Colston Loveland or Omarion Hampton: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 4 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Start Loveland — the game script and consensus rank edges are too wide to ignore.

Colston Loveland plays in the better game script (27.0 implied team points to 21.3) and is the higher consensus play (TE3 to RB9). Hampton's edge is the projection, 10.7 to 8.6. The gap is narrow.

In standard scoring this is a coin flip.

Colston Loveland

Colston Loveland

TE3CHIvs NYJ

Projected Points

Sit
Omarion Hampton

Omarion Hampton

RB9LACvs SEA

Projected Points

Sit

Colston Loveland’s market

REC
O/U 3.5
-104 / -123
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 33.5
-114 / -114
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+220
Anytime Touchdown Props →

Omarion Hampton’s market

RUSH YDS
O/U 44.5
-115 / -115
Rushing Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+105
Anytime Touchdown Props →
NYJ@
CHISun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ETView the game →
LAC@
SEASun, Oct 4, 4:25 PM ETView the game →

Why Colston Loveland

Sit

TE1 and pass-catching mismatch. Seam-stretching move tight end with flex alignment and rising target volume.

Sit — TE3 consensus, projects TE18 this week: NYJ is the 4th-toughest matchup vs TEs, 10% target share.

  • NYJ ranks 4 of 32 against TEs (one of the tougher matchups, 3-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 27.0 team points as 8.5-point favorites.
  • Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 84% snap share.

Latest on Loveland

Where has Bears TE Colston Loveland been this season?

The tight end has one catch and faces a tough Eagles defense on MNF. With no Caleb Williams, can he get going?

ESPN · Sep 28, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Why Omarion Hampton

Sit

RB1 and feature back. Powerful, high-volume runner with three-down receiving usage; 2025 season shortened by injury.

Sit — RB9 consensus, projects RB28 this week: SEA is the 10th-toughest matchup vs RBs, 4% target share.

  • SEA ranks 10 of 32 against RBs (one of the tougher matchups, 3-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 21.3 team points as 3.0-point underdogs.
  • Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 54% snap share.

Latest on Hampton

'Growing pains': What's going on with the Chargers' offense?

Is the Chargers' offense too complicated for the team? What's going wrong with McDaniels' scheme in L.A.

ESPN · Sep 26, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Head-to-head stats

MetricColston LovelandOmarion Hampton
Projected points
Consensus rankTE3RB9
Opponent vs positionNYJ · 4 of 323-game sampleSEA · 10 of 323-game sample
Receptions8 of 3217 of 32
Receiving Yards8 of 3214 of 32
Receiving TDs1 of 32—
Targets3 of 32—
Anytime TD1 of 326 of 32
Rushing Yards—5 of 32
Rushing TDs—1 of 32
Rushing Attempts—17 of 32
Target share10%4%
Reception share8%4%
Implied total · spread27.0-8.521.3+3.0
Depth chartTE1RB1
Snap share84%54%
Start/Sit record—0–1

Recent form

Colston Loveland — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs PHI
Week 2vs MIN
Week 1vs CAR

Omarion Hampton — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs BUF
Week 2vs LV
Week 1vs ARI

Signal breakdown

  • 8.6 vs 10.7 projected PPR pointsOmarion Hampton +
  • Rank 3 vs 9Colston Loveland +
  • Opponent DvP rank 4 vs 10 (32 = softest)Omarion Hampton +
  • Implied 27.0 vs 21.3 team pointsColston Loveland +
  • No injury designationseven
  • 84% vs 54% snap shareColston Loveland +

Compare different players

Week 4212 players
Player A
vs
Player B

Every fantasy-relevant player this week — search or filter by position.

More Loveland comparisons

More Hampton comparisons

This week’s toughest calls

Start/Sit Board•Weekly Rankings•Streamers•Sleepers & Busts•Waiver Wire•My Team•MLB NRFI Board•Free Tools•NFL Props•NFL Games

Get a Start/Sit call on your whole roster →

Save your team once and see a Start, Sit, or Toss-Up verdict on every player, every week — with the matchup, usage and game-script evidence behind each call.

Add to My Team — free

Or browse this week’s NFL games or NFL player props.