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Dalton Schultz

Dalton Schultz

29-Year-Old Tight EndTE
Houston Texans
Questionable
Injury Calf
Est. Return 2/9/2026
2025 Receiving Stats
REC
82
YDS
777
TD
3
AVG
9.5
TAR
106
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Schultz is coming off a down year in 2024, with 53 catches for 532 yards and two touchdowns on 85 targets representing his lowest marks in each category since 2019, even though he didn't miss any games. Over the four preceding campaigns – three in Dallas and one in Houston – Schultz averaged 64 catches for 659 yards and 5.5 TDs on 93 targets. The lack of touchdowns in 2024 may not just be a bad-luck outlier, either, as Schultz was targeted only twice inside the opponent’s 10-yard line all season, experiencing a further decline from his modest total of five such targets in 2023. The Texans still have their top TD scorers from last season, RB Joe Mixon and WR Nico Collins, and they improved their WR group this offseason with a trade for Christian Kirk and a pair of Day 2 draft picks (Iowa State teammates Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel). On the bright side, Schultz is likely to maintain the top spot on Houston’s tight end depth chart over Brevin Jordan and 2024 fourth-round pick Cade Stover, both of whom are recovering from significant injuries. Read Past Outlooks
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Tight End
Bye Week 6
Height 6'5"
Weight 242
DOB 7/11/1996
College Stanford
Drafted 4th Rd 2018 #137 Overall
Signed a three-year, $36 million contract with the Texans in March of 2024.
Won't return Sunday
TEHouston Texans
Calf
January 18, 2026
Schultz (calf) won't return to Sunday's Sunday's divisional-round game against the Patriots.
ANALYSIS
Schultz thus finishes his afternoon with two catches (on two targets) for 47 yards. Cade Stover and Harrison Bryant are Houston's available tight ends for the remainder of Sunday's contest.
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How do Dalton Schultz's 2025 advanced stats compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
  • Air Yards Per Game
    The number of air yards he is averaging per game. Air yards measure how far the ball was thrown downfield for both complete and incomplete passes. Air yards are recorded as a negative value when the pass is targeted behind the line of scrimmage. All air yards data is from Sports Info Solutions and does not include throwaways as targeted passes.
  • Air Yards Per Snap
    The number of air yards he is averaging per offensive snap.
  • % Team Air Yards
    The percentage of the team's total air yards he accounts for.
  • % Team Targets
    The percentage of the team's total targets he accounts for.
  • Avg Depth of Target
    Also known as aDOT, this stat measures the average distance down field he is being targeted at.
  • Catch Rate
    The number of catches made divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Drop Rate
    The number of passes he dropped divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Avg Yds After Catch
    The number of yards he gains after the catch on his receptions.
  • % Targeted On Route
    Targets divided by total routes run. Also known as TPRR.
  • Avg Yds Per Route Run
    Receiving yards divided by total routes run. Also known as YPRR.
Air Yards Per Game
37.5
 
Air Yards Per Snap
0.78
 
% Team Air Yards
14.2%
 
% Team Targets
19.0%
 
Avg Depth of Target
6.1 Yds
 
Catch Rate
77.4%
 
Drop Rate
0.9%
 
Avg Yds After Catch
4.5
 
% Targeted On Route
21.5%
 
Avg Yds Per Route Run
1.58
 
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D.Dalton Schultz
C.Cade Stover
H.Harrison Bryant
B.Brenden Bates
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88768%
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34927%
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#1 TE
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  1. Dalton SchultzQues
  2. Cade StoverQues
  3. Harrison Bryant
  4. Luke Lachey
  5. Layne Pryor
  6. Brevin JordanIR
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Dalton Schultz
492 routes   106 targets
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64%
49 routes   6 targets
30%
71 routes   16 targets
29%
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Schultz forwent the opportunity to be the top tight end on the free-agent market for a second consecutive offseason, instead re-signing with the Texans this March on a three-year, $36 million contract. His first year in Houston was similar statistically to Schultz’s last three campaigns in Dallas; the 6-foot-5, 244-pound tight end caught 59 of 88 targets for 635 yards and five touchdowns in 15 appearances for the Texans, after averaging 66 catches for 667 yards and 5.7 TDs from 2020 to 2022. C.J. Stroud led all qualified quarterbacks in passing yards per game as a rookie, and while Schultz finished second on the team in targets, Stroud’s preference for pushing the ball downfield elevated the Texans’ wide receivers more so than their tight ends and running backs. Nonetheless, Schultz has a long track record of success and a skilled quarterback throwing him the ball, which is a recipe for respectable fantasy production even if he's only the fourth option in Houston's passing game behind WRs Nico Collins, Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell.
Schultz signed a one-year contract with the Texans in free agency after spending his first five NFL seasons in Dallas. After barely seeing the field his first two years, Schultz carved out a substantial role over three subsequent campaigns, drawing at least 89 targets each season while totaling exactly 2,000 yards and 17 touchdowns over that three-year span. He’ll face a downgrade at quarterback, at least short term, with the Texans either starting Davis Mills or second overall pick C.J. Stroud. Cowboys QB Dak Prescott threw 37 TDs in 2021 alone, helping Schultz set career highs with 808 yards and eight touchdowns that year. At no point was Schultz the focal point of the Dallas passing attack, and Houston’s lack of established pass catchers could lead to more targets (but also more defensive attention) for the 6-foot-5 tight end.
The Cowboys used the franchise tag on Schultz after last year's breakout, as he ranked third in catches, sixth in yards and fifth in touchdowns among tight ends. He tied Amari Cooper for second on the Cowboys with 104 targets, and they shared the team lead with eight touchdowns apiece. Schultz's 78 catches were just one shy of CeeDee Lamb's team-leading total, and his 808 receiving yards ranked third on the team behind the two high-profile wide receivers. There could be even more opportunities available for him in 2022. Cooper was traded in the offseason, and Dallas released injury-prone No. 2 tight end Blake Jarwin. Michael Gallup is recovering from a torn ACL and is not expected to be ready for Week 1, while offseason addition James Washington broke his foot in August. Schultz is set to open the season as Dak Prescott's second option behind Lamb, and is well positioned to repeat as a key cog in a balanced Dallas offense that led the league with 30.4 points per game last year.
When Blake Jarwin went down Week 1 last season, Schultz was the next man up at tight end for Dallas, with the emphasis on "up." His Week 2 line of 9-88-1 proved to be the high-water mark for his season, as Schultz's numbers tumbled along with the rest of the offense when Dak Prescott got hurt Week 5, but he still put together a solid campaign. Jarwin will be healthy in 2021, however, and while Schultz has proved himself reliable, there won't be enough targets to go around for the duo with the team's elite trio of wideouts and Ezekiel Elliott all demanding looks as well.
Heading into his third NFL season, Schultz has yet to demonstrate he can be anything more than a depth option at tight end. There will be snaps and targets available behind new starter Blake Jarwin following the departure of Jason Witten, but the team will likely use fewer two-TE sets under Mike McCarthy, and free-agent signing Blake Bell can handle the blocking assignments. Schultz has nowhere to go but up after catching only one pass in 2019, but his production should remain modest.
The Stanford product suited up for 11 games as a rookie last year, catching 12 of 17 targets for 116 yards, but the return of Jason Witten and the emergence of Blake Jarwin late in 2018 should relegate Schultz primarily to a blocking role.
A 2018 fourth-round pick out of Stanford, Schultz more than proved himself as a blocker in college as he helped turn Christian McCaffrey and Bryce Love into 1,000-yard rushers. Schultz didn't make much of an impact as a receiver, however, and while he has the height and athleticism to potentially be a useful red-zone target in the NFL, his ability to contribute between the 20s remains a question mark. There will be a lot of snaps at tight end up for grabs in Dallas this year following the retirement of Jason Witten, but the rookie will need to show he can be at least a reliable chain-mover for Dak Prescott to take a significant share of them.
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Exits Sunday's game
TEHouston Texans
Calf
January 18, 2026
Schultz was forced out of Sunday's divisional-round game against the Patriots with a calf injury.
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Four grabs in Week 18 win
TEHouston Texans
January 4, 2026
Schultz caught all four of his targets for 73 yards in Sunday's 38-30 win over the Colts.
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Held to 19 yards
TEHouston Texans
December 27, 2025
Schultz recorded three receptions on four targets for 19 yards in Saturday's 20-16 win over the Chargers.
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Logs full practice Wednesday
TEHouston Texans
December 24, 2025
Schultz (knee) practiced fully Wednesday.
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Reps capped by knee issue
TEHouston Texans
Knee
December 23, 2025
Schultz was a limited participant in Tuesday's practice due to a knee injury.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Added opportunity on tap
TEHouston Texans
January 17, 2026
Schultz should be in line for an increase in targets during Sunday's divisional-round game against the Patriots due to Nico Collins having been ruled out with a concussion, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Schultz is already coming off a career-best regular season where he produced a team- and career-high 82 receptions and complemented them with a career-best 777 receiving yards as well. Schultz averaged 6.2 targets per regular-season contest and Collins checked in with a 7.9 figure in that same split, so there's some room for the tight end's role to grow against a Patriots defense that allowed a 72.4 percent catch rate and 57.1 receiving yards per game to his position during the 2025 campaign.
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