Start Dalton Schultz or Chig Okonkwo? Week 1
Locked at kickoff. Graded after.
Start Dalton Schultz over Chig Okonkwo
Right: 7.5 to 3.6- Books implied
- 3.3
- pre-game
- BUF D vs TE
- 14.4
- 13th most to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 66%
- Week 1
- Target share
- 22%
- Week 1
- Scored
- 7.5
- PPR pts
- PHI D vs TE
- 6.9
- 7th fewest to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 56%
- Week 1
- Target share
- 10%
- Week 1
- Scored
- 3.6
- PPR pts
Our Week 1 call
Start Dalton Schultz over Chig Okonkwo in Week 1.
Dalton Schultz is priced by the books at 3.3 projected points. Chig Okonkwo has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and the news wire only. Drafters take Dalton Schultz at ADP 221 and Chig Okonkwo at 222. Market coverage on Dalton Schultz is 40 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.
What the books imply
Player prop markets imply 3.3 fantasy points for Dalton Schultz, with 40 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Chig Okonkwo in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Dalton Schultz and HOU host BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
BUF allowed 14.4 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 13th most in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 64 yards and no touchdowns against BUF.
Chig Okonkwo and WAS visit PHI.
PHI allowed 6.9 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 7th fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 29 yards and no touchdowns against PHI.
By points allowed to the position, Dalton Schultz has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Dalton Schultz was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Chig Okonkwo was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
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.
Dalton Schultz, Week 18 of 2025 against IND: 4 targets and 4 catches for 73 yards, 11.3 PPR points.
Dalton Schultz, Week 17 of 2025 against LAC: 51 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards, 4.9 PPR points.
Dalton Schultz, Week 16 of 2025 against LV: 46 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown, 14.5 PPR points.
In 2025, Chig Okonkwo played 17 games for TEN and scored 124.0 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing TE21.
He caught 56 of 79 targets for 560 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 218 air yards.
He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Chig Okonkwo, Week 18 of 2025 against JAX: 5 targets and 2 catches for 2 yards, 2.2 PPR points.
Chig Okonkwo, Week 17 of 2025 against NO: 38 of 74 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 55 yards, 1 touchdown, 14.5 PPR points.
Chig Okonkwo, Week 16 of 2025 against KC: 33 of 73 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown, 16.4 PPR points.
How Week 1 went
Dalton Schultz scored 7.5 PPR points and Chig Okonkwo scored 3.6.
The call was right: Dalton Schultz outscored Chig Okonkwo by 3.9.
Dalton Schultz finished 4.2 points above the 3.3 the props implied.
Dalton Schultz, Week 1 against BUF: 52 of 79 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 35 yards, 7.5 PPR points.
Dalton Schultz finished as the week's TE21 in PPR scoring.
Chig Okonkwo, Week 1 against PHI: 39 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards, 3.6 PPR points.
Chig Okonkwo finished as the week's TE36 in PPR scoring.
Their other Week 1 calls
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