Player facts
- Team
Houston Texans- Position
- Tight End
- Number
- 86
- Born
- Jul 11, 1996 (age 30)
- Birthplace
- South Jordan, UT, USA
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 242 lbs
- College
- Stanford
- Experience
- 9 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
2026 Offense
| REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 24 | 31 | 244 | 10.2 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 24 | 31 | 244 | 9.0 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 429 | 611 | 4,310 | 10.0 | 27 | 47 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Advanced stats
2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.
| Plays | EPA/play | Success | CPOE | League rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | 37 targets | +0.23 | 49% | 50th of 94 |
Recent games
| Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
@  TEN | W 26-3 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  DAL | L 34-30 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  IND | L 19-17 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  CIN | L 20-6 | 12 | 14 | 140 | 11.7 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  BUF | L 36-31 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Dalton Chase Schultz (born July 11, 1996) is an American professional football tight end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL draft.
From Wikipedia’s article on Dalton Schultz, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Schultz attended Bingham High School in South Jordan, Utah. Along with football, he played basketball for the Miners athletic teams. As a senior, Schultz caught 31 passes for 512 yards and nine touchdowns.
For his high school career, Schultz had 76 receptions for 1,120 yards and 12 touchdowns. He committed to play college football for the Stanford Cardinal in January 2014.
College career
Schultz accepted a football scholarship from Stanford University. He did not see any action as a true freshman in 2014 and was redshirted.
As a redshirt freshman in 2015, Schultz played in all 14 games as a backup to Austin Hooper, catching 10 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown.
As a sophomore in 2016, Schultz was named the starter after Hooper declared for the NFL draft. He played in all 13 games and recorded 23 receptions for 222 yards (fourth on the team) and a touchdown. Schultz helped block for running backs Christian McCaffrey and Bryce Love, while receiving honorable-mention All-Pac-12 honors.
Prior to the 2017 season, Schultz was named to the John Mackey Award watch list. In 13 games, he was used mostly as a blocker, catching 22 passes for 212 yards (fifth on the team) and three touchdowns, while helping running back Love rush for 2,118 yards.
Schultz was named to the All-Pac-12 First-team, declaring for the 2018 NFL draft after the season.
Personal life
Schultz and his wife, Laurel Heinrich, have a son and a daughter.
From Wikipedia’s article on Dalton Schultz, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
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Sources
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- 1WikipediaDalton Schultz on Wikipedia
- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of Dalton Schultz