Schultz agreed to a contract with the Texans on Monday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Per Pelissero, Schultz is expected to sign a one-year deal with Houston worth up to $9 million. In 15 games with the Cowboys last season, Schultz logged a 57-577-5 receiving line on 89 targets. With the Texans, Schultz will take over as the team's top pass-catching tight end, a context that should provide the 26-year-old with enough volume in 2023 to continue to maintain fantasy relevance in his new locale.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: Hits pay dirt in playoff loss
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Schultz had five receptions (10 targets) for 27 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 19-12 divisional-round loss to the 49ers.
Schultz wasn't particularly efficient with his 10 targets, but he was able to convert Dallas' lone touchdown in a low-scoring affair. The 25-year-old saw his numbers take a hit after a breakout fantasy campaign in 2021, finishing with a 57-577-5 receiving line this regular season after posting 78-808-8 last year. Schultz did get hot in the playoffs, scoring three touchdowns in just two contests. Dallas used its franchise tag on Schultz last offseason, but that scenario is unlikely to repeat, making the tight end an unrestricted free agent in 2023.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: Scores twice in wild-card win
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Schultz secured seven of eight targets for 95 yards and two touchdowns in the Cowboys' 31-14 wild-card win over the Buccaneers on Monday night.
The veteran tight end was the Cowboys leader in receptions, receiving yards and targets while also finding the end zone from 22 and 11 yards out in first and second quarters. Schultz was a consistent target down the stretch for Dak Prescott with at least four catches in seven of his last 11 regular-season games, and given Monday night's numbers, he could play a prominent role once again in Sunday's divisional-round road matchup against the tough 49ers defense.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: Four grabs in Sunday's loss
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Schultz caught four of nine targets for 33 yards in Sunday's loss to the Commanders.
It was a brutal day for the entire Cowboys offense, but Schultz still was able to scratch out some PPR value and catch multiple passes for the 11th straight game. Heading into a wild-card round clash with the Buccaneers, the tight end will look to match or exceed his production from the teams' Week 1 meeting, when Schultz turned nine targets into seven catches for 62 yards.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: Start Him (Lineup Decisions)
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With Tony Pollard out, Schultz re-emerged as a fantastic all-around threat for Dak Prescott. He also continued as a key target in the red zone, coming through in a major way. With Pollard back there's a case to be made that Schultz's targets will shrink, but his red-zone role won't. The Commanders have been outstanding against tight ends but George Kittle found a way to crush them in Week 16. The opportunity for Schultz to finish the year strong keeps him in the fold as a top-12 tight end.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: Pair of touchdowns in win
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Schultz secured seven of 10 targets for 56 yards and two touchdowns in the Cowboys' 27-13 win over the Titans on Thursday night.
The talented tight end took advantage of a defense that was already highly vulnerable to his position at full strength, and even more so with multiple starters sitting out Thursday. Schultz scored from six and 10 yards out in the third and fourth quarters, respectively, to record his second multi-touchdown tally of the campaign. Schultz, who crossed the 50-catch threshold for the third straight season with Thursday's production, will look to put together a strong finish to the regular season in the Week 18 road matchup versus the Commanders a week from Sunday.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: Sit Him (Lineup Decisions)
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Schultz is long overdue for a touchdown, but a short-week game the Cowboys should be able to win without throwing the ball a ton puts a massive cap on his upside. He may struggle to land even 10 PPR points, and it could be much worse in non-PPR. I'd rather start Dawson Knox, David Njoku and Noah Fant.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: Two catches Sunday
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Schultz caught two of four targets for 15 yards in Sunday's overtime loss to the Jaguars.
He didn't see many looks from Dak Prescott, although the Dallas tight end group still made an impact on a Peyton Hendershot TD in the second quarter. Schultz remains atop the depth chart, but the increased involvement of rookies Hendershot and Jake Ferguson (concussion) as the season has progressed has put a bit of a cap on the veteran's fantasy upside. Even so, Schultz has caught multiple passes in eight straight games, posting a 34-365-3 line on 49 targets over that stretch.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: Season-best 87 yards
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Schultz recorded six receptions on 10 targets for 87 yards in Sunday's 27-23 win over the Texans.
Reliant on touchdowns for his fantasy production in recent weeks, Schultz flipped the script in Week 14 by leading the Cowboys in targets, receptions and yards. He turned in a number of big plays, highlighted by 22, 21 and 18 yards to post his best yardage total of the campaign. Even with CeeDee Lamb and Michael Gallup in the mix, Schultz has seen at least five targets in six of his last seven games.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: Quiet in big win
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Schultz caught two of six passes for 33 yards in Sunday's win over the Colts.
The Cowboys ended up winning, 54-19, thanks to a huge fourth quarter fueled by the defense, but Schultz wasn't able to carve out much of a share of the production, as he had unexpected trouble getting in sync with Dak Prescott. The tight end still extended his streak of games with multiple catches to six games, a stretch in which he's compiled a 26-263-3 line on 35 targets.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: Thankful for two-TD game
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Schultz caught all four of his targets for 31 yards and two touchdowns in Thursday's 28-20 win over the Giants.
Both TDs came in the second half as the Cowboys came roaring back from a 13-7 halftime deficit. Schultz has three touchdowns on the season, both of which have come in the last three games, and after battling injuries in the first half of the year he appears to be back in peak form ahead of a Week 13 tilt against the Colts.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: TEs to Start
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Schultz had a quiet game in Week 11 at Minnesota with three catches for 22 yards on five targets, and it was his first game with Dak Prescott this season where Schultz failed to score at least nine PPR points. I expect him to rebound this week against the Giants, who have allowed three tight ends to score at least 10 PPR points in their past five games. Schultz missed the Week 3 game against the Giants with a knee injury, but he has scored at least 13 PPR points in his past three meetings with New York. I like Schultz as a top-five tight end once again in Week 12.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: Three catches Sunday
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Schultz caught three of five targets for 22 yards in Sunday's 40-3 win over the Vikings.
The Cowboys didn't need to air it out much Sunday, but Schultz still saw at least five targets for the fourth straight game even though the volume didn't result in any meaningful production. The tight end has a 20-199-1 line over that four-game stretch, a pace that gives him a solid fantasy floor heading into a Thanksgiving clash with the Giants.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: TEs to Start
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Schultz has played four games with Dak Prescott this season, and he scored at least 13 PPR points in three of them. He should continue to produce at a high level this week against the Vikings. There have been five tight ends with at least seven targets against Minnesota this season, and three of them have scored at least 13 PPR points. Schultz has at least seven targets in three of four starts with Prescott.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: Hits pay dirt in overtime loss
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Schultz had six receptions (eight targets) for 54 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 31-28 overtime loss to Green Bay.
Schultz picked up where he left off before the bye week with another strong fantasy performance. The 26-year-old is averaging 5.7 receptions and 59.0 yards over his last three contests. More importantly, he served as the lead tight end for third straight week after having limited availability early in the season due to a nagging knee injury. Schultz's stock is on the rise heading into a Week 11 matchup against the Vikings next Sunday.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: Sleeper TEs
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Schultz had his best outing since Week 1 in Week 8 against Chicago with six catches for 74 yards on seven targets. Hopefully, Schultz is over the knee injury that plagued him earlier in the year, and he now has Dak Prescott back at 100 percent. The Packers have allowed three touchdowns to tight ends in their past two games, so hopefully Schultz gets his first touchdown of the season in this matchup.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: Leads team in receptions
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Schultz recorded six receptions on seven targets for 74 yards in Sunday's 49-29 win over the Bears.
Schultz had among his best performances of the season, potentially a sign that his nagging knee injury is improving. He led the team with six receptions and did a lot of his damage on a drive midway through the third quarter, when he managed 30- and 14-yard catches on consecutive plays to help set up a touchdown run for Tony Pollard. Schultz's performance has suffered early on in the season due to the knee issue, but he now has 11 receptions for 123 yards combined across his last two games.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: Good to go Sunday
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Schultz (knee) is active for Sunday's game against the Bears, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Schultz's reps were capped in practices Wednesday through Friday while he continued to manage the PCL sprain that kept him out of action Weeks 3 and 6, but the Cowboys didn't provide any indication he experienced a setback during his return to the lineup in the Week 7 win over the Lions. Even so, Schultz still took a questionable tag into the weekend, but his availability never seemed to be in much peril. Schultz should once again start and play the majority of the snaps at tight end Sunday while serving as a key target underneath for Dak Prescott.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: Limited again Thursday
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Schultz (knee) was limited at practice Thursday.
Operating under a cap on his reps in the first two sessions of the week, Schultz now has just one more opportunity to practice in full before the Cowboys potentially hand him a designation for Sunday's game versus the Bears. Meanwhile, running back Ezekiel Elliott (knee) and wide receiver Noah Brown (foot) didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday, so plenty of targets may be freed up for Schultz if one or both of them are sidelined this weekend. However, that's assuming Schultz gains active status himself.
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Cowboys' Dalton Schultz: Sit Him (Lineup Decisions)
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Schultz has always been safer for PPR than non-PPR, but his upside is pretty limited considering he's not explosive and shares tight end targets. He's gonna have to score to really deliver, which makes him similar to a lot of tight ends. I'd rather start Greg Dulcich, Cade Otton and Evan Engram in all formats.
