Fantasy Football Start’em, Sit’em: Dalton Schultz, Brenton Strange, Colston Loveland

Start em or sit em? Fantasy football start or sit decisions can be excruciating. While it feels great to make the right call and cruise to fantasy glory, it hurts just as much when you have someone erupt while on your bench. You can use our Who Should I Start? tool to gauge advice from fantasy football experts as you make your lineup decisions. And you can also sync your fantasy football league for free using our My Playbook tool for custom advice, rankings and analysis.

Let’s dive into our start/sit lineup advice and outlook for a few of the top fantasy football waiver wire pickups of the week. And here are all of our top fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 14.

Fantasy Football Start’em, Sit’em Lineup Advice

Dalton Schultz (TE – HOU)

In Weeks 5-12, Dalton Schultz was the TE11 in fantasy points per game, drawing an 18.2% target share with 53 receiving yards per game, 1.69 yards per route run and a 20.3% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. In those seven games, he had one score, five red-zone targets and four deep targets. Schultz didn’t get in the end zone against the Colts, but he did continue his strong play with a 22.8% target share, seven receptions and 55 receiving yards. Schultz should continue to flirt with TE1 production for the rest of the season.

Brenton Strange (TE – JAX)

Entering Week 13, Brenton Strange had a 60.5% route share, a 14.6% target share, 49.5 receiving yards per game, 2.23 yards per route run and a 14.7% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. He has two TE1 weekly finishes this season. Against the Titans in Week 13, Strange made the most of his 14.8% target share, finishing with three receptions, 45 receiving yards and a touchdown. If you’re looking to stream a tight end for Week 14, Strange should be the first name on your list. Indianapolis has allowed the second-most receiving yards per game and the third-most fantasy points per game to tight ends.

Colston Loveland (TE – CHI)

Colston Loveland is still dealing with Cole Kmet cutting into his playing time. I don’t see that changing for the rest of 2025. That hasn’t stopped Loveland from being productive when he has been targeted, though. Since Week 9, he has a 60.3% route share, a 14.8% target share, 58 receiving yards per game, 2.42 yards per route run and a 16% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. In those five games, he has recorded three red-zone targets and three touchdowns. Loveland will continue to be a midrange streaming option at tight end for the remainder of the season.

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