The Houston Texans will face the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding TE Dalton Schultz.
Is Dalton Schultz Playing vs. the Chiefs?
Schultz was on the injury report as having a shoulder injury. He was a limited participant on Tuesday and Wednesday but practiced in full on Thursday. He has no injury designation heading into the game.
We’ll continue to monitor the Texans’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Dalton Schultz in the Divisional Round?
I was very anti-Texans last week, and I was wrong.
I’ll take a similar stance this week against a rested Chiefs team. That means I’m not pinching pennies with Dalton Schultz.
Houston’s tight end hasn’t cleared 45 receiving yards in five straight games, and his end-zone look last week against the Chargers was more an anomaly than anything (held without such a target in 15 of 17 games this regular season).
I expect box score watchers to land on Schultz at a discount thanks to his 5-45-1 line in this matchup (Week 16), but I’d rather fade the larger sample size that has seen Schultz post a career low in yards per route run.
In that first meeting, Nico Collins, Tank Dell, and Schultz accounted for 83.2% of Houston’s receiving yards. I think there is production to find next to Collins with Dell sidelined, I just have no confidence that Schultz will pick up that usage — that means I can get cheap WR targets elsewhere if I want exposure to this offense in a comeback spot.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Divisional Round Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Dalton Schultz’s Fantasy Points Projection in the Divisional Round
As of Saturday, Schultz is projected to score 9.4 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 3.8 receptions for 38.7 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Dalton Schultz’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship TE PPR Rankings
1) Travis Kelce | KC (vs. BUF)
2) Dallas Goedert | PHI (vs. WAS)
3) Dalton Kincaid | BUF (at KC)
4) Zach Ertz | WAS (at PHI)
5) Noah Gray | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Dawson Knox | BUF (at KC)
7) John Bates | WAS (at PHI)
8) Grant Calcaterra | PHI (vs. WAS)
9) Ben Sinnott | WAS (at PHI)
10) Quintin Morris | BUF (at KC)
11) Peyton Hendershot | KC (vs. BUF)
12) E.J. Jenkins | PHI (vs. WAS)
13) Anthony Firkser | NYJ ()
