Dalton Schultz
Schultz has quietly turned into a career-year target hog in Houston, giving the Texans offense a steady, high-floor tight end even though he isn't a big touchdown scorer.
Role
He's the clear starting TE and sits third on the team in targets behind Nico Collins and Jayden Higgins, having racked up a career-high 106 targets and 82 catches on the year; he's logged four straight games with at least five catches and profiles as a full-time, every-down piece of the passing game, with backups like Cade Stover and Foster Moreau strictly reserve/blocking options behind him.
He's a security blanket for C.J. Stroud who commands a steady, substantial target share regardless of game script, and his role only grows on weeks Nico Collins or Jayden Higgins are limited or out, giving him a high catch/target floor.
Touchdowns have been scarce — only a handful over the past two seasons — capping his weekly ceiling, and as a possession-type receiver his fantasy output leans heavily on volume rather than explosive plays, making him more of a floor play than a difference-maker.
Where analysts split
Analysts don't disagree that he's a stable target earner, but there's some difference of opinion on how much added target-share upside he really has given that Collins and Higgins remain ahead of him in the pecking order most weeks versus games where an injury to either bumps his role up.
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