Start T.J. Hockenson or Dalton Schultz? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 9:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
Start T.J. Hockenson over Dalton Schultz
- Market projects
- 10.4
- recent weeks avg
- GB D vs TE
- 9.0
- 2nd fewest to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 65%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 21%
- Through Week 9
- Market projects
- 8.5
- recent weeks avg
- CLE D vs TE
- 14.8
- 10th most to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 56%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 18%
- Through Week 9
Should I drop Dalton Schultz for T.J. Hockenson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. T.J. Hockenson projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.2 a game over 8 games), Dalton Schultz 70 (8.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts T.J. Hockenson over Dalton Schultz.
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Our Week 10 call
Start T.J. Hockenson over Dalton Schultz in Week 10.
Market-based projections have T.J. Hockenson at 10.4 points and Dalton Schultz at 8.5, a gap of 1.9. No player market is posted for T.J. Hockenson this week yet, so his 10.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (10.0, 10.6 and 10.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Dalton Schultz this week yet, so his 8.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 9 (8.1 and 8.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take T.J. Hockenson at ADP 224 and Dalton Schultz at 228.
What the market projects
No Week 10 player market is posted for T.J. Hockenson yet. His market-based projections were 10.0, 10.6 and 10.5 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 10.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
No Week 10 player market is posted for Dalton Schultz yet. His market-based projections were 8.1 and 8.9 points in Weeks 7 and 9, an average of 8.5, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
That puts T.J. Hockenson 1.9 points ahead of Dalton Schultz on these projections.
Week 10 matchups
T.J. Hockenson and MIN visit GB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
GB allowed 9.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 35 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against GB.
Dalton Schultz and HOU visit CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CLE allowed 14.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 9 games, the 10th most in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 58 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CLE.
By points allowed to the position, Dalton Schultz has the softer matchup.
Injury status
T.J. Hockenson is not on the injury report.
Dalton Schultz is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 9, T.J. Hockenson played 65 percent of MIN snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 18 percent of the red zone chances.
T.J. Hockenson, Week 5 against NO: 2 of 71 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.
T.J. Hockenson, Week 7 against IND: 45 of 59 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.
T.J. Hockenson, Week 8 against DET: 44 of 53 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 58 yards, 1 touchdown.
T.J. Hockenson, Week 9 against BUF: 7 targets and 4 catches for 33 yards.
Through Week 9, Dalton Schultz played 56 percent of HOU snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Dalton Schultz, Week 7 against NYG: 35 of 61 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 45 yards.
Dalton Schultz, Week 9 against LAC: 31 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 42 yards.
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.
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 10 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Dalton Schultz for T.J. Hockenson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. T.J. Hockenson projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.2 a game over 8 games), Dalton Schultz 70 (8.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts T.J. Hockenson over Dalton Schultz.
Should I drop T.J. Hockenson for Dalton Schultz?
No. Keep T.J. Hockenson: he projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.2 a game over 8 games), Dalton Schultz 70 (8.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts T.J. Hockenson over Dalton Schultz.
Week 10 on the board
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- Is Dalton Schultz playing Week 10?
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