Colston Loveland · Dalton Kincaid · 2026 week 8

Colston Loveland or Dalton Kincaid?

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

Start Dalton Kincaid — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Dalton Kincaid (BAL allow the 16th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Colston Loveland	@ SEA	9.8	30th · tough	14.1	2,258	healthy
Dalton Kincaid START	vs BAL	10.5	16th	5.4	812	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 BAL recently: Kyle Pitts Sr. 10.2 pts (W5) · Harold Fannin Jr. 0.9 pts (W6) · Drew Sample 8.4 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.7 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Dalton Kincaid has the higher floor (3.7) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Dalton Kincaid has the higher ceiling (19.1) — the play if you need points.
Dalton Kincaid is steady — about 11% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Colston Loveland faces SEA, 30th most generous to TEs.
Dalton Kincaid faces BAL, 16th most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Colston Loveland carries the higher trade value — 2,258 against 812 (a 64% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Colston Loveland gets the most. Momentum: Colston Loveland +1048 and Dalton Kincaid -990 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.