Start Brock Bowers or Dalton Schultz? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Brock Bowers over Dalton Schultz in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Brock Bowers at 18.7 points and Dalton Schultz at 8.0, a gap of 10.8.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 18.7 fantasy points for Brock Bowers, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Brock Bowers is 79 receiving yards and 6-7 receptions, with a 51% chance to score a touchdown (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.0 fantasy points for Dalton Schultz, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Dalton Schultz is 31 receiving yards and 3-4 receptions, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (11, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Brock Bowers 10.8 points ahead of Dalton Schultz on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Brock Bowers and LV host BUF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

BUF allowed 12.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 60 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against BUF.

Injury status

Brock Bowers is not on the injury report.

Dalton Schultz is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Brock Bowers played 78 percent of LV snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Brock Bowers, Week 3 against NO: 55 of 70 snaps, 13 targets and 10 catches for 116 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brock Bowers, Week 4 against KC: 69 of 84 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brock Bowers, Week 5 against NE: 42 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 110 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Dalton Schultz played 61 percent of HOU snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Dalton Schultz, Week 2 against CIN: 54 of 80 snaps, 14 targets and 12 catches for 140 yards.

Dalton Schultz, Week 3 against IND: 29 of 54 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 30 yards.

Dalton Schultz, Week 4 against DAL: 35 of 55 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Dalton Schultz, Week 5 against TEN: 34 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 30 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brock Bowers played 12 games for LV and scored 176.2 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE11.

He caught 64 of 86 targets for 680 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 375 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Dalton Schultz played 17 games for HOU 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 and 419 air yards.

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

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Brock Bowers over AJ Barner.
• Start Brock Bowers over Brenton Strange.
• Start Brock Bowers over Cole Kmet.
• Start Dalton Schultz over AJ Barner.
• Start Brenton Strange over Dalton Schultz.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Cade Otton.