Best long-term TE upside but overpriced vs. Fannon; Cole Kmet cannibalization risk.

Scott Barrett identifies Colston Loveland as part of a historically great tight end class, highlighting that Loveland had the best yardage market share of any tight end in 50 years. Expected to be the best tight end of the rookie class long term due to more complete skill set; elite ball skills, catch radius, catch ability, and separation ability; dynamic route runner in addition to run-after-catch ability. However, ADP is 3–4 rounds higher than Harold Fannon Jr. despite comparable recent production; last 16 quarters (excluding final games due to injury) produced 20 fantasy points per game versus Fannon's 18.2 with worse quarterback play. Concerns exist where Cole Kmet cannibalized Loveland's playing time and upside in non-outlier games; Chicago's extreme negative game script in final four games inflated his recent production. Scott Barrett identified a prior-year ranking mistake where he ranked Loveland ahead of Tyler Warren; this learning from his self-review process informs his current ranking methodology.