Start Dallas Goedert or Dalton Schultz? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Dallas Goedert over Dalton Schultz in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Dallas Goedert at 10.3 points and Dalton Schultz at 9.5, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.3 fantasy points for Dallas Goedert, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Dallas Goedert at 41.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (11, 12 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.5 fantasy points for Dalton Schultz, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Dalton Schultz at 34.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (13, 13 and 16 market sources).

That puts Dallas Goedert 0.8 points ahead of Dalton Schultz on the market projections.

Injury status

Dallas Goedert is not on the injury report.

Dalton Schultz is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 2, Dallas Goedert played 54 percent of PHI snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Dallas Goedert, Week 1 against WAS: 52 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 77 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Dallas Goedert, Week 2 against TEN: 19 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Through Week 4, Dalton Schultz played 63 percent of HOU snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Dalton Schultz, Week 1 against BUF: 52 of 79 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 35 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Dallas Goedert played 15 games for PHI and scored 185.1 PPR points, 12.3 a game, finishing TE7.

He caught 60 of 82 targets for 591 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 357 air yards.

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

Dallas Goedert, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 43 of 54 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 8 yards, 1 touchdown, 9.8 PPR points.

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 5 calls

• Start Dallas Goedert over Colston Loveland.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Dallas Goedert.
• Start Dallas Goedert over Harold Fannin Jr..
• Start Dalton Schultz over Brenton Strange.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Colston Loveland.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Dalton Schultz.