Dalton Schultz is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
- Projection
- 5 pts
- TE rank
- #20
- Matchup
- bye
Dalton Schultz's fantasy role in Week 8
Dalton Schultz goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a deep-league TE flyer for the HOU. He is rostered in 29% of leagues and actually started in 7% of them, and we rank him TE20 on our own weekly board at 5 projected points.
Interest is cooling — roster rates slipped roughly 2% 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 8 matchup breakdown
The HOU are on bye in Week 8, so there is no matchup to grade. Anyone holding him needs a one-week fill-in from the waiver wire.
How to play it
Dalton Schultz is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
Use the waiver wire for a one-week plug and keep him on your bench if you are otherwise healthy at TE.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Dalton Schultz (HOU TE), our TE20 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 5.0 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 2 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. He's without an opponent this week, which caps this at a roster-hold conversation. Only 29% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. Sally keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Dalton Schultz (HOU TE), our TE20 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 5.0 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina would rather take the cheaper, steadier option than 2 points of shortfall. Only 29% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. 5 points is roughly 29% 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.