Sit Dalton Schultz in Week 10 if you have a real alternative — 4.2 projected points lands 2.8 under the TE starter line.
- Projection
- 4.2 pts
- TE rank
- #18
- Matchup
- at CLE
Dalton Schultz's fantasy role in Week 10
Dalton Schultz goes into Week 10 of the 2026 season as a deep-league TE flyer for the HOU. He is rostered in 23% of leagues and actually started in 6% of them, and we rank him TE18 on our own weekly board at 4.2 projected points.
Interest is cooling — roster rates slipped roughly 1% in the last week, so he is getting cheaper to acquire if you believe in the role.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 10 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at CLE. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 1 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting TE baseline of 7 points, his 4.2-point projection is 2.8 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Dalton Schultz in Week 10 if you have a real alternative — 4.2 projected points lands 2.8 under the TE starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another TE, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Dalton Schultz (HOU TE), our TE18 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season at CLE, projecting 4.2 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 2.8 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. On the road against CLE, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. 6% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Sally keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Dalton Schultz (HOU TE), our TE18 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season at CLE, projecting 4.2 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina would rather take the cheaper, steadier option than 2.8 points of shortfall. 6% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. 4.2 points is roughly 40% short of the TE baseline, and I honestly rank on output, not name recognition. The Pepper Meter cools him to Mild, and that reading is doing its job.