Colston Loveland matched WR Luther Burden III for the target lead in the Bears Monday Night Football win over the Seahawks. He caught seven of 9 targets for 65 yards on his way to ranking as the TE12 for his third straight TE1 finish.
2026 Fantasy Football Impact: TE1 Streak Has Backing
After not coming away with at least a 20.0% target share through each of the first three weeks of the season, Loveland has commanded that mark in four of his past five games.
For further context on his turnaround, his highest target share was 11.8% across the first three weeks while he’s yet to fall below 12.5% in any of the latest five weeks.
That stretch included a 40.0% target share in Week 7, making him one of just three TEs to hit that level.
Loveland did lose a fumble in the fourth quarter, but similar to how it didn’t ultimately cost the Bears the win, it didn’t cost him a TE1 finish.
He’ll get a Week 9 matchup against a Buccaneers defense allowing the 10th-fewest points to TEs before a Week 10 bye.
