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Brandin Cooks or Colston Loveland

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Brandin Cooks

Brandin Cooks

WR • n/a
Colston Loveland

Colston Loveland

TE • Chicago Bears CHI
OR
EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cooks over Loveland

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Cooks ... 0%

BOTH ... 100%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 5.3
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
0 0 0 1.6 23.9 0.2 5.3
No projection for today.
Coming soon.
Outlook Brandin Cooks

Brandin Cooks vs. Washington — Deep-League Sleeper in High-Scoring Spot

After catching a go-ahead touchdown last week, Brandin Cooks is stepping into elevated snaps amid mounting injuries in the San Francisco receiving room. Quarterback Brock Purdy noted their growing chemistry in practice, and the veteran speedster has quickly earned trust as a vertical complement to Mike Evans.

Our weekly projection places Cooks at roughly 24 receiving yards on 2.6 targets with 5.4 fantasy points. With the 5-0 49ers hosting Washington in an expected shootout with a 52-point game total, Cooks is rostered in just 4% of leagues and profiles strictly as a touchdown-dependent flex or deep-league tournament flier.


FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 9 hrs ago
Latest News Brandin Cooks
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Loveland over Cooks

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Loveland ... 0%

BOTH ... 100%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 9.4
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
3.7 40.8 0.3 9.4
No projection for today.
Coming soon.
Outlook Colston Loveland

Colston Loveland at Atlanta — High Projected Total Offers Rebound Appeal

Loveland remains Chicago's primary tight end ahead of Cole Kmet, showing signs of life with 14 targets over his last two contests after a slow start to the year. Starting quarterback Caleb Williams was a full participant in Friday's practice, providing offensive stability and a favorable passing environment for the second-year tight end.

In an indoor contest carrying a high 51.5 over/under against the Falcons, our models project Loveland for 3.7 catches, 40.5 receiving yards, and 9.4 fantasy points. Fantasy start rates have fallen to 49% following early inconsistency, but his rebounding target share makes him a solid streaming option with TE1 upside if he scores.


FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 9 hrs ago
Latest News Colston Loveland
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Performance Brandin Cooks
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
177.071
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
177.071
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Colston Loveland
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
2199.5120
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
8769.5180
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Brandin Cooks
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
4 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Colston Loveland
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @GB 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Brandin Cooks
OWN
 
4%
+3.68 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+1.62 compared to last week
OWN/START Colston Loveland
OWN
94%
-4.11 compared to last week
START
49%
-15.34 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brandin Cooks
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Colston Loveland
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Brandin Cooks

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 115th with 6.70 total points (3.35 avg).
  • Currently 95.76 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Ranked 144th in targets and is currently among WR.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 48th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 20 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 20th among WR.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 3 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -11, Rec Yards: -96 Rec TDs: +1,
Breakdown Colston Loveland

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 20th among TE's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 43rd with 11.00 total points (2.20 avg).
  • Currently 41.4 points behind the leader: Isaiah Likely
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.6 PPG.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 25 in receptions and is currently ranked 23rd among TE.
  • Top 20 in targets and is currently ranked 18th among TE.
  • Top 6 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 5th among TE.
  • Top 10 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 10th among TE.
  • Top 35 in reception yards with 110 and 8.46 YPC and is currently ranked 29th among TE.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 55th among TE.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +10, Rec Yards: +67 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 63, REC YDS: 775, REC TDS: 7
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Brandin Cooks

No Injury Reported

Injury Colston Loveland

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Brandin Cooks

Week 6
n/a VS n/a

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD FSP
0.00
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Matchups Colston Loveland

Week 6
Chicago Bears @ Atlanta Falcons

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.40341.60411114.07
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 13th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 19th with 25.00 total points (5.00 avg).
  • Currently 34 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.5 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in rush defense with 401 (80.20 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Ranked 27th in pass defense with 1307 (261.40 per game).
  • Top 22 in points against with 24.40 per game and currently ranked 22nd among DST.
  • Top 12 in Total TDs with 1 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +82.1, Turnovers: -2 Sacks: +1, INTs: -2, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +2.9,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 51, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.1, YDS/G: 347.1
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Brandin Cooks
0.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Colston Loveland
15.27
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Brandin Cooks
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2014 NO 10 69 53 550 10.4 3 7 73 10.4 1
2015 NO 16 129 84 1138 13.5 9 8 18 2.3 0
2016 NO 15 117 78 1173 15.0 8 6 30 5 0
2017 NE 16 114 65 1082 16.6 7 9 40 4.4 0
2018 LAR 15 116 80 1204 15.1 5 10 68 6.8 1
2019 LAR 14 72 42 583 13.9 2 6 52 8.7 0
2020 HOU 15 119 81 1150 14.2 6 0 0 0 0
2021 HOU 16 133 90 1037 11.5 6 2 21 10.5 0
2022 HOU 13 93 57 699 12.3 3 2 7 3.5 0
2023 DAL 16 81 54 657 12.2 8 5 35 7 0
2024 DAL 10 54 26 259 10.0 3 3 -3 -1 0
2025 NO 13 36 24 279 11.6 0 0 0 0 0
2026 SF 2 3 1 7 7.0 1 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 7 11 4 25 7.0 4 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 13 60 37 414 11.3 4 3 13 4.2 0
Totals 174 1155 746 9943 13.3 61 59 347 5.9 2
Career Colston Loveland
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2025 CHI 16 101 70 899 12.8 7 1 -2 -2 0
2026 CHI 5 23 13 110 8.5 0 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 83 47 396 8.5 0 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 9 43 31 381 12.3 4 1 -1 -2 0
Totals 24 134 87 1065 12.2 7 1 -2 -2 0
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