Colston Loveland or Jakobi Meyers: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 3 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Start Loveland — the consensus rank and projection edges are too wide to ignore.
Colston Loveland is the higher consensus play (TE3 to WR41) and projects 9.7 to Meyers's 9.3. Meyers's edge is the matchup, 21 of 32 to 2. The gap is comfortable.
Colston Loveland
5.87.79.7 Projected Points
Jakobi Meyers
5.87.69.3 Projected Points
Colston Loveland’s market
Jakobi Meyers’s market
Why Colston Loveland
SitTE1 and pass-catching mismatch. Seam-stretching move tight end with flex alignment and rising target volume.
Sit — TE3 consensus, projects TE16 this week: PHI is the 2nd-toughest matchup vs TEs, 24.0 implied team total.
- PHI ranks 2 of 32 against TEs (one of the tougher matchups, 2-game sample).
- Vegas implies 24.0 team points as 1.5-point favorites.
- Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 87% snap share.
Latest on Loveland
Loveland has been on the field for 86.6% of the Bears' offensive snaps through two games, the highest share among offensive players other than Williams or a lineman.
Where has Bears TE Colston Loveland been this season?ESPN · Sep 28, 2026Loveland has been almost invisible through two games with just one catch for three yards on five targets, and his primary role has instead been as a blocker, including being responsible for the block on the game-ending sack allowed against Minnesota.
SI.com (Bears On SI) · Sep 22, 2026When even the "little guys" are getting a hat on a hat, it's that much easier to post 59 points and over 500 yards.
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Why Jakobi Meyers
Toss-UpStarting outside WR with reliable hands. Possession-oriented chain-mover lining up at Z and working the intermediate middle.
Toss-up — WR41 consensus, projects WR53 this week: 15% target share, 9.3 PPR projected vs NE.
- NE ranks 21 of 32 against WRs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 3-game sample).
- Vegas implies 23.5 team points as 1.5-point favorites.
- Listed WR-3 on the latest depth chart with a 79% snap share.
Latest on Meyers
Meyers was again listed without a status on the Jaguars' final Week 2 injury report (practicing limited Friday), suggesting he remains on track to play without a designation for a second straight week despite the thumb issue.
Jaguars.com · Sep 18, 2026Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Colston Loveland | Jakobi Meyers |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 5.87.79.7 | 5.87.69.3 |
| Consensus rank | TE3 | WR41 |
| Opponent vs position | PHI · 2 of 322-game sample | NE · 21 of 323-game sample |
| Receptions | 2 of 32 | 22 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 2 of 32 | 9 of 32 |
| Receiving TDs | 1 of 32 | 25 of 32 |
| Targets | 2 of 32 | 22 of 32 |
| Anytime TD | 1 of 32 | 25 of 32 |
| Target share | 9% | 15% |
| Reception share | 2% | 19% |
| Implied total · spread | 24.0-1.5 | 23.5-1.5 |
| Depth chart | TE1 | WR3 |
| Snap share | 87% | 79% |
| Start/Sit record | — | 1–0 |
Recent form
Colston Loveland — last 2 weeks
| Week 2 | vs MIN | 0.30.81.3 |
| Week 1 | vs CAR | 0.00.00.0 |
Jakobi Meyers — last 2 weeks
| Week 2 | vs DEN | 2.83.33.8 |
| Week 1 | vs CLE | 10.211.212.2 |
Signal breakdown
- 9.7 vs 9.3 projected PPR pointsColston Loveland +
- Rank 3 vs 41Colston Loveland +
- Opponent DvP rank 2 vs 21 (32 = softest)Jakobi Meyers +
- Implied 24.0 vs 23.5 team pointsColston Loveland +
- No injury designationseven
- 87% vs 79% snap shareColston Loveland +
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