Start Brock Bowers or Dalton Schultz? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 10:31 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Brock Bowers over Dalton Schultz

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Brock Bowers

TE · LV · vs LAR

Market projects: 17.5; recent weeks avg
LAR D vs TE: 8.3; 2nd fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 66 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 83%; Through Week 6
Target share: 28%; Through Week 6

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Dalton Schultz

TE · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 9.0; recent weeks avg
NYG D vs TE: 12.5; 16th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 81 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 58%; Through Week 6
Target share: 18%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Dalton Schultz for Brock Bowers?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Bowers projects 165 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 10 games), Dalton Schultz 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brock Bowers over Dalton Schultz.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Brock Bowers over Dalton Schultz in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Brock Bowers at 17.5 points and Dalton Schultz at 9.0, a gap of 8.6. No player market is posted for Brock Bowers this week yet, so his 17.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (16.4, 17.2 and 19.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Dalton Schultz this week yet, so his 9.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (9.7, 9.3 and 7.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Brock Bowers at ADP 49 and Dalton Schultz at 228.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Brock Bowers yet. His market-based projections were 16.4, 17.2 and 19.0 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 17.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Brock Bowers is 0.6 touchdowns (8 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Dalton Schultz yet. His market-based projections were 9.7, 9.3 and 7.9 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 9.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Dalton Schultz is 0.3 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Brock Bowers 8.6 points ahead of Dalton Schultz on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

LAR allowed 8.3 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 30 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against LAR.

Dalton Schultz and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 12.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against NYG.

By points allowed to the position, Dalton Schultz has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brock Bowers is not on the injury report.

Dalton Schultz is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Brock Bowers played 83 percent of LV snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 19 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.

Brock Bowers, Week 6 against BUF: 65 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards.

Through Week 6, Dalton Schultz played 58 percent of HOU snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Dalton Schultz, Week 6 against JAX: 25 of 63 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 33 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 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Dalton Schultz for Brock Bowers?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Bowers projects 165 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 10 games), Dalton Schultz 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brock Bowers over Dalton Schultz.
Should I drop Brock Bowers for Dalton Schultz?
No. Keep Brock Bowers: he projects 165 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 10 games), Dalton Schultz 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brock Bowers over Dalton Schultz.