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Dalton Schultz Houston Texans · #86

Tight End · 6' 5", 242 lbs · South Jordan, UT · Age 30

Dalton Schultz is a Tight End for the Houston Texans, drafted 137th overall, 2018. In 2026 he caught 21 passes for 214 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 137th overall9-yr veteran
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Dalton Schultz
Season avg21 rec · 214 yds · 0 td
Career avg426 rec · 4,280 yds · 27 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
21rec
214yds
0td
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Scouting report

Dalton Schultz — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

B+
Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Dalton Schultz is a Tight End for the Houston Texans, drafted 137th overall, 2018. In 2026 he caught 21 passes for 214 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Target share
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Act II

Where Dalton Schultz stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #111 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
331Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Dalton Schultz — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+
Receiving
214 YDS
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Volume
21 REC
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Big-play
10.2 Y/R
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Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Dalton Schultz

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
42
rec
18–67
414
rec yds
189–639
1
td
0–2
57
targets
26–89
11
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 9-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 21 → projected 42 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+25.7
Age curve
-4.2
Net vs last season+21.5 rec
Everything it reads
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9 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 30 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 17 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Dalton Schultz career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
201811121160179.7
20191616026.0
202016636154899.8
20211778808810410.4
2022155757758910.1
2023155963558810.8
2024175353228510.0
2025178277731069.5
2026 in progress · 4 games42121402710.2
Career1284264,28027607
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Houston Texans built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
83off index
99def index
+48net
95%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (83), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 73, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Dalton Schultz

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1996-07-11

The beginning

Dalton Schultz is a Tight End for the Houston Texans, in his 9th NFL season.

Houston Texans

Turning pro

Drafted 137th overall, 2018 as a Tight End.

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Dalton Schultz is a Houston Texans tight end, drafted 137th overall, 2018.

Chapter

Across 9 seasons (2018–2026) he has caught 426 passes for 4,280 yards and 27 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 21 passes for 214 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

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Schultz's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
242 lbs
Draft
137th overall, 2018
Born
South Jordan, UT
Age
30
Jersey
#86
Background

Dalton Schultz is from South Jordan, UT and is 30 years old. He was drafted 137th overall, 2018 and plays tight end at 6' 5", 242 lbs.

Over 9 seasons (2018–2026) he has caught 426 passes for 4,280 yards and 27 touchdowns. Schultz is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

Dalton Schultz is a starting tight end who has caught 426 passes for 4,280 yards and 27 touchdowns across 9 seasons (2018–2026).

Receiving426 career receptions for 4,280 yards and 27 touchdowns.
Best season78 catches for 808 yards in 2021.
Draft pedigree137th overall, 2018.
Durability128 career games played.
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FAQ

Dalton Schultz — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Dalton Schultz, answered.

What position does Dalton Schultz play?
Dalton Schultz is a Tight End for the Houston Texans.
When was Dalton Schultz drafted?
Dalton Schultz was drafted 137th overall, 2018.
How many seasons has Dalton Schultz played?
9 (2018–2026).
What are Dalton Schultz's career stats?
He has caught 426 passes for 4,280 yards and 27 touchdowns.
Dalton Schultz career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE1
listed starter
Snap share
63%
of offensive snaps
Target share
20%
WOPR 0.37
Listed as the starter (TE1) on the current depth chart

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs BUF
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
44
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 9
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
24
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs BUFW2 vs CINW3 @ INDW4 vs DALW5 @ TENW6 @ JAXW7 vs NYGW8 · BYEW9 @ LACW10 @ CLEW11 vs INDW12 vs BALW13 @ PITW14 @ WASW15 vs JAXW16 @ PHIW17 @ GBW18 vs TEN

Each week grades Dalton Schultz's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
10
since 2019
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
7
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk17 · Knee2025 Wk12 · Shoulder2025 Wk11 · Shoulder2025 Wk10 · Knee2025 Wk9 · Knee (Questionable)2025 Wk8 · Back

Home surface: astroturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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