Start Greg Dulcich or Dalton Schultz? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Greg Dulcich over Dalton Schultz
Wrong: 3.8 to 7.5- Books imply
- 5.1
- fantasy pts
- LV D vs TE
- 3.8
- 3rd fewest to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 77%
- Week 1
- Target share
- 7%
- Week 1
- Scored
- 3.8
- PPR pts
- 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
Our Week 1 call
Start Greg Dulcich over Dalton Schultz in Week 1.
Greg Dulcich is priced by the books at 5.1 projected points. Dalton Schultz 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 Greg Dulcich at ADP 211 and Dalton Schultz at 228. Market coverage on Greg Dulcich is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.
What the books imply
Player prop markets imply 5.1 fantasy points for Greg Dulcich, with 70 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Dalton Schultz in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Greg Dulcich and MIA visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
LV allowed 3.8 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 3rd fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 18 yards and no touchdowns against LV.
Dalton Schultz and HOU host BUF.
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.
By points allowed to the position, Dalton Schultz has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Greg Dulcich was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Dalton Schultz was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Greg Dulcich played 10 games for MIA and scored 62.8 PPR points, 6.3 a game, finishing TE43.
He caught 26 of 33 targets for 335 yards and 1 touchdown, with 5 red zone targets and 136 air yards.
He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Greg Dulcich, Week 18 of 2025 against NE: 4 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 6.1 PPR points.
Greg Dulcich, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 20 of 55 snaps, 1 carry for -7 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 58 yards, 1 touchdown, 16.1 PPR points.
Greg Dulcich, Week 16 of 2025 against CIN: 17 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards, 5.6 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.
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.
How Week 1 went
Greg Dulcich scored 3.8 PPR points and Dalton Schultz scored 7.5.
The call was wrong: Dalton Schultz outscored Greg Dulcich by 3.7.
Greg Dulcich finished 1.3 points below the 5.1 the props implied.
Greg Dulcich, Week 1 against LV: 43 of 56 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 3.8 PPR points.
Greg Dulcich finished as the week's TE35 in PPR scoring.
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.
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