Start T.J. Hockenson or Dalton Schultz? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 5:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start T.J. Hockenson over Dalton Schultz
- Market projects
- 10.3
- recent weeks avg
- BUF D vs TE
- 15.3
- 12th most to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 63%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 20%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 8.0
- recent weeks avg
- LAC D vs TE
- 11.1
- 10th fewest to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 58%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 19%
- Through Week 7
Should I drop Dalton Schultz for T.J. Hockenson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. T.J. Hockenson projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.1 a game over 9 games), Dalton Schultz 77 (8.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts T.J. Hockenson over Dalton Schultz.
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Our Week 9 call
Start T.J. Hockenson over Dalton Schultz in Week 9.
Market-based projections have T.J. Hockenson at 10.3 points and Dalton Schultz at 8.0, a gap of 2.3. No player market is posted for T.J. Hockenson this week yet, so his 10.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (10.0 and 10.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Dalton Schultz this week yet, so his 8.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (7.9 and 8.1); 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 9 player market is posted for T.J. Hockenson yet. His market-based projections were 10.0 and 10.6 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for T.J. Hockenson is 0.4 touchdowns (5 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Dalton Schultz yet. His market-based projections were 7.9 and 8.1 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 8.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts T.J. Hockenson 2.3 points ahead of Dalton Schultz on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
T.J. Hockenson and MIN host BUF on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.
BUF allowed 15.3 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 12th most in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 78 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against BUF.
Dalton Schultz and HOU visit LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
LAC allowed 11.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 58 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against LAC.
By points allowed to the position, T.J. Hockenson 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 9
Through Week 8, T.J. Hockenson played 63 percent of MIN snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.
T.J. Hockenson, Week 4 against MIA: 65 of 78 snaps, 13 targets and 13 catches for 119 yards.
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: 5 targets and 4 catches for 58 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 7, Dalton Schultz played 58 percent of HOU snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Dalton Schultz, Week 7 against NYG: 35 of 61 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 45 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 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, 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 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.1 a game over 9 games), Dalton Schultz 77 (8.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 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 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.1 a game over 9 games), Dalton Schultz 77 (8.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts T.J. Hockenson over Dalton Schultz.
Week 9 on the board
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- Is Dalton Schultz playing Week 9?
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