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Should I start Dalton Schultz or Denzel Boston in Week 10?

Updated Nov 10, 10:11 AM ET.

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Start Denzel Boston: 88 percent of the snaps and 25 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Dalton Schultz's 47 percent of the snaps and 16 percent of the targets. No market projection is posted on either of them this week, so this is a usage call, and a lower confidence one than a call made on a projection. What follows is what each of them has done.

Should I drop Dalton Schultz for Denzel Boston?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Denzel Boston projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 7 games), Dalton Schultz 70 (8.8 a game over 8 games).

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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.

TE17 · HOU · bye 8

2026 vs anytime td line 0-8

Market-based projection
8.9 pts a game Wk 9 price
Overall rank
109

WR49 · CLE · bye 11

2026 vs anytime td line 3-6

Market-based projection
8.8 pts a game Wk 9 price
Overall rank
111

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The gap

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Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from each player's usage.

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Dalton Schultz, and the board ranks him 109th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Denzel Boston, and the board ranks him 111th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Dalton Schultz is 2.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a tight end's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Denzel Boston is 1.8 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Dalton Schultz's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 9

Through Week 9, Dalton Schultz has been on the field for 56 percent of HOU snaps, drawn 18 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 15 of the offence's 65 third down targets, had 1 of its 14 chances inside the five and seen 12 of its 51 two minute targets.

His 47 targets have averaged 6.4 air yards.

In Week 6 against JAX he caught 4 of 6 targets for 33 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against NYG he caught 5 of 6 targets for 45 yards and did not score.

In Week 9 against LAC he caught 2 of 4 targets for 42 yards and did not score.

Through Week 9, Denzel Boston has been on the field for 91 percent of CLE snaps, drawn 22 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 20 of the offence's 69 third down targets, had 2 of its 17 chances inside the five and seen 12 of its 56 two minute targets.

His 60 targets have averaged 14.5 air yards.

In Week 7 against TEN he caught 3 of 8 targets for 27 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against PIT he caught 6 of 11 targets for 37 yards and did not score.

In Week 9 against NO he caught 6 of 7 targets for 98 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Dalton Schultz played 17 games and scored 177.7 PPR points, 10.5 a game, finishing TE10.

He caught 82 of 106 targets for 777 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets.

That came to 6.2 targets a game, a 77 percent catch rate and 10 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 72 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Denzel Boston is a rookie, so there is no NFL season behind him to price him against.

Side by side

Dalton Schultz is a tight end and Denzel Boston a wide receiver, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Dalton Schultz is off in Week 8 and Denzel Boston in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Dalton Schultz for Denzel Boston?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Denzel Boston projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 7 games), Dalton Schultz 70 (8.8 a game over 8 games).

  • Should I drop Denzel Boston for Dalton Schultz?

    No. Keep Denzel Boston: he projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 7 games), Dalton Schultz 70 (8.8 a game over 8 games).

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