Colston Loveland is a career quality starter β a tight end whose body of work places Loveland in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Loveland's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Colston Loveland
Top 33% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter
Height6'6"
Weight241 lb
BornApr 9, 2004
Age22
CollegeMichiganSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr2025
Draft2025 Β· Rd 1, Pick 10 Β· CHI
A quality tight end with a above-average career β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | |||||
| 2025 | β | CHI | 16 | β | β | 58 | 713 | 6 | β | 12.3 | β | β | β | 701 | 64.5% | β | 0.0% | 5 | 4.5% | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 36 | 121.6 |
| Career | β | 16 | β | 0 | 58 | 713 | 6 | β | 12.3 | β | β | β | 701 | 64.5% | β | 0.0% | 5 | 4.5% | -2 | β | 0 | β | 0 | β | 0 | β | β | β | 4 | 1 | β | 36 | β | |
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | CHI | 16 | 10* | β | 58 | 713 | 6 | β | 12.3 | β | β | β | 15.7 |
| Career | 16 | 10* | 0 | 58 | 713 | 6 | β | 12.3 | β | β | β | 15.7 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | CHI | 16 | 10* | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 0 |
| Career | 16 | 10* | -2 | β | 0 | β | 0 | β | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | CHI | 16 | 10* | 9.0 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 36 | 121.6 |
| Career | 16 | 10* | β | β | β | 4 | 1 | β | 36 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 53 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
73
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
73
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 73 Γ longevity 0.72 = KV-H 53Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 73
On-field 54.2
Availability 18.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2025bestavg 73elite 702025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Receptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Receptions leader4
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 95%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends Β· proprietary Β· 2012+45
Solid
SIS
Yards/snap1.017Touch rate0EPA/snap0Snap share64.5%Off snaps701Emerging
Production per snap β the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within tight ends, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
College Receiving
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Cairo SantosK1yKevin ByardFS1yJoe ThuneyG1yGrady JarrettDT1yDJ MooreWR1yDurham SmytheTE1yTremaine EdmundsMLB1yJalen Reeves-MaybinLB1yMontez SweatDE1yOlamide ZaccheausWR1yT.J. EdwardsLB1yCole KmetTE1yTanoh KpassagnonDE1yAndrew BillingsDT1yJoe Tryon-ShoyinkaLB1yRyan BatesOT1yD'Andre SwiftRB1yDevin DuvernayWR1yC.J. Gardner-JohnsonSAF1yTravis HomerRB1yJonathan OwensSAF1yJaylon JohnsonCB1yDrew DalmanC1yDayo OdeyingboDE1y
2025 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #10
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterColston inherited the Chicago Bears TE room from Cole Kmet (2020β2025), and holds it as the most recent the corpus records.
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025draft
Drafted by CHI β Round 1, Pick 10
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with CHI
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'6" / 241 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 1-season peers. See all β
53
peak 73
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 1 season.
94%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Rec Yds | Rec Yds/G | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 713 | 44.6 | 758+45 | 44.6 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, nflverse:snap_counts, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeMiss β
Pick #10 (Rd 1) Β· CHI Β· 2025 Β· -7.4 vs expected KV-H
53actual
60.4 expected Β· Ξβ7.4
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