Start Dalton Schultz or Hunter Henry? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Dalton Schultz over Hunter Henry in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Dalton Schultz at 10.0 points and Hunter Henry at 9.5, a gap of 0.5. 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 10.0 fantasy points for Dalton Schultz, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Dalton Schultz at 37.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 28% chance to score a touchdown (10, 5 and 11 market sources).

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

The market has Hunter Henry at 37.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 31% chance to score a touchdown (13, 9 and 14 market sources).

That puts Dalton Schultz 0.5 points ahead of Hunter Henry on the market projections.

Injury status

Dalton Schultz is not on the injury report.

Hunter Henry is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

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.

Through Week 4, Hunter Henry played 74 percent of NE snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Hunter Henry, Week 1 against SEA: 54 of 71 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards.

Hunter Henry, Week 2 against PIT: 50 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Hunter Henry, Week 3 against JAX: 44 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Hunter Henry, Week 4 against BUF: 49 of 76 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

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.

In 2025, Hunter Henry played 17 games for NE and scored 178.8 PPR points, 10.5 a game, finishing TE9.

He caught 60 of 87 targets for 768 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 22 red zone targets and 433 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Dalton Schultz over Brenton Strange.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Colston Loveland.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Dalton Schultz.
• Start Hunter Henry over Brenton Strange.
• Start Hunter Henry over Colston Loveland.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Hunter Henry.