Colston Loveland or Quentin Johnston: Who Should You Start?

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

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

Colston Loveland is the higher consensus play (TE3 to WR47) and plays in the better game script (27.0 implied team points to 21.3). Johnston's edge is the matchup, 8 of 32 to 4. The gap is comfortable.

Colston Loveland

Colston Loveland

TE3CHIvs NYJ

Projected Points

Sit
Quentin Johnston

Quentin Johnston

WR47LACvs SEA

Projected Points

Toss-Up

Colston Loveland’s market

REC
O/U 3.5
-104 / -123
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 33.5
-115 / -109
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+265
Anytime Touchdown Props →

Quentin Johnston’s market

REC
O/U 2
-157 / 0
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 33.5
-114 / -117
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+310
Anytime Touchdown Props →
NYJ@
CHISun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ETView the game →
LAC@
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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 TE17 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 Quentin Johnston

Toss-Up

Starting outside WR2. Big-bodied contested-catch target with red-zone scoring production.

Toss-up — WR47 consensus, projects WR57 this week: SEA is the 8th-toughest matchup vs WRs, 20% target share.

  • SEA ranks 8 of 32 against WRs (one of the tougher matchups, 3-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 21.3 team points as 3.0-point underdogs.
  • Listed WR-2 on the latest depth chart with a 82% snap share.

Head-to-head stats

MetricColston LovelandQuentin Johnston
Projected points
Consensus rankTE3WR47
Opponent vs positionNYJ · 4 of 323-game sampleSEA · 8 of 323-game sample
Receptions8 of 329 of 32
Receiving Yards8 of 321 of 32
Receiving TDs1 of 327 of 32
Targets3 of 3215 of 32
Anytime TD1 of 326 of 32
Target share10%20%
Reception share8%12%
Implied total · spread27.0-8.521.3+3.0
Depth chartTE1WR2
Snap share84%82%
Start/Sit record—0–2+1 toss-up

Recent form

Colston Loveland — last 3 weeks

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

Quentin Johnston — last 3 weeks

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

Signal breakdown

  • 8.7 vs 8.5 projected PPR pointsColston Loveland +
  • Rank 3 vs 47Colston Loveland +
  • Opponent DvP rank 4 vs 8 (32 = softest)Quentin Johnston +
  • Implied 27.0 vs 21.3 team pointsColston Loveland +
  • No injury designationseven
  • 84% vs 82% snap shareColston Loveland +

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