Questionable
Injury Concussion
Est. Return 2/9/2026
2025 Receiving Stats
REC
58
YDS
713
TD
6
AVG
12.3
TAR
82
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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
Signed a four-year, $26.64 million contract with the Bears in May of 2025.
Suffers concussion late in loss
Loveland suffered a concussion in Sunday night's 20-17 overtime loss to the Rams in the NFC divisional round, Nicholas Moreano of Marquee Sports Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Loveland reeled in an 18-yard pass in the late moments of the fourth quarter, but he took a blow to the head in the process, and he exited the game. After the loss, head coach Ben Johnson confirmed that the tight end suffered a concussion on the hit. Loveland still led the Bears with 56 receiving yards, reeling in four of a team-high 10 targets in the defeat. Following an impressive regular season, the rookie tight end caught 12 of 25 targets for 193 yards over Chicago's two postseason contests.
Loveland reeled in an 18-yard pass in the late moments of the fourth quarter, but he took a blow to the head in the process, and he exited the game. After the loss, head coach Ben Johnson confirmed that the tight end suffered a concussion on the hit. Loveland still led the Bears with 56 receiving yards, reeling in four of a team-high 10 targets in the defeat. Following an impressive regular season, the rookie tight end caught 12 of 25 targets for 193 yards over Chicago's two postseason contests.
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How do Colston Loveland's 2025 advanced stats compare to other tight ends?
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Air Yards Per Game
45.0Air Yards Per Snap
1.03% Team Air Yards
16.6%% Team Targets
15.3%Avg Depth of Target
8.9 YdsCatch Rate
70.7%Drop Rate
1.2%Avg Yds After Catch
4.6% Targeted On Route
22.7%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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361 routes 82 targets
314 routes 48 targets
76 routes 6 targets
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76.0
Cornerbacks
76.0
Safeties
77.6
Linebackers
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Paces pass catchers in playoff win
Loveland secured eight of 15 targets for 137 yards in the Bears' 31-27 wild-card win over the Packers on Saturday. He also caught a two-point conversion pass.
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Racks up catches in loss
Loveland brought in 10 of 13 targets for 91 yards and a touchdown in the Bears' 19-16 loss to the Lions on Sunday.
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Expanded role in Sunday's loss
Loveland finished with six receptions on 10 targets for 94 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 42-38 loss to San Francisco.
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Quiet showing against Packers
Loveland recorded three receptions on four targets for 30 yards in Saturday's 22-16 overtime win over the Packers.
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Four catches in blowout win
Loveland recorded four receptions on five targets for 63 yards in Sunday's 31-3 win over the Browns.
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Chance for expanded role
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.
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.