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Colston Loveland
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Colston Loveland
Chicago Bears · Tight End
Ian Thomas
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Ian Thomas
Las Vegas Raiders · Tight End
VS
2–3
categories
Thomas leads the head-to-head, 3 categories to 2.
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Tale of the tape
69
Receptions (career)
135
804
Receiving yards (career)
1,219
6
Receiving TDs (career)
5
8.3
Yards per catch
14.3
18
Targets (season)
3
The verdict

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

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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).