Colston Loveland · Sam LaPorta · 2026 week 2

Colston Loveland or Sam LaPorta?

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

Start Colston Loveland — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Colston Loveland (MIN allow the 9th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 2	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Colston Loveland START	vs MIN	11.9	9th	–	2,261	healthy
Sam LaPorta	@ BUF	11.2	19th	9.8	1,336	healthy

TEs vs MIN recently: Tucker Kraft 6.5 pts (W1).

TEs vs BUF recently: Dalton Schultz 3.5 pts (W1).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Colston Loveland carries the higher trade value — 2,261 against 1,336 (a 41% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Colston Loveland gets the most. Momentum: Colston Loveland -1448 and Sam LaPorta -849 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.