Discover Bears tight end Colston Loveland's impressive fantasy ranking. See how his standout rookie season positions him among the league's elite.
The Chicago Bears took a risk by taking Colston Loveland No. 10 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft, but it paid off in a big way.
The Michigan product ended up finishing with 713 receiving yards and six touchdowns in the regular season. Loveland quickly became one of Caleb Williams' favorite targets whenever the team needed a massive play.
Even head coach Ben Johnson knew he had something special in Loveland from talking to him before the draft. All it took was Johnson asking for an NFL comparison for Loveland.
Loveland said he was similar to Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta. Johnson knew right then and there the kind of player Loveland was.
The rookie earned the nickname "Third and Colston" because of how he always seemed to find a way to get open.
The clutch plays didn't stop after the regular season. Loveland had one of his best performances of the year in the Wild Card versus the Green Bay Packers. In the 31-27 win, he finished with eight receptions for 137 receiving yards.
Everyone was impressed by the rookie's work ethic in his first season in the league, including Williams, who said that just who the tight end was as a person.
After the season he had, he's starting to get some recognition around the league, especially in terms of fantasy football. Back in March, Matthew Berry released his positional rankings for fantasy football in 2026 on NBC Sports.
Loveland came in as the No. 3 tight end behind Brock Bowers of the Las Vegas Raiders and Trey McBride of the Arizona Cardinals.
The top 10 contained tight ends like Tyler Warren, Harold Fannin Jr., Tucker Kraft, Kyle Pitts, Sam LaPorta, Travis Kelce and Dallas Goedert.
It'll be interesting to see how opposing defenses account for Loveland after the rookie year he had. We saw how much attention he got in the Divisional Round from the Los Angeles Rams. Loveland finished with four receptions and 54 receiving yards.
It may be a tough decision to decide who to focus on for the Bears. If you focus on Loveland, one of the receivers, like Rome Odunze or Luther Burden, could become a problem.
Loveland was one of the multiple rookies that General Manager Ryan Poles drafted who were able to be a starter in their first season. Loveland, Kyle Monangai, Burden and Ozzy Trapilo carved out starting roles for themselves.
Bears fans can't wait for what year two holds for Loveland.