Dalton Schultz

Fantasy Upside

The Texans brought back Dalton Schultz this offseason following his 59-635-5 season (on 88 targets). Only Nico Collins (109) saw more targets last season than Schultz. He also did so while missing two games with an injury. Houston is now paying Schulyz $12 million per year. He's going to be involved in the offense and should work quite well in the middle of the field with Nico Collins, Tank Dell, and Stefon Diggs on the outside.

Fantasy Downside

As our John Paulsen notes, Schultz saw four or fewer targets in six of his 15 games played. He also had six games where he caught two or fewer passes, including two games with just one catch. With all the mouths to feed in the passing game, there will be weeks where Schultz is very quiet.

2024 Bottom Line

Schultz will post low-end TE1 numbers at the cost of about TE15. He'll see more of the passing snaps at the position. Brevin Jordan and Cade Stover aren't likely to dig too much into Schultz's production.

Week 16 vs. Cleveland Browns

Dalton Schultz returned last week after missing two games with a hamstring injury. He caught four passes for 58 yards but didn't see his first of five targets until the second half. Houston started focusing on the run quite a bit with Case Keenum so Schultz's fantasy ceiling could be low as long as he is quarterback, though C.J. Stroud could return. In a tough matchup against the Browns, Schultz is a borderline TE2 this week.

Week 12 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

It was a quiet Week 10 for Dalton Schultz against the Cardinals, seeing just three targets and coming away with two catches for 32 yards. He did score a touchdown for the fifth time in his last seven games, so when the Texans get to the red zone, Schultz has a pretty good chance to score. The Jaguars are in the middle of the pack against tight ends. It can't get much worse than his 1-9 line in Week 3. Schultz is a solid TE1 this week.