Dalton Schultz for Sam LaPorta (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET	Dalton Schultz TE - HOU Dalton Schultz TE - HOU
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 6	# 23	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. NO	vs. BUF	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 3 star matchup. TEs perform close to their average vs NO	This is a 4 star matchup. TEs perform a little better than their average vs BUF	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	66.9	95.7	-
Avg Game	7.4	5.6	-
Avg Projection	113.2	82.9	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	13	10	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Sam LaPorta	Dalton Schultz	Add Player

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/27	#6	#23	-

Gary Davenport G. Davenport Footballguys Footballguys 07/27	#6	#23	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/27	#4	#27	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/27	#6	#19	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/27	#7	#27	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/27	#8	#20	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 07/27	#6	#25	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/27	#6	#27	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/26	#8	#26	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/26	#7	#25	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/26	#6	#25	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/27	#7	#26	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/25	#7	#27	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 07/25	#5	#23	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#7	#24	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/24	#6	#27	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#7	#23	-

Joe Wiggans J. Wiggans IDP Guys IDP Guys 07/24	#7	#33	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/24	#6	#27	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#6	#24	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/23	#7	#24	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#8	#17	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/22	#9	#25	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/22	#10	#28	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/22	#8	#25	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/27	#4	#21	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#8	#17	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/21	#8	#19	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#8	#26	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#17	#21	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#7	#24	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/20	#7	#28	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#4	#15	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#7	#24	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/19	#7	#25	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/19	#9	#21	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 07/24	#9	#20	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#7	#25	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/18	#7	#21	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#7	#23	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/17	#5	#26	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#9	#25	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#7	#25	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#7	#26	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#7	#20	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/26	#5	#19	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#6	#22	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/15	#6	#24	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#11	#25	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#6	#22	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#4	#26	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#5	#24	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#7	#27	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/23	#6	#27	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#6	#25	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#7	#25	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#9	#21	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#5	#19	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/11	#6	#21	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#7	#24	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#8	#27	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/25	#7	#22	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#8	#23	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/17	#7	#19	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#7	#24	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/17	#7	#24	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/05	#6	#22	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#13	#23	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/17	#6	#18	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#6	#21	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#7	#23	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#4	#27	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/27	#7	#25	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#6	#24	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#10	#13	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/27	#7	#25	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#8	#24	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#7	#26	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#7	#16	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#8	#23	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#6	#22	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#7	#25	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 06/19	#11	#17	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#6	#21	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#6	#24	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 06/08	#8	#25	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/26	#8	#20	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/21	#6	#25	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#9	#23	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#8	#20	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/23	#7	#27	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#6	#20	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#7	#20	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#6	#27	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#6	#24	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/27	#6	#25	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#7	#21	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/27	#6	#24	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#8	#24	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/20	#6	#26	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#6	#29	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#6	#25	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#8	#26	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 06/09	#7	#23	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#7	#19	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#7	#25	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#7	#25	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#7	#20	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#7	#18	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#10	#20	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#7	#18	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#8	#16	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET	Dalton Schultz TE - HOU Dalton Schultz TE - HOU
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. NO	vs. BUF
Week 2	at BUF	vs. CIN
Week 3	vs. NYJ	at IND
Week 4	at CAR	vs. DAL
Week 5	at ARI	at TEN
Week 6	BYE WEEK	at JAC
Week 7	vs. GB	vs. NYG
Week 8	vs. MIN	BYE WEEK
Week 9	at MIA	at LAC
Week 10	vs. NE	at CLE
Week 11	vs. TB	vs. IND
Week 12	vs. CHI	vs. BAL
Week 13	at ATL	at PIT
Week 14	vs. TEN	at WAS
Week 15	at MIN	vs. JAC
Week 16	vs. NYG	at PHI
Week 17	at CHI	at GB
Week 18	at GB	vs. TEN

Player Projections Comparison
	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET	Dalton Schultz TE - HOU Dalton Schultz TE - HOU
Receiving

Receptions	69.8	65.8
Rec Yards	809.2	630.1
Rec TDs	5.5	3.4

Rushing

Rush Attempts	0.0	0.0
Rush Yards	0.0	0.0
Rush TDs	0.0	0.0

Points

Fantasy Points	113.2	82.9

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET	Dalton Schultz TE - HOU Dalton Schultz TE - HOU
2025 Points
Week 1	7.9	2.8
Week 2	2.6	2.9
Week 3	3.3	3.9
Week 4	3.9	3.0
Week 5	15.2	6.0
Week 6	11.5	‐
Week 7	1.5	9.8
Week 8	‐	2.4
Week 9	15.7	7.7
Week 10	5.3	11.3
Week 11	‐	5.1
Week 12	‐	0.8
Week 13	‐	5.5
Week 14	‐	2.2
Week 15	‐	13.6
Week 16	‐	9.5
Week 17	‐	1.9
Week 18	‐	7.3
Total	66.9	95.7
Average	7.4	5.6

Player Targets Comparison
	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET	Dalton Schultz TE - HOU Dalton Schultz TE - HOU
2025 Targets
Week 1	9	5
Week 2	4	4
Week 3	4	6
Week 4	4	6
Week 5	6	6
Week 6	6	‐
Week 7	3	10
Week 8	‐	3
Week 9	8	8
Week 10	5	11
Week 11	‐	9
Week 12	‐	4
Week 13	‐	8
Week 14	‐	4
Week 15	‐	9
Week 16	‐	5
Week 17	‐	4
Week 18	‐	4

Notes for Player Combination
	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET	Dalton Schultz TE - HOU Dalton Schultz TE - HOU
Expert
Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros	After finishing TE1 in fantasy scoring as a rookie in 2023, Sam LaPorta has been less productive the last two seasons, although he hasn't been that much less productive on a per-game basis, and injuries may partly explain the dip. LaPorta played through a sprained ankle early in the 2024 season and missed one game that November with a sprained AC joint in his shoulder. In 2025, he herniated a disc in his back in Week 10 and missed Detroit's last eight games. After scoring 10 touchdowns as a rookie, LaPorta had seven TDs in 2024 and three in 2025. But LaPorta hit career highs in catch rate (81.6%), yards per target (10.0) and yards per route run (2.00) last season, suggesting there has been no drop-off in his quality of play. But after averaging 7.1 targets per game as a rookie, LaPorta has averaged only 4.9 targets in his 27 regular-season games the last two years. Perhaps he'll see a target uptick under new Lions offensive coordinator Drew Petzing, who was calling the plays in Arizona the last three years while Cardinals TE Trey McBride blossomed into a superstar.	Dalton Schultz had 82 catches for 777 yards and three touchdowns in 2025 to finish TE11 in half-point PPR fantasy scoring. The modest TD total limited his fantasy impact, but Schultz finished tied with Jake Ferguson for third among tight ends in receptions behind only Trey McBride and Kyle Pitts. Schultz finished sixth among TEs in receiving yards. The Texans have an established star at wide receiver with Nico Collins, and Jayden Higgins, Jaylin Noel and (if healthy) Tank Dell round out a pretty good WR corps. With robust target competition, Schultz might be hard-pressed to match the career-high 106 targets he saw last season. And since Houston has one of the best defenses in the league, the Texans aren't likely to be a pass-heavy team in 2026. It's best to consider Schultz a midrange TE2 for fantasy, even though he was more than that last season.
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Before his 2025 season was lost to a back injury, Sam LaPorta was the TE7 in fantasy points per game. Despite the injury-shortened season, LaPorta was still one of the most explosive tight ends in the NFL on a per-route basis. Among 59 qualifying tight ends, he ranked tenth in target share (17.8%), sixth in receiving yards per game (54.3), fifth in yards per route run (2.14), and eighth in first downs per route run (0.100, per Fantasy Points Data). The concerning thing for LaPorta during those nine games was his six red zone targets and only one end zone target. Considering that light usage near paydirt, it's not shocking that he had only three touchdowns. That is worrisome, but touchdowns can be a fickle game to project year-to-year. Painting a positive light on that usage is the fact that despite those numbers, LaPorta was still second on the team in not only target share but red zone targets during that stretch. The arrival of Drew Petzing as the offensive coordinator should be viewed as a plus for LaPorta if we are to extract anything from his time in Arizona and his usage of Trey McBride. LaPorta should turn in a strong 2026 season as a top-eight fantasy tight end with top-five upside.