Start Travis Kelce or Dalton Schultz? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Travis Kelce over Dalton Schultz in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Travis Kelce at 12.5 points and Dalton Schultz at 9.0, a gap of 3.5. No player market is posted for Travis Kelce this week yet, so his 12.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (12.3 and 12.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Dalton Schultz this week yet, so his 9.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (9.7, 9.3 and 7.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Travis Kelce at ADP 113 and Dalton Schultz at 228.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Travis Kelce yet. His market-based projections were 12.3 and 12.7 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 12.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Travis Kelce is 0.3 touchdowns (12 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Dalton Schultz yet. His market-based projections were 9.7, 9.3 and 7.9 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 9.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Dalton Schultz is 0.3 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Travis Kelce 3.5 points ahead of Dalton Schultz on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Travis Kelce and KC visit SEA on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

SEA allowed 9.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 26 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SEA.

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

NYG allowed 12.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against NYG.

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

Injury status

Travis Kelce is not on the injury report.

Dalton Schultz is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Travis Kelce played 77 percent of KC snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Travis Kelce, Week 2 against IND: 68 of 80 snaps, 11 targets and 9 catches for 101 yards, 1 touchdown.

Travis Kelce, Week 3 against MIA: 41 of 52 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 59 yards, 1 touchdown.

Travis Kelce, Week 4 against LV: 50 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Travis Kelce, Week 6 against LAC: 40 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 53 yards.

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, Travis Kelce played 17 games for KC and scored 193.2 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing TE3.

He caught 76 of 108 targets for 851 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 428 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 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

• Start Brock Bowers over Travis Kelce.
• Start Colston Loveland over Travis Kelce.
• Start Dallas Goedert over Travis Kelce.
• Start Dalton Schultz over AJ Barner.
• Start Brock Bowers over Dalton Schultz.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Cade Otton.