Colston Loveland vs Kenneth Walker
2026 draft comparison · half-PPR
Updated Sep 9, 2026
Should you draft Colston Loveland or Kenneth Walker?
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 | ATT | YD | TD | TGT | REC | RYD | RTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SF | 3.9 | RB42 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
2 | PIT | 18.3 | RB8 | 13 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
3 | NO | 17.5 | RB10 | 16 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
4 | ARI | 11.5 | RB26 | 19 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
5 | TB | 9.1 | RB26 | 10 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
6 | JAX | 4.2 | RB40 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
7 | HOU | 6.6 | RB28 | 17 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | WAS | 7.1 | RB28 | 11 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
10 | ARI | 7.5 | RB36 | 14 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
11 | LAR | 18.6 | RB10 | 16 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 0 |
12 | TEN | 11.6 | RB17 | 11 | 71 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
13 | MIN | 8.9 | RB35 | 13 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
14 | ATL | 3.3 | RB49 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
15 | IND | 2.4 | RB56 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
16 | LAR | 23.9 | RB7 | 11 | 100 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 0 |
17 | CAR | 6.7 | RB30 | 15 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
18 | SF | 15.3 | RB11 | 16 | 97 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 0 |
Earlier seasons (2024)
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | ATT | YD | TD | TGT | REC | RYD | RTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | DEN | 17.9 | RB8 | 20 | 103 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | DET | 31.6 | RB2 | 12 | 80 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 0 |
5 | NYG | 11.1 | RB21 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 57 | 0 |
6 | SF | 16.9 | RB13 | 14 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 0 |
7 | ATL | 22.3 | RB9 | 14 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
8 | BUF | 6.5 | RB41 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
9 | LAR | 12.2 | RB19 | 25 | 83 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | SF | 12.9 | RB15 | 14 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
12 | ARI | 11.3 | RB15 | 16 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 0 |
13 | NYJ | 5.6 | RB44 | 16 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | MIN | 9.9 | RB28 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 0 |
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
See 12 more
“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
“Kenneth Walker III (RB – KC) Kenneth Walker III landed in arguably the best situation of his career after joining Kansas City this offseason.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 4“Also, the addition of Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III gives the Chiefs a dynamic running back for the first time in years.”
Wolf Trelles-Heard· Sep 4“8 | RB 26 The Seahawks lost Kenneth Walker III in free agency, while Zach Charbonnet is coming off a torn ACL and likely won’t be ready to play until the midway point of the season.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 3
See 12 more
“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“Kansas City waived Demercado Sunday, so Johnson is clearly the top backup to Chiefs RB Kenneth Walker III .”
Pat Fitzmaurice· Aug 31“Mahomes’ rushing numbers (422 yards and five touchdowns) from last season might come down with the addition of Kenneth Walker III to overhaul the running game, but he’ll still have Rashee Rice to throw to.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 31“Last year, Swift was the RB15, averaging 14.3 PPR fantasy points per game, a higher average than Bucky Irving (13.8) and Kenneth Walker III (11.3).”
Mike Fanelli· Aug 31“Don’t be surprised if Walker takes advantage of a light box and dominates as the featured guy in a dangerous Kansas City offense.”
Mike Fanelli· Aug 26“Walker is the most interesting addition. He has good hands and could take away some short opportunities. He can also help Kansas City sustain drives, create more red zone possessions, and improve an offense that ranked only 15th in points last season.”
Javier Manzanera· Aug 23“The final piece of evidence I lay before the court is that of the brand-new, three-year, $45.04m contract of a man who has disintegrated the pants of one Mike Wright these last few months…Mr Kenneth Walker. Looking back at the long list of RBs Kansas City have deployed since the days of Jamaal Charles, only Kareem Hunt and most recently Isaiah Pacheco have given this run game any kind of consistency…until now.”
PaulMarnie· Aug 23“Round 13: Travis Kelce (TE – KC) The Chiefs didn’t add any new weapons besides Kenneth Walker III .”
Richard Janvrin· Aug 22“That should change with the arrival of big-play RB Kenneth Walker III.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 22“Check out all of DBro’s top fantasy football draft picks to target >> Kenneth Walker III (RB – KC) The Chiefs have had a plodding backfield in recent years, with Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt producing few explosives in the running game.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 22“Selected with the final pick in the first round, Seattle brought in Jadarian Price to immediately slide into the vacancy that Kenneth Walker III left behind.”
Evan Tarracciano· Aug 19“Last year, he orchestrated one of the most dynamic rushing attacks in the league, ultimately leading Kenneth Walker to a Super Bowl MVP accolade.”
Ellis Johnson· Aug 19