The Houston Texans will face the Los Angeles Chargers on Wild Card Weekend. 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 Chargers?
Schultz is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any unexpected setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
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 on Wild Card Weekend?
For me, Dalton Schultz is Houston’s Will Dissly. By that, I mean he has a path to being the second-most targeted pass catcher on this team without having to squint too hard, but the upside is limited.
The two are priced near each other in the DFS streets, which makes complete sense to me. At this range of the position, I’m viewing rostering a punt TE play as a bet on the quarterback. And if I’m going that route, give me Justin Herbert over C.J. Stroud with a bullet.
So no, I’m not going to have exposure to Schultz this week. Stroud has been inconsistent, which has resulted in his tight end failing to reach 35 receiving yards in 13 of 17 games. If we assume that the yardage is going to be difficult to come by, you need TD equity that simply doesn’t exist — no end-zone targets in 10 of his past 11 games.
I guess you could look at Schultz vacuuming in at least six targets in three of his past four healthy games (I’m ignoring Week 18) and cite Houston’s seventh ranking in pass rate over expectation this season in a way to get some cheap PPR value. There’s a path for a 5-50 type of stat line, but I like the Chargers in this game, and the better scoring environment has me siding with their TE if I’m living in this range.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Wild Card Weekend Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Dalton Schultz’s Fantasy Points Projection on Wild Card Weekend
As of Saturday, Schultz is projected to score 8.3 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 3.4 receptions for 34.6 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 ()
