Brock Bowers · Colston Loveland · 2026 week 1

Brock Bowers or Colston Loveland?

Start Brock Bowers — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Brock Bowers (MIA allow the 5th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Brock Bowers START	vs MIA	16.0	5th · soft	12.6	6,113	healthy
Colston Loveland	@ CAR	15.2	14th	17.5	2,956	healthy

TEs vs MIA recently: Mike Gesicki 9.5 pts (W16) · Cade Otton 3.3 pts (W17) · Hunter Henry 5.6 pts (W18).

TEs vs CAR recently: Cade Otton 1.5 pts (W16) · AJ Barner 10.3 pts (W17) · Cade Otton 15.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Brock Bowers carries the higher trade value — 6,113 against 2,956 (a 52% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Brock Bowers gets the most. Momentum: Brock Bowers -131 and Colston Loveland +209 over the last 30 days.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.