Colston Loveland · Tucker Kraft · 2026 week 9

Colston Loveland or Tucker Kraft?

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

Start Tucker Kraft — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Tucker Kraft (NE allow the 24th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Colston Loveland	vs TB	11.1	12th	16.6	2,350	healthy
Tucker Kraft START	@ NE	11.8	24th	13.6	1,704	healthy

TEs vs TB recently: Darnell Washington 8.5 pts (W6) · Darren Waller 11 pts (W7) · Austin Hooper 0.9 pts (W8).

TEs vs NE recently: Mason Taylor 3.3 pts (W6) · Colston Loveland 12.9 pts (W7) · Greg Dulcich 4.3 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.7 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Tucker Kraft has the higher floor (4) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Tucker Kraft has the higher ceiling (21.3) — the play if you need points.
Tucker Kraft is steady — about 8% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Colston Loveland faces TB, 12th most generous to TEs.
Tucker Kraft faces NE, 24th most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Colston Loveland carries the higher trade value — 2,350 against 1,704 (a 27% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Colston Loveland gets the most. Momentum: Colston Loveland +962 and Tucker Kraft +314 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.