TE#86
Dalton Schultz
gsis_id 00-0034383
HOU
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.88 yd
- Cushion
- 6.72 yd
- YAC above expectation
- -0.78
- Avg YAC
- 5.18
- Share of intended air yards
- 11.3%
- Catch rate
- 72.5%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2026 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 4
- Drop rate
- 10.1%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 91.2
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 43 | 33 | 322 | 0 | 9.8 | 0.174 | 0.33 | 0 | 65.2 |
| 2025 | 19 | 112 | 87 | 836 | 3 | 41.9 | 0.179 | 0.37 | 0 | 188.6 |
| 2024 | 19 | 93 | 59 | 618 | 2 | 7.5 | 0.152 | 0.33 | 0 | 132.8 |
| 2023 | 17 | 97 | 65 | 715 | 6 | 27.6 | 0.174 | 0.37 | 0 | 170.5 |
| 2022 | 17 | 107 | 69 | 699 | 8 | 7.2 | 0.189 | 0.41 | 0 | 184.9 |
| 2021 | 18 | 112 | 85 | 897 | 8 | 51.9 | 0.172 | 0.36 | 0 | 224.7 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 242 lb
- College
- Stanford (Pacific Twelve Conference)
- Draft
- 2018 · Rd 4 · Pk 137 · DAL
- Rookie season
- 2018
- Experience
- 9 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2026 Wk 7 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · HOU
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
106 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 · TE cohort of 13
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2026; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Tyler WarrenTE · IND · distance 0.79
- Separation
- 3.51
- Cushion
- 6.24
- YAC over expected
- -0.48
- Share of air yards
- 10.1
- Catch rate
- 73.9
Mark AndrewsTE · BAL · distance 1.14
- Separation
- 3.18
- Cushion
- 6.09
- YAC over expected
- -0.14
- Share of air yards
- 15.8
- Catch rate
- 70.7
Sam LaPortaTE · DET · distance 1.49
- Separation
- 3.51
- Cushion
- 5.53
- YAC over expected
- 0.34
- Share of air yards
- 15.5
- Catch rate
- 70.5
Colston LovelandTE · CHI · distance 1.56
- Separation
- 3.00
- Cushion
- 6.01
- YAC over expected
- -0.03
- Share of air yards
- 17.3
- Catch rate
- 64.7
George KittleTE · SF · distance 1.72
- Separation
- 3.25
- Cushion
- 5.64
- YAC over expected
- 1.00
- Share of air yards
- 21.4
- Catch rate
- 73.9
Dalton Schultz baseline
- Separation
- 3.75
- Cushion
- 7.23
- YAC over expected
- -0.50
- Share of air yards
- 11.1
- Catch rate
- 76.7