Dalton Schultz ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Schultz in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Schultz a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Snap Counts | Defense | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | |||||
| 2018 | 22 | DAL | 11 | — | 17 | 12 | 116 | 0 | 70.6% | 9.7 | 6.8 | — | 6 | 300 | 39.0% | — | 0.0% | 66 | 23.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 89.3 |
| 2019 | 23 | DAL | 16 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | 6.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 117 | 10.3% | — | 0.0% | 95 | 21.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 56.2 |
| 2020 | 24 | DAL | 16 | — | 89 | 63 | 615 | 4 | 70.8% | 9.8 | 6.9 | — | 33 | 973 | 85.4% | — | 0.0% | 9 | 2.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.4 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 33 | 95.5 |
| 2021 | 25 | DAL | 17 | — | 104 | 78 | 808 | 8 | 75.0% | 10.4 | 7.8 | — | 43 | 993 | 81.1% | — | 0.0% | 86 | 17.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 43 | 118.6 |
| 2022 | 26 | DAL | 15 | — | 89 | 57 | 577 | 5 | 64.0% | 10.1 | 6.5 | — | 27 | 817 | 78.3% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 5 | 6 | 0.1 | 27 | 77.8 |
| 2023 | 27 | HOU | 15 | — | 88 | 59 | 635 | 5 | 67.0% | 10.8 | 7.2 | — | 35 | 739 | 72.7% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.5 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 35 | 97.5 |
| 2024 | 28 | HOU | 17 | — | 85 | 53 | 532 | 2 | 62.4% | 10.0 | 6.3 | — | 26 | 865 | 78.2% | — | 0.0% | 12 | 2.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.1 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 26 | 83.1 |
| 2025 | 29 | HOU | 17 | — | 106 | 82 | 777 | 3 | 77.4% | 9.5 | 7.3 | — | 39 | 827 | 71.1% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 39 | 106.5 |
| 2026 | 30 | HOU | 5 | — | 31 | 24 | 244 | 0 | 77.4% | 10.2 | 7.9 | — | 10 | 204 | 60.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 129 | — | 611 | 429 | 4,310 | 27 | 70.2% | 10.0 | 7.1 | — | 219 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 24 | — | 209 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
159 career value over replacement — #585 all-time of 4,695. 22.7/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #137 (Rd 4) · DAL · 2018 · +42.5 vs expected KV-H
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