Week 3 TE preview: Hold Loveland, Pitts — SkimNews
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- Kyle Pitts and Colston Loveland are the biggest tight end busts after two weeks, even as 12 TEs average at least 11 PPR Fantasy points per game — with roughly half of those 12 not drafted as starters.
- Pitts has totaled just 2.5 Fantasy points this season while playing without Tua Tagovailoa or Michael Penix; backups Cooper Rush and Jack Strand combined for 288 passing yards and one touchdown across Weeks 1-2.
- Loveland has one catch for three yards and may start Week 3 against the Philadelphia Eagles with a third-string quarterback, though he still runs a route on 79.7% of Bears pass attempts.
- Dalton Kincaid is averaging 4.69 yards per route run through two weeks of 2026, up from 2.83 YPRR last season when he led all tight ends.
- Dalton Schultz posted a 28% target share in Week 2 without Nico Collins and is a must-start if Collins sits again.
- Travis Kelce has back-to-back games with at least 71 receiving yards after managing just three such games across all of 2025.
- Sam LaPorta has four red zone targets in two games, trailing only Trey McBride among tight ends with more than three.
- Tyler Warren has 34 receiving yards in two weeks, making him the most touchdown-dependent TE1 in fantasy football.
Why it matters: Fantasy managers who spent early-round picks on Pitts or Loveland face a roster crunch: the article argues dropping either wastes cheap upside, especially for Pitts with Michael Penix expected back in Week 3. With 12 TEs now producing 11-plus PPR points, the position's depth is reshaping preseason draft strategies in real time.
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