HOU · TE · #86
Dalton Schultz
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Is Dalton Schultz starting?
Dalton Schultz is the starting TE for the Houston Texans.
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The Houston Texans play next in Week 6, against the Jacksonville Jaguars at a neutral site on Sun, Oct 18 (NFL Net). Dalton Schultz is listed as the starter at TE going into that game.
At TE for the Houston Texans, Foster Moreau and Cade Stover are next in line behind him.
Dalton Schultz's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 26-3 at TEN (Oct 11); L 30-34 vs DAL (Oct 4); L 17-19 at IND (Sep 27).
Dalton Schultz wears No. 86, is 30 years old, is listed at 6' 5", 242 lbs, has 9 years of NFL experience, came out of Stanford.
Is Dalton Schultz playing this week?
Dalton Schultz is expected to start at TE for Houston Texans. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
HOU TE Depth
Houston Texans Starting Lineup
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Tgt | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush Yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | HOU | 5 | 24 | 31 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | HOU | 17 | 82 | 106 | 777 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | HOU | 17 | 53 | 85 | 532 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | HOU | 15 | 59 | 88 | 635 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | DAL | 15 | 57 | 89 | 577 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | DAL | 17 | 78 | 104 | 808 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | DAL | 16 | 63 | 89 | 615 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | DAL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | DAL | 8 | 12 | 17 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 9 yrs | 116 | 429 | 611 | 4310 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#9 of 113 at TE in Receiving Yards (2026)
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| Season | Receiving Air Yards | Receiving YAC | Receiving First Downs | Receiving EPA | RACR | Target Share | Air Yards Share | WOPR | Rushing First Downs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 203 | 106 | 10 | 9.33 | 1.20 | 18.1% | 11.4% | 0.35 | 0 |
| 2025 | 659 | 358 | 39 | 36.72 | 1.18 | 19.2% | 13.8% | 0.38 | 0 |
| 2024 | 684 | 214 | 26 | 3.33 | 0.78 | 15.5% | 14.7% | 0.34 | 0 |
| 2023 | 669 | 259 | 35 | 24.41 | 0.95 | 15.5% | 12.9% | 0.32 | 0 |
| 2022 | 640 | 204 | 27 | -0.34 | 0.90 | 16.3% | 14.3% | 0.35 | 0 |
| 2021 | 741 | 341 | 43 | 46.34 | 1.09 | 16.3% | 14.5% | 0.35 | 0 |
| 2020 | 584 | 279 | 33 | 13.08 | 1.05 | 14.4% | 12.3% | 0.30 | 0 |
| 2019 | 20 | 1 | 0 | -0.36 | 0.30 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.01 | 0 |
| 2018 | 70 | 66 | 6 | 3.74 | 1.66 | 3.3% | 1.8% | 0.06 | 0 |
| Career | 4270 | 1828 | 219 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.
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Home / Road Split
Home · 3 games
Road · 2 games
2026 Game Log
Oct 11W@ TENYDS 30
- REC
- 3
- TGT
- 4
- YDS
- 30
- TD
- 0
Final W 26-3
Oct 4Lvs DALYDS 9
- REC
- 2
- TGT
- 2
- YDS
- 9
- TD
- 0
Final L 30-34
Sep 27L@ INDYDS 30
- REC
- 3
- TGT
- 3
- YDS
- 30
- TD
- 0
Final L 17-19
Sep 20Lvs CINYDS 140
- REC
- 12
- TGT
- 14
- YDS
- 140
- TD
- 0
Final L 6-20
Sep 13Lvs BUFYDS 35
- REC
- 4
- TGT
- 8
- YDS
- 35
- TD
- 0
Final L 31-36
| OPP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | W@ TEN | 3 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Lvs DAL | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | L@ IND | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Lvs CIN | 12 | 14 | 140 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Lvs BUF | 4 | 8 | 35 | 0 |
Dalton Schultz's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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