Colston Loveland · Trey McBride · 2026 week 1

Colston Loveland or Trey McBride?

Start Trey McBride — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Trey McBride (LAC allow the 27th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Colston Loveland	@ CAR	15.2	14th	17.5	2,956	healthy
Trey McBride START	@ LAC	15.8	27th · tough	14.6	6,834	healthy

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

TEs vs LAC recently: Jake Ferguson 1.9 pts (W16) · Dalton Schultz 1.9 pts (W17) · Evan Engram 4.5 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Trey McBride carries the higher trade value — 6,834 against 2,956 (a 57% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Trey McBride gets the most. Momentum: Colston Loveland +209 and Trey McBride +105 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.