Colston Loveland or Stefon Diggs: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Loveland's locked-in TE1 role beats Diggs' high-volume but limited deployment
Start Colston Loveland: his TE1 mismatch role and near-every-down deployment make the narrow projection edge more meaningful at a thin position. Stefon Diggs has the stronger target-hog profile and a favorable path if Washington keeps feeding him, but a WR2 role with limited deployment leaves less margin for error. Loveland's risk is that his early target volume fails to rise, while Diggs' risk is needing elite efficiency from fewer snaps.
What flips it: A meaningful expansion of Diggs' weekly deployment or a sharp rise in Loveland's target volume.
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Colston Loveland
7.49.411.4 Projected Points
Stefon Diggs
5.88.110.3 Projected Points
Colston Loveland’s market
Stefon Diggs’s market
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: 24.5 implied team total, 8% target share.
- Loveland's flex-aligned TE1 role offers a sturdier weekly floor than his modest target share suggests.
- Chicago's pass-catching mismatch can stay useful even if Minnesota limits his downfield work.
Latest on Loveland
When 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 Stefon Diggs
Toss-UpVeteran WR2 and high-volume separator. Crisp route technician who wins on option routes and intermediate targets.
Toss-up — WR38 consensus, projects WR39 this week: DAL is the 8th-toughest matchup vs WRs, 31% target share.
- Diggs' crisp option-route work gives him a clear path to beat his projection whenever Washington sustains drives.
- His high-volume separator profile can overcome the WR2 label if his playing time expands.
Latest on Diggs
Commanders WR Stefon Diggs knew the moment he hugged the goalpost to celebrate a fourth-quarter touchdown Sunday that he had committed a penalty that cost his team.
Washington offensive coordinator David Blough said Daniels has had his best NFL camp so far.
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Colston Loveland | Stefon Diggs |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 7.49.411.4 | 5.88.110.3 |
| Consensus rank | TE3 | WR38 |
| Opponent vs position | MIN · 14 of 321-game sample | DAL · 8 of 321-game sample |
| Receptions | 14 of 32 | 12 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 31 of 32 | 13 of 32 |
| Receiving TDs | 1 of 32 | 1 of 32 |
| Targets | 24 of 32 | 11 of 32 |
| Anytime TD | 1 of 32 | 1 of 32 |
| Target share | 8% | 31% |
| Reception share | 0% | 22% |
| Implied total · spread | 24.5-3.5 | 23.5+4.5 |
| Depth chart | TE1 | WR2 |
| Snap share | 87% | 63% |
Recent form
Colston Loveland — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs CAR | 0.00.00.0 |
Stefon Diggs — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs PHI | 11.513.515.5 |
Signal breakdown
- 11.4 vs 10.3 projected PPR pointsColston Loveland +
- Rank 3 vs 38Colston Loveland +
- Opponent DvP rank 14 vs 8 (32 = softest)even
- Implied 24.5 vs 23.5 team pointsColston Loveland +
- No injury designationseven
- 87% vs 63% snap shareColston Loveland +
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