Colston Loveland or Greg Dulcich: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 1 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Start Loveland — the projection and consensus rank edges are too wide to ignore.
Colston Loveland projects 12.0 to Dulcich's 7.1 and is the higher consensus play (TE3 to TE24). No signal favors Dulcich this week. The gap is wide.
Colston Loveland
7.39.712.0 Projected Points
Greg Dulcich
4.15.67.1 Projected Points
Why Colston Loveland
StartTE1 and pass-catching mismatch. Seam-stretching move tight end with flex alignment and rising target volume.
Start — every-week TE start at consensus TE3: 16% target share in 2025, 12.0 PPR projected vs CAR.
- CAR ranks 12 of 32 against TEs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 0-game sample).
- Vegas implies 23.5 team points as 2.5-point favorites.
- Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 65% snap share in 2025.
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Why Greg Dulcich
Toss-UpTE1 in receiving role. Seam-stretching athlete with injury-marked career arc and limited blocking value.
Toss-up — TE24 by consensus and projection: LV is the 5th-toughest matchup vs TEs, 14% target share in 2025.
- LV ranks 5 of 32 against TEs (one of the tougher matchups, 0-game sample).
- Vegas implies 19.3 team points as 3.0-point underdogs.
- Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 44% snap share in 2025.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Colston Loveland | Greg Dulcich |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 7.39.712.0 | 4.15.67.1 |
| Consensus rank | TE3 | TE24 |
| Opponent vs position | CAR · 12 of 320-game sample | LV · 5 of 320-game sample |
| Receptions | 11 of 32 | 3 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 24 of 32 | 3 of 32 |
| Receiving TDs | 9 of 32 | 9 of 32 |
| Targets | 9 of 32 | 3 of 32 |
| Anytime TD | 9 of 32 | 9 of 32 |
| Target share | 16%(2025) | 14%(2025) |
| Reception share | 19%(2025) | 15%(2025) |
| Implied total · spread | 23.5-2.5 | 19.3+3.0 |
| Depth chart | TE1 | TE1 |
| Snap share | 65%(2025) | 44%(2025) |
Signal breakdown
- 12.0 vs 7.1 projected PPR pointsColston Loveland +
- Rank 3 vs 24Colston Loveland +
- Opponent DvP rank 12 vs 5 (32 = softest)even
- Implied 23.5 vs 19.3 team pointsColston Loveland +
- No injury designationseven
- 65% vs 44% snap shareColston Loveland +
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