I was surprised when the Bears selected Colson Loveland rather than Tyler Warren, given the huge stats Warren put up at Penn State. But it’s looking now like they knew exactly what they were doing. He’s looking like he’s going to be very good for a lot of years.
Loveland got off to a modest start early in the season, not contributing much differently than their other tight end, Cole Kmet. But he’s been pretty special in the second half of the season.
In Loveland’s last 10 regular-season games, he caught 47 passes for 597 yards, with 6 TDs. And he came up big in the playoff opener, with 8 catches for 137 yards.
Warren also had a good rookie season, but Loveland looks better. He’s got bigger hands and longer arms, and he’s 2 years younger – more upside.
Looking at the last 10 games for each team since 2002, only two rookie tight ends have had more receiving yards than Loveland – Brock Bowers and Jeremy Shockey.
If I’m walking into a dynasty draft today, Loveland would be right near the top at tight end. I suppose Trey McBride first and Bowers second, but Loveland probably third. (And he’s in a more stable situation than Bowers, who doesn’t currently have a coach or quarterback.)
| ROOKIE TIGHT ENDS WITH 300 YARDS IN LAST 10 GAMES | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Player | G | Tgt | No | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 2024 | Brock Bowers, L.V. | 10 | 93 | 65 | 717 | 11.0 | 4 |
| 2002 | Jeremy Shockey, NYG | 10 | 99 | 58 | 685 | 11.8 | 1 |
| 2025 | Colston Loveland, Chi. | 10 | 64 | 47 | 597 | 12.7 | 6 |
| 2021 | Kyle Pitts, Atl. | 10 | 60 | 35 | 542 | 15.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Sam LaPorta, Det. | 10 | 71 | 51 | 512 | 10.0 | 7 |
| 2023 | Dalton Kincaid, Buff. | 10 | 64 | 48 | 480 | 10.0 | 2 |
| 2010 | Rob Gronkowski, N.E. | 10 | 49 | 33 | 450 | 13.6 | 7 |
| 2008 | Dustin Keller, NYJ | 10 | 63 | 41 | 445 | 10.9 | 1 |
| 2025 | • Harold Fannin, Cle. | 9 | 64 | 40 | 441 | 11.0 | 5 |
| 2017 | Evan Engram, NYG | 9 | 74 | 40 | 440 | 11.0 | 4 |
| 2008 | John Carlson, Sea. | 10 | 53 | 36 | 426 | 11.8 | 3 |
| 2013 | Tim Wright, T.B. | 10 | 56 | 39 | 418 | 10.7 | 5 |
| 2019 | Noah Fant, Den. | 10 | 47 | 26 | 410 | 15.8 | 2 |
| 2012 | Dwayne Allen, Ind. | 10 | 48 | 32 | 403 | 12.6 | 1 |
| 2018 | Chris Herndon, NYJ | 10 | 47 | 32 | 399 | 12.5 | 3 |
| 2022 | Chig Okonkwo, Ten. | 10 | 38 | 27 | 398 | 14.7 | 2 |
| 2018 | Mark Andrews, Balt. | 10 | 30 | 21 | 397 | 18.9 | 2 |
| 2015 | Will Tye, NYG | 10 | 54 | 36 | 394 | 10.9 | 3 |
| 2025 | • Tyler Warren, Ind. | 10 | 67 | 43 | 378 | 8.8 | 1 |
| 2002 | Doug Jolley, Oak. | 10 | 29 | 27 | 367 | 13.6 | 2 |
| 2025 | • Oronde Gadsden, LAC | 10 | 41 | 27 | 356 | 13.2 | 2 |
| 2003 | Antonio Gates, S.D. | 10 | 37 | 21 | 351 | 16.7 | 2 |
| 2023 | Tucker Kraft, G.B. | 10 | 38 | 29 | 350 | 12.1 | 2 |
| 2010 | Jimmy Graham, N.O. | 10 | 41 | 30 | 345 | 11.5 | 5 |
| 2007 | Zach Miller, Oak. | 10 | 43 | 30 | 325 | 10.8 | 2 |
| 2010 | Tony Moeaki, K.C. | 9 | 44 | 26 | 320 | 12.3 | 1 |
| 2022 | Greg Dulcich, Den. | 8 | 43 | 25 | 316 | 12.6 | 1 |
| 2013 | Zach Ertz, Phil. | 10 | 40 | 26 | 306 | 11.8 | 4 |
| 2017 | George Kittle, S.F. | 9 | 32 | 22 | 303 | 13.8 | 1 |
—Ian Allan