Start Dalton Schultz or Michael Mayer? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Dalton Schultz over Michael Mayer in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Dalton Schultz at 9.0 points and Michael Mayer at 7.0, a gap of 2.0. 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. No player market is posted for Michael Mayer this week yet, so his 7.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (6.2, 7.8 and 6.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

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).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Michael Mayer yet. His market-based projections were 6.2, 7.8 and 6.9 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 7.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Michael Mayer is 0.3 touchdowns (3 market sources).

That puts Dalton Schultz 2.0 points ahead of Michael Mayer on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Michael Mayer 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.

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

Injury status

Dalton Schultz is not on the injury report.

Michael Mayer is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

Through Week 6, Michael Mayer played 81 percent of LV snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Michael Mayer, Week 3 against NO: 61 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 32 yards, 1 touchdown.

Michael Mayer, Week 4 against KC: 74 of 84 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 82 yards.

Michael Mayer, Week 5 against NE: 39 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Michael Mayer, Week 6 against BUF: 52 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 95 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, Michael Mayer played 13 games for LV and scored 73.8 PPR points, 5.7 a game, finishing TE38.

He caught 35 of 50 targets for 328 yards and 1 touchdown, with 6 red zone targets and 132 air yards.

He was on the field for 57 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Dalton Schultz over AJ Barner.
• Start Brock Bowers over Dalton Schultz.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Cade Otton.
• Start Michael Mayer over AJ Barner.
• Start Cade Otton over Michael Mayer.
• Start Michael Mayer over Colby Parkinson.