2026 · WEEK 5 CLOSE
$204−48.0%1W−93%SINCE '26 DRAFTHIGH $3,006
AGE22Apr 9, 2004
EXP1 yrsince 2025
HEIGHT6'6"
inherits 5% of CHI targets (31% vacated, his claim 16%)
Loveland brought in two of five targets for 19 yards in the Bears' 31-7 loss to the Packers on Sunday.
The second-year tight end's quiet season continued on a difficult day for the Bears offense overall. Loveland was coming off a season-best six-catch, 57-yard effort against the Jets in Week 4, so Sunday's downturn was notable and marked third sub-20-yard tally in the first five games of the season. Loveland may have an opportunity to reap the benefit of having Caleb Williams back under center in a Week 6 road matchup against the Falcons next Sunday.
Loveland caught six of nine targets for 57 yards in Sunday's 23-12 win over the Jets.
Loveland led the team with nine targets, tying his total from the previous three games combined. The 2025 first-round pick has been trending in the right direction after a painfully slow start, increasing his yardage total from zero to three to 31 to 57 in the first four games of his second regular season. Considering that Loveland's best game of the season came Sunday in Tyson Bagent's first start of the campaign, Loveland probably wouldn't mind Bagent sticking in the starting role for Week 5 at Green Bay, though Caleb Williams (hamstring) will reprise the starting job once healthy.
Loveland secured all four targets for 31 yards in the Bears' 27-7 win over the Eagles on Monday night.
Everyone sharing the ball with Colston, most valuable first.
Above the line the plan was to throw; below it, to run.
Head coach Ben Johnson appeared to make a concerted effort to get the ball into Loveland's hands Monday after the tight end's slow first two games, and that approach met with some success. While all three components of Loveland's receiving line qualified as season-high figures, the second-year pro's longest reception went for just 12 yards and he was well behind the wideout trio of Kalif Raymond, Luther Burden and Rome Odunze in receiving yards. Loveland's chemistry with fill-in signal-caller Case Keenum was encouraging, however, and the duo should have a chance to continue working together in Sunday's Week 4 home matchup against the Jets.
Loveland failed to catch either of his two targets in Sunday's 59-37 win over the Panthers.
It was the highest-scoring Week 1 game in NFL history, but Loveland wasn't able to contribute as Caleb Williams instead frequently looked for Kalif Raymond (8-84-0 on nine targets) over the middle, and his only TD pass to a tight end went to Cole Kmet. It's a hugely disappointing start to the season for Loveland after his impressive finish to 2025, but better days will be ahead. He'll look to rebound in Week 2 at home against the Vikings.
Loveland is listed as a starting tight end along with Cole Kmet on the Bears' unofficial depth chart.
The 10th overall pick in the 2025 Draft, Loveland had a slow start to his rookie season, coming out of Week 8 with 11 catches total on the campaign and one DNP due to a hip injury. From Week 9 through the Bears' divisional-round loss to the Rams, though, he ran roughshod over opposing defenses, hauling in 59 of 89 targets for 790 yards and six touchdowns in 12 games. Loveland capped that stretch with four consecutive contests with double-digit targets, indicating he left off last season as QB Caleb Williams' top option in the passing game. While Loveland still has to contend with WRs Rome Odunze and Luther Burden (groin) for the attention of Williams, the tight end is poised to make a leap to the NFL's best at the position.
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