Colston Loveland · Dallas Goedert · 2026 week 8

Colston Loveland or Dallas Goedert?

Wondering who you should start this week — Colston Loveland or Dallas Goedert? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Dallas Goedert — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Dallas Goedert (WAS allow the 2nd-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Colston Loveland	@ SEA	9.9	30th · tough	14.1	2,291	healthy
Dallas Goedert START	@ WAS	10.2	2nd · soft	10.6	632	healthy

TEs vs SEA recently: George Kittle 2.4 pts (W5) · Evan Engram 1.3 pts (W6) · Noah Gray 4.4 pts (W7).

TEs vs WAS recently: Tyler Warren 4.1 pts (W4) · Isaiah Likely 21.4 pts (W5) · George Kittle 12.9 pts (W6).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Dallas Goedert has the higher floor (3.6) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Colston Loveland has the higher ceiling (19.1) — the play if you need points.
Dallas Goedert is steady — about 10% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Colston Loveland faces SEA, 30th most generous to TEs.
Dallas Goedert faces WAS, 2nd most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Colston Loveland carries the higher trade value — 2,291 against 632 (a 72% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Colston Loveland gets the most. Momentum: Colston Loveland +1029 and Dallas Goedert +324 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.