Three rookie tight ends—Tyler Warren, Colston Loveland, and Harold Fannin Jr.—shape Week 2 lineups. Warren’s Week 1 surge, with 7 catches on 9 targets for 76 yards and two red zone looks, anchors Indy as they host Denver. Loveland showed upside but was edged by Kmet, making Week 2 vs Detroit a potential wait-and-see for Bears’ tight end usage. Fannin Jr. flashed Week 1 with 7 receptions on 9 targets for 63 yards and a rush, giving Cleveland a high ceiling in a tricky Week 2 against Baltimore.

Rankings place Warren highest among the trio; Loveland and Fannin are mid-range options. The Week 2 Start tool helps refine starts based on matchup and snap data, guiding managers through the rookie tight end maelstrom and into smarter roster decisions.

Week 2 fantasy decisions center on a tight group of rookies and late-draft contributors: Quinshon Judkins, Matthew Golden, Harold Fannin Jr., Cam Ward, Tyler Warren, Elic Ayomanor, Jayden Higgins, Colston Loveland, Jaxson Dart, and Mason Taylor. The Who Should I Start tool lets you compare up to four players to decide who to start, with week-by-week matchups, injuries, and usage shaping each caller’s upside. Expect all ten to be part of owners’ deeper rosters, but beware rookie risk and volatile roles, which push several into “start if active” territory rather than automatic starts.

The Browns’ Ju nkins faces a Ravens defense that can clamp down; Golden’s ankle adds risk but a healthy slate boosts Thursday upside; Fannin Jr. and Ward offer Schottenheimer-era upside in TE/QB stacks; Ayomanor and Warren project as strong depth pieces in Tennessee and Indianapolis, while Higgins, Loveland, Dart, and Taylor swing between upside and spot starts depending on roles, weeks, and game scripts.

Chicago opened Week 1 with promise but fell 27-24 to Minnesota, leaving Bears fans with a blend of hype and frustration. Caleb Williams flashed upside yet couldn’t sustain positive drives, while J.J. McCarthy and a second-half Vikings surge tilted the score. Dayo Odeyingbo anchored Chicago’s defensive front with a sack and multiple QB pressures, and Gervon Dexter started to show game-wrecker potential. Colston Loveland and the O-line’s penalties hamstrung scoring opportunities, but Nashon Wright’s 6th-long interception-for-TD hinted at a sharper secondary. Colmet’s big 31-yard grab stood out among the tight ends, while Williams’ drought underscored growth areas for fantasy-minded Bears owners. Overall, durability, frontline depth, and a clearer QB-room identity emerged as Week 1 themes.

Week 1’s MNF showdown between Chicago and Minnesota is a quarterback audition season. Caleb Williams makes his Bears debut under Ben Johnson with Loveland and Luther Burden III in the fold, while J.J. McCarthy begins his NFL arc for Minnesota after an injury-shortened rookie year. Addison is suspended, shifting early targets for the Vikings, and Chicago touts an upgraded interior line that could unlock the run game and quick-hitting passes. The model leans Bears +1.5 and Under 43.5, favoring Bears’ pass-game upside from Loveland and Burden versus Minnesota’s unsettled rookie quarterback situation.

Fantasy angles tilt toward Bears pass-catchers and Vikings safety valves. Chicago’s Loveland could see early snaps as a move-tight end option, while Burden Jr. may operate as a field-stretching wyb outside threat. On Minnesota, absence of Addison concentrates targets to T.J. Hockenson and the slot options, pressuring defenses to bracket the tight end and rely on secondary receivers.

Monday Night Football closes Week 1 with Caleb Williams leading the Bears against J.J. McCarthy making his NFL debut for the Vikings, signaling a potential early quarterback rivalry. Williams benefits from Chicago’s revamped line and new talent around him, while Williams’ counterpart McCarthy faces a purple-unproven receiving corps with Jordan Addison serving a three-game suspension. Expect Williams to push a high-ceiling offense featuring Colston Loveland and Luther Burden III, while Minnesota leans on an unsettled ensemble to support its rookie QB.

The betting backdrop highlights Bears +1.5 and a 44-point total, with a model showing Chicago covering in roughly half the simulations and the Under hitting slightly more than half. That dynamic, plus multiple sportsbook promos, shapes a Week 1 fantasy and wagering landscape where leverage lies in target distribution and game-script edges rather than clean stat lines.