Dalton Schultz vs Mason Taylor: Who Should You Start?
Two tight ends who will land on plenty of the same rosters in 2026. Dalton Schultz (Houston Texans) finished the 2025 season averaging 8.0 fantasy points per game in 17 games. Mason Taylor (New York Jets) came in at 5.1 PPG over 13 games. The gap is real but not insurmountable with the right matchup.
Dalton Schultz carries a 2.9-point PPG advantage from the 2025 season. That baseline matters, but it is one input among several. Matchup difficulty, scoring trends, and injury reports move the needle week to week, which is why the best answer changes depending on when you are asking.
Dalton Schultz is the volume tight end in this matchup with 82 receptions for 777 yards, while Mason Taylor profiles as a more touchdown-dependent spike play (1 scores on 44 catches). In weeks where Mason Taylor finds the end zone he out-scores Dalton Schultz, but the floor gap is real.
Dalton Schultz has his bye in Week 14, and Mason Taylor rests in Week 12. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at tight end for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
