Start Dalton Schultz or Pat Freiermuth? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Pat Freiermuth over Dalton Schultz in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Pat Freiermuth at 8.4 points and Dalton Schultz at 7.9, 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 8.4 fantasy points for Pat Freiermuth, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Pat Freiermuth is 36 receiving yards and 3-4 receptions, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (10, 9 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 7.9 fantasy points for Dalton Schultz, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Dalton Schultz is 31 receiving yards and 3-4 receptions, with a 21% chance to score a touchdown (11, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Pat Freiermuth 0.5 points ahead of Dalton Schultz on the market projections.

Injury status

Pat Freiermuth is not on the injury report.

Dalton Schultz is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Pat Freiermuth played 69 percent of PIT snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 18 percent of the red zone chances.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 2 against NE: 46 of 70 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 3 against CIN: 37 of 62 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 30 yards.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 4 against CLE: 54 of 72 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards, 1 touchdown.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 5 against IND: 41 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 5, Dalton Schultz played 61 percent of HOU snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Dalton Schultz, Week 5 against TEN: 34 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 30 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Pat Freiermuth played 17 games for PIT and scored 113.6 PPR points, 6.7 a game, finishing TE25.

He caught 41 of 54 targets for 486 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 231 air yards.

He was on the field for 49 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 6 calls

• Start Pat Freiermuth over AJ Barner.
• Start Brenton Strange over Pat Freiermuth.
• Start Pat Freiermuth over Cade Otton.
• Start Dalton Schultz over AJ Barner.
• Start Brenton Strange over Dalton Schultz.
• Start Brock Bowers over Dalton Schultz.