was on a tear before a PCL injury blunted his momentum and his statistical finish to the season. He topped 100 yards receiving in five out of nine games to start the season before the injury, then had 109 yards and a touchdown combined over the final three after he returned.”
Logan Ulrich· Jul 19“If London had a legitimate quarterback, we could draft him higher, but instead, he'll once again have to deal with mediocrity in the form of Tua Tagovailoa or Penix. London is a fine selection in round two, but look elsewhere here.”
Tom Strachan· Jun 29“London will now be under contract through the 2030 season. He's topped 100 catches and 1000 yards once (2024) in his four-year career. He finished as the WR7 and WR14 the last two seasons in fantasy points per game (half-ppr).”
FFToday· Jun 2