Dalton Schultz or Kyle Monangai: Who Should You Start?

Preliminary board

2026 Week 4 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

Start Schultz — the consensus rank and snap share edges are too wide to ignore.

Dalton Schultz is the higher consensus play (TE21 to RB36) and plays a 63% snap share to Monangai's 36%. Monangai's edge is the game script, 27.0 implied points to 25.0. The gap is comfortable.

Dalton Schultz

Dalton Schultz

TE21HOUvs DAL

Projected Points

Start· low
Kyle Monangai

Kyle Monangai

RB36CHIvs NYJ

Projected Points

Toss-Up· low

Dalton Schultz’s market

REC
O/U 4.5
-141 / +110
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 44.5
-113 / -111
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+215
Anytime Touchdown Props →

Kyle Monangai’s market

ATD
Anytime TD
+175
Anytime Touchdown Props →
DAL@
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Why Dalton Schultz

Start· low

TE1 in high-volume pass-catching role. Reliable chain-mover over the middle with sure hands.

22% target share in an offense implied for 25.0 points gives Schultz a usable floor, though his TE21 consensus rank sits outside TE1 range.

  • DAL ranks 21 of 32 against TEs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 3-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 25.0 team points as 2.5-point favorites.
  • Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 63% snap share.

The call

  • Usage is the selling point. A 22% target share through 3 games is strong volume for a tight end, and he carries no injury designation.
  • Game environment helps. An implied team total of 25.0 as a 2.5-point favorite points to a productive, balanced script with scoring chances.
  • The matchup is mildly favorable at 21 of 32 against the position. It rests on a 3-game sample with 0.25 confidence, so it adds little.
  • The risk is his ceiling. A 63% snap share and a 9.0-point projection at TE21 make him a streaming-level start. Any healthy top-12 tight end should start over him.

Latest on Schultz

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Why Kyle Monangai

Toss-Up· low

RB2 and complementary early-down back. Compact, decisive downhill runner with productive rookie-year workload.

RB36 at 9.0 projected with a 39% snap share; the -8.5 favored script and 27.0 team total help, but a neutral matchup caps his ceiling.

  • NYJ ranks 16 of 32 against RBs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 3-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 27.0 team points as 8.5-point favorites.
  • Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 36% snap share.

The call

  • Role is part-time: a 39% snap share over 2 games and a 4% target share mean he isn't a primary back, which limits PPR floor.
  • Game script is the best argument for starting him. A -8.5 spread and 27.0 implied team total point to a positive, run-heavy second half where a complementary back can collect late carries and goal-line looks.
  • The matchup is neutral at 16 of 32 vs RBs, and that is built on a 3-game sample with 0.25 confidence, so it doesn't tip the scale either way.
  • What tips it: start him as a flex over a low-volume WR3 if you're thin; sit him if you have a back with a bigger snap or target share. The 9.0 projection is replacement-level territory at RB36.

Latest on Monangai

'No block, no rock' is not just a mantra for Bears' offense

When even the "little guys" are getting a hat on a hat, it's that much easier to post 59 points and over 500 yards.

ESPN · Sep 16, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Head-to-head stats

MetricDalton SchultzKyle Monangai
Projected points
Consensus rankTE21RB36
Opponent vs positionDAL · 21 of 323-game sampleNYJ · 16 of 323-game sample
Receptions19 of 3217 of 32
Receiving Yards19 of 3221 of 32
Receiving TDs27 of 32—
Targets13 of 32—
Anytime TD26 of 3225 of 32
Rushing Yards—10 of 32
Rushing TDs—17 of 32
Rushing Attempts—4 of 32
Target share22%4%
Reception share26%6%
Implied total · spread25.0-2.527.0-8.5
Depth chartTE1RB2
Snap share63%36%
Start/Sit record0–11–0+1 toss-up

Recent form

Dalton Schultz — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs IND
Week 2vs CIN
Week 1vs BUF

Kyle Monangai — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs PHI
Week 2vs MIN
Week 1vs CAR

Signal breakdown

  • 9.0 vs 8.4 projected PPR pointsDalton Schultz +
  • Rank 21 vs 36Dalton Schultz +
  • Opponent DvP rank 21 vs 16 (32 = softest)Dalton Schultz +
  • Implied 25.0 vs 27.0 team pointsKyle Monangai +
  • No injury designationseven
  • 63% vs 36% snap shareDalton Schultz +

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