Colston Loveland

Loveland was fantastic as a rookie, commanding a ton of targets right through the postseason. Now entering his second year under Ben Johnson, the sky is the limit. There are plenty of mouths to feed in Chicago, but Loveland’s talent gives him legitimate top 5 tight end upside.

Loveland is the closest thing we've seen in years to the Rob Gronkowski/George Kittle unicorn at the position that can do it all. Fortunately, Ben Johnson had the insight to take rookie TE Sam Roush to limit the demands of Unicorn TEs that lead to injuries. 

Roush is the best blocking TE in the 2026 rookie class and an underrated receiver. Short-term and long-term, Roush allows the Bears to detached Loveland like a receiver far more often while still possessing the blockers -- Roush and Cole Kmet -- to put opposing defenses on notice in the running game. 

While the excitement about Luther Burden has merit, and there's still hope for Rome Odunze to become a big-play weapon with high-end starter volume, I'm betting Loveland will be the team's WR1 or WR2 and potentially a top-15 fantasy WR with the label of a tight end.