TE · Chicago Bears · #84

Colston Loveland

TE1
College
Michigan
Height
6'6"
Weight
241 lb
Experience
2nd season
EPA / target
−0.04▼ 0.63 vs '25
20th of 21 TEs
Catch rate
61.9%▼ 8.8 vs '25
21st of 21 TEs
Yards / target
5.8▼ 2.9 vs '25
20th of 21 TEs
Target share
18.9%▲ 2.3 vs '25
8th of 21 TEs
Receiving
244 yds−0.04 EPA/TGT
26 rec · 42 tgt · 2 td

Ranks compare against the 21 qualifying tight ends on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

2025: +0.59−0.51Week 1−0.50Week 2+0.43Week 3−0.45Week 4−0.81Week 5+0.63Week 6+0.24Week 7

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving−1.7
Rushing0.0
Net−1.7
Best game · Wk 6 @ ATL
6/7
Rec/Tgt
65
Rec yds
1
TD
+4.4
Rec EPA
+0.63
EPA/target
10.8
Yds/rec

2026 game log

ReceivingRushing
Game
Wk 1 @ CARW200–00.015.0−1.0−0.51000
Wk 2 vs MINL3133.0033.34.3−1.5−0.50000
Wk 3 vs PHIW44317.80100.01.0+1.7+0.43000
Wk 4 vs NYJW96579.5066.76.1−4.1−0.45000
Wk 5 @ GBL52199.5040.08.6−4.1−0.81000
Wk 6 @ ATLW766510.8185.74.7+4.4+0.63000
Wk 7 vs NEW127699.9158.39.3+2.8+0.24000
Season42262449.4261.96.9−1.7−0.04000

How he compares

2026 tight ends who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

3.55.37.18.910.7−0.15+0.12+0.39+0.65+0.92KelceHenryHigbeeKittleGoedertSchultzAndrewsHockensonJohnsonFreiermuthMcBrideLikelyOttonStrangeKraftLaPortaMayerBowersWarrenFannin Jr.Colston Loveland↑ EPA per targetaDOT →

Contract

Rookie deal · signed 2025 with Bears

$26.6Mover 4 years
Avg. per year
$6.7M
Guaranteed
$26.6M 100%
2026 cap hit
$6.1M 2.0% of the cap
Signed
2025
Runs through
2028
2025
2026 · now
2027
2028
Year 2 of 4

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons
OverallReceivingRushing
Season
20267−1.74226244261.99.45.818.9−0.04000
202516+46.68258713670.712.38.716.6+0.591−20
Career23+44.912484957867.711.47.717.3+0.381−20