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Video: Top 20 Tight Ends for 2026 Fantasy Football – Tier Breaks You Need to Know!
Coulson Laughlin, man, I mean, he can go out there and he can block, you know, a defensive end, but then he can also split out wide and beat a corner and not just like a slot corner. He can literally beat an outside corner. He can absolutely destroy linebackers, smaller slot corners... they can just win... Coulson Lovelin ends up being their top targeted player and the guy that Ben Johnson is scheming open against linebackers and slot corners... you're really going to want him in fantasy even at a fourth round ADP.

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Tier 1 tight end with elite blocking and route-running; Ben Johnson will scheme him as top target.

Tier 1 tight end with elite versatility; can block defensive ends and split wide to beat corners (including outside corners) and destroy linebackers and slot corners. The source emphasizes that tier 1 tight ends "can just win" without needing screen passes, play-action bootlegs, or designed plays—they can be the number one option on their team and put together 120+ receptions and 15 touchdowns seasons. Ben Johnson will center the offense around Loveland; the Bears' new system (new for Love, Burks, Caleb Williams, and the offensive line) will unlock cleaner execution and new wrinkles by next season. Loveland should be drafted in the fourth round and is a must-play even at that cost, though the source ranks him slightly behind McBride.

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