Dalton Schultz or Tee Higgins: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 3 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Start Higgins — the projection and snap share edges are too wide to ignore.

Tee Higgins projects 12.7 to Schultz's 11.0 and plays a 72% snap share to Schultz's 67%. No signal favors Schultz this week. The gap is narrow.

Dalton Schultz

Dalton Schultz

TE21HOUvs IND

Projected Points

Start· low
Tee Higgins

Tee Higgins

WR21CINvs PIT

Projected Points

Start· medium

Dalton Schultz’s market

REC
O/U 5.5
+111 / -141
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 48.5
-113 / -113
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+220
Anytime Touchdown Props →

Tee Higgins’s market

REC
O/U 4.5
+126 / -161
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 55.5
-113 / -113
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+185
Anytime Touchdown Props →
HOU@
INDSun, Sep 27, 1:00 PM ETView the game →
CIN@
PITSun, Sep 27, 1:00 PM ETView the game →

Why Dalton Schultz

Start· low

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

  • IND ranks 23 of 32 against TEs (one of the softer matchups, 2-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 23.5 team points as 1.5-point favorites.
  • Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 67% snap share.

The call

Latest on Schultz

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Why Tee Higgins

Start· medium

WR2 and red-zone mismatch. Big-bodied contested-catch winner with elite touchdown conversion.

WR21 projection (12.7) with a 25% target share and 72% snaps; the toughest-rated DvP is a 2-game sample at 0.00 confidence.

  • PIT ranks 1 of 32 against WRs (one of the tougher matchups, 2-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 24.0 team points as 1.5-point favorites.
  • Listed WR-2 on the latest depth chart with a 72% snap share.

The call

  • Role is locked in: 25% target share and 72% snap share through 2 games is WR2-caliber usage in a 12-team PPR league, even as the WR-2 on the depth chart.
  • Consensus has him at WR21 with a 12.7-point projection, comfortably above replacement level.
  • PIT grades 1 of 32 (toughest) vs WRs, but that rests on a 2-game sample with 0.00 confidence. That's a flag, not a reason to bench a high-volume receiver.
  • Game script is neutral to favorable: a 24.0 implied team total and a -1.5 spread point to a competitive game with steady passing volume. No injury designation; the fines headline is unverified and has no bearing on availability.

Latest on Higgins

Chase, Higgins unhappy with fines from NFL

Ben Baby explains why Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins dispute the NFL's interpretation of the celebration that earned them a fine.

VideoESPN · Sep 24, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Head-to-head stats

MetricDalton SchultzTee Higgins
Projected points
Consensus rankTE21WR21
Opponent vs positionIND · 23 of 322-game samplePIT · 1 of 322-game sample
Receptions29 of 321 of 32
Receiving Yards29 of 322 of 32
Receiving TDs15 of 321 of 32
Targets29 of 321 of 32
Anytime TD13 of 321 of 32
Target share25%25%
Reception share29%18%
Implied total · spread23.5-1.524.0-1.5
Depth chartTE1WR2
Snap share67%72%
Start/Sit record—0–1

Recent form

Dalton Schultz — last 2 weeks

Week 2vs CIN
Week 1vs BUF

Tee Higgins — last 2 weeks

Week 2vs HOU
Week 1vs TB

Signal breakdown

  • 11.0 vs 12.7 projected PPR pointsTee Higgins +
  • Rank 21 vs 21even
  • Opponent DvP rank 23 vs 1 (32 = softest)even
  • Implied 23.5 vs 24.0 team pointsTee Higgins +
  • No injury designationseven
  • 67% vs 72% snap shareTee Higgins +

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