Dalton Schultz is a fair Week 2 play — our TE17 at 8.2 projected points, right around the TE starter line.
- Projection
- 8.2 pts
- TE rank
- #17
- Matchup
- vs CIN
Dalton Schultz's fantasy role in Week 2
Dalton Schultz goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a deep-league TE flyer for the HOU. He is rostered in 21% of leagues and actually started in 6% of them, and we rank him TE17 on our own weekly board at 8.2 projected points.
Interest is climbing — roster rates moved up about 1% over the last week, which usually means managers are reacting to a bigger snap or target share.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs CIN. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 3 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 8.2-point projection is 1.2 points better. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Dalton Schultz is a fair Week 2 play — our TE17 at 8.2 projected points, right around 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 TE17 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs CIN, projecting 8.2 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. Only 21% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. 8.2 projected points is roughly 17% more than the TE baseline, and that gap is the entire argument for the spot at TE17. Facing CIN in front of his own crowd, the script reads neutral to friendly, not scary. Hot on the Pepper Meter reflects a steady weekly floor rather than a boom week — that's still a start.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Dalton Schultz (HOU TE), our TE17 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs CIN, projecting 8.2 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. Only 21% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. 8.2 projected points is roughly 17% more than the TE baseline, and that gap is the entire argument for the spot at TE17. Facing CIN in front of his own crowd, the script reads neutral to friendly, not scary. Hot on the Pepper Meter reflects a steady weekly floor rather than a boom week — that's still a start.