Start Dalton Schultz or Sam LaPorta? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Sam LaPorta over Dalton Schultz

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Sam LaPorta

TE · DET · vs GB

Market projects: 11.8; recent weeks avg
GB D vs TE: 9.6; 8th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 88%; Through Week 5
Target share: 20%; Through Week 5

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Dalton Schultz

TE · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 9.5; recent weeks avg
NYG D vs TE: 14.2; 15th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 58%; Through Week 6
Target share: 18%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Dalton Schultz for Sam LaPorta?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Sam LaPorta projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.8 a game over 11 games), Dalton Schultz 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Sam LaPorta over Dalton Schultz.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Sam LaPorta over Dalton Schultz in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Sam LaPorta at 11.8 points and Dalton Schultz at 9.5, a gap of 2.2. No player market is posted for Sam LaPorta this week yet, so his 11.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.5 and 12.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Dalton Schultz this week yet, so his 9.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.7 and 9.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Sam LaPorta at ADP 111 and Dalton Schultz at 228.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Sam LaPorta yet. His market-based projections were 11.5 and 12.0 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.8, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Dalton Schultz yet. His market-based projections were 9.7 and 9.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Sam LaPorta 2.2 points ahead of Dalton Schultz on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Sam LaPorta and DET host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 9.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 32 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against GB.

Dalton Schultz and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 14.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 15th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 52 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against NYG.

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

Injury status

Sam LaPorta is not on the injury report.

Dalton Schultz is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Sam LaPorta played 88 percent of DET snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Sam LaPorta, Week 2 against BUF: 64 of 65 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 52 yards, 1 touchdown.

Sam LaPorta, Week 3 against NYJ: 60 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 44 yards.

Sam LaPorta, Week 4 against CAR: 56 of 71 snaps, 13 targets and 8 catches for 84 yards, 1 touchdown.

Sam LaPorta, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 88 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Sam LaPorta played 9 games for DET and scored 106.9 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing TE27.

He caught 40 of 49 targets for 489 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 215 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 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 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Dalton Schultz for Sam LaPorta?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Sam LaPorta projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.8 a game over 11 games), Dalton Schultz 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Sam LaPorta over Dalton Schultz.
Should I drop Sam LaPorta for Dalton Schultz?
No. Keep Sam LaPorta: he projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.8 a game over 11 games), Dalton Schultz 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Sam LaPorta over Dalton Schultz.