After a terribly slow start had fantasy football managers questioning their decision to draft him as an elite tight end, Colston Loveland of the Chicago Bears has finally begun to reward their patience.
Loveland was shut out in the season opener and had just five total receptions through three weeks, but he's come on strong the last two games, with at least six catches, 65 yards and a touchdown in each, good enough to make him the TE4 and TE3 over those two weeks.
Despite the Bears traveling to Seattle on Sunday, Loveland is poised for another top-6 finish.
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Rankings by Daniel Dobish, TheHuddle.com.
Fantasy football Week 8 tight end rankings
(*- double-check status before kickoff)
- Trey McBride, Ari. at Dal.
- Brock Bowers, L.V. at N.Y.-J
- Travis Kelce, K.C. at Den.
- Dalton Kincaid, Buf. vs. Bal.
- Tucker Kraft, G.B. vs. Car.
- Colston Loveland, Chi. at Sea.
- Sam LaPorta Det. vs. Min.
- Kyle Pitts Sr., Atl. at T.B.
- Hunter Henry, N.E. at Mia.
- Brenton Strange, Jac. vs. Ind.
- Dallas Goedert, Phi. at Was.
- Oronde Gadsden II, L.A.-C at L.A.-R
- T.J. Hockenson, Min. at Det.
- Colby Parkinson, L.A.-R vs. L.A.-C
- Harold Fannin Jr,. Cle. at Pit.
- Mark Andrews, Bal. at Buf.
- AJ Barner, Sea. vs. Chi.
- Darren Waller, Car. at G.B.
- Jake Ferguson, Dal. vs. Ari.
- Mason Taylor, N.Y.-J vs. L.V.
- Tyler Warren, Ind. at Jac.
- Pat Freiermuth, Pit. vs. Cle.
- Evan Engram, Den. vs. K.C.
- Mike Gesicki, Cin. vs. Ten.
- Chig Okonkwo, Was. vs. Phi.
- Darnell Washington, Pit. vs. Cle.
- Kenyon Sadiq, N.Y.-J vs. L.V.
- Michael Mayer, L.V. at N.Y.-J
- Davis Allen, L.A.-R vs. L.A.-C
- Greg Dulcich, Mia. vs. N.E.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Week 8
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