Start Tucker Kraft or Dalton Schultz? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Tucker Kraft over Dalton Schultz in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tucker Kraft at 12.6 points and Dalton Schultz at 9.5, a gap of 3.1. No player market is posted for Tucker Kraft this week yet, so his 12.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (13.7 and 11.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Dalton Schultz this week yet, so his 9.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.7 and 9.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Tucker Kraft at ADP 104 and Dalton Schultz at 228.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Tucker Kraft yet. His market-based projections were 13.7 and 11.5 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 12.6, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Dalton Schultz yet. His market-based projections were 9.7 and 9.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Tucker Kraft 3.1 points ahead of Dalton Schultz on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Tucker Kraft and GB visit DET on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DET allowed 31.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 109 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against DET.

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

NYG allowed 14.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 15th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 52 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against NYG.

By points allowed to the position, Tucker Kraft has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tucker Kraft is not on the injury report.

Dalton Schultz is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Tucker Kraft played 81 percent of GB snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Tucker Kraft, Week 3 against ATL: 50 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards.

Tucker Kraft, Week 4 against TB: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 42 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tucker Kraft, Week 5 against CHI: 47 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 64 yards.

Tucker Kraft, Week 6 against DAL: 8 targets and 5 catches for 37 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, Tucker Kraft played 8 games for GB and scored 117.2 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE24.

He caught 32 of 44 targets for 489 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 145 air yards.

He was on the field for 86 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 Harold Fannin Jr. over Tucker Kraft.
• Start Tucker Kraft over Hunter Henry.
• Start Tucker Kraft over Isaiah Likely.
• Start Dalton Schultz over AJ Barner.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Cade Otton.
• Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Dalton Schultz.