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Balladex/NFL/Compare/Colston Loveland vs Ian Thomas
Colston Loveland
50IMPACT
Colston Loveland
Chicago Bears · Tight End
Ian Thomas
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Ian Thomas
Las Vegas Raiders · Tight End
VS
32
categories
Loveland leads the head-to-head, 3 categories to 2.
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Tale of the tape
58
Receptions (career)
132
713
Receiving yards (career)
1,176
6
Receiving TDs (career)
4
12.3
Yards per catch
8.8
82
Targets (season)
13
The verdict

Loveland holds the edge, leading in 3 of 5 categories (receiving tds (career), yards per catch, targets (season)). Thomas answers in receptions (career), receiving yards (career) — which is exactly why this is the marquee debate.

50Loveland · Rotation piece
Balladex Impact Index
50Thomas · Rotation piece

Card value — head to head

Colston Loveland
$3.0
Climbing
5-yr outlook+33%
Legacy floor100%
Ian Thomas
$3.0
Blue-chip — stable star value
5-yr outlook+0%
Legacy floor100%
Card verdictBoth grade to about $3.0 today. Colston Loveland carries more projected upside (+33% vs. +0% over five years).