Start Dalton Schultz or T.J. Hockenson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Dalton Schultz over T.J. Hockenson in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Dalton Schultz at 10.0 points and T.J. Hockenson at 9.9, a gap of 0.1. 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 10.0 fantasy points for Dalton Schultz, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Dalton Schultz at 37.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 28% chance to score a touchdown (15, 10 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.9 fantasy points for T.J. Hockenson, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has T.J. Hockenson at 38.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (3, 3 and 14 market sources).

That puts Dalton Schultz 0.1 points ahead of T.J. Hockenson on the market projections.

Injury status

Dalton Schultz is not on the injury report.

T.J. Hockenson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Dalton Schultz played 63 percent of HOU snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Dalton Schultz, Week 1 against BUF: 52 of 79 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 35 yards.

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.

Through Week 4, T.J. Hockenson played 76 percent of MIN snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 23 percent of the air yards and had 24 percent of the red zone chances.

T.J. Hockenson, Week 1 against GB: 43 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 1 touchdown.

T.J. Hockenson, Week 2 against CHI: 36 of 52 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 29 yards.

T.J. Hockenson, Week 3 against TB: 50 of 59 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

T.J. Hockenson, Week 4 against MIA: 65 of 78 snaps, 13 targets and 13 catches for 119 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, 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.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Dalton Schultz over Brenton Strange.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Colston Loveland.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Dalton Schultz.
• Start T.J. Hockenson over Brenton Strange.
• Start T.J. Hockenson over Colston Loveland.
• Start Harold Fannin Jr. over T.J. Hockenson.