Start T.J. Hockenson or Dalton Schultz? Week 1
Locked at kickoff. Graded after.
Start T.J. Hockenson over Dalton Schultz
Right: 13.6 to 7.5- GB D vs TE
- 17.8
- 8th most to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 66%
- Week 1
- Target share
- 22%
- Week 1
- Scored
- 13.6
- PPR pts
- Books implied
- 3.3
- pre-game
- 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 T.J. Hockenson over Dalton Schultz in Week 1.
Dalton Schultz is priced by the books at 3.3 projected points and T.J. Hockenson is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take T.J. Hockenson at ADP 205 and Dalton Schultz at 221.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for T.J. Hockenson in Week 1.
Player prop markets imply 3.3 fantasy points for Dalton Schultz, with 40 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.
Week 1 matchups
T.J. Hockenson and MIN host GB.
GB allowed 17.8 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 8th most in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 58 yards and a touchdown against GB.
Dalton Schultz and HOU host BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
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, T.J. Hockenson has the softer matchup.
Injury status
T.J. Hockenson 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, T.J. Hockenson played 15 games for MIN and scored 112.8 PPR points, 7.5 a game, finishing TE26.
He caught 51 of 66 targets for 438 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 224 air yards.
He was on the field for 79 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
T.J. Hockenson, Week 16 of 2025 against NYG: 46 of 61 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards, 1.2 PPR points.
T.J. Hockenson, Week 15 of 2025 against DAL: 44 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 66 yards, 10.6 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
T.J. Hockenson scored 13.6 PPR points and Dalton Schultz scored 7.5.
The call was right: T.J. Hockenson outscored Dalton Schultz by 6.1.
T.J. Hockenson, Week 1 against GB: 43 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 1 touchdown, 13.6 PPR points.
T.J. Hockenson finished as the week's TE9 in PPR scoring.
Dalton Schultz finished 4.2 points above the 3.3 the props implied.
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.
Their other Week 1 calls
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