In every fantasy draft there are cut lines that take place when it is felt the Tier 1 talent at a position is exhausted. Those cut lines are pretty pronounced. It would appear in 2022 fantasy drafts, there are 5 tight ends viewed as worth having in the first 5 rounds of the draft. After that, the talent coming off the board gets more spread out. The 2nd tier of tight ends clearly begins with Dalton Schultz of the Dallas Cowboys.
Below, we look at Dalton Schultz‘s 2022 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.
When it came to replacing Cowboys legend Jason Witten, it wasn’t supposed to be Schultz who was the guy. It was Blake Jarwin. But when Jarwin got injured in 2020, Schultz took over and hasn’t looked back.
Dalton Schultz’s ADP: 63.72
(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing; ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)
Between the end of the the 5th round by ADP numbers for 10-player leagues and near the end of the 10th round, there are only 3 tight ends that are being taken. The Fab 5 ends with George Kittle (San Francisco) with an ADP at 49.89. Schultz comes almost 14 picks later, followed by Dallas Goedert (Philadelphia Eagles) at 76.99 and T.J. Hockenson (Detroit Lions) at 77.13. After Hockenson, it is another 20 picks before the next tight ends gets drafted.
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Dalton Schultz’s 2021 stats
Games: 17
Receptions | targets: 78 | 104
Receiving yards: 808
Receiving touchdowns: 8
Where should you draft Schultz?
Of the tight ends near the top, Schultz is the least athletic in terms of pure gifts, but he is adept at finding soft spots in defenses and settling in. With more questions than answers at wide receiver for the Cowboys following the trade of Amari Cooper, quarterback Dak Prescott will be relying on the players he knows best.
One of the top names on that list will be Schultz. While he doesn’t crack the top 5 fantasy tight ends this season, he’s the next best thing and his ADP number is about right for a player who could well equal or surpass his impressive numbers from 2021.
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