What You Need to Know:

• Schultz finished 3rd among TEs in PPR points last season; 5th in points per game (0.1 ahead of Darren Waller).
• That followed a TE10 finish in PPR in 2020, though he ranked just 16th in points per game among TEs who reached 20 targets.
• Schultz ranked 6th among TEs in targets last season but tied for just 13th at the position in target share.
• Dallas passed (sacks included) on 59% of offensive snaps last season, down slightly vs. 2020 but up vs. any other season with Dak Prescott as the most frequent starter.
• Schultz ranked 6th at the position in receiving yards, but just 26th in yards after catch per reception (among TEs with 20+ catches). He also ranked 13th at the position in average target depth. That combo highlights how much target volume drove his yardage.
• Schultz tied for 10th among TEs in catch rate, though he caught more passes than any TE ahead of him on that list.
• The Cowboys shed 25.5% target share from last year’s offense by trading Amari Cooper and letting Cedrick Wilson leave in free agency.
• Michael Gallup returns after losing 8 games to injury last season, but he’s also coming off a Jan. 2 ACL tear.
• Dallas drafted WR Jalen Tolbert in Round 3 and TE Jake Ferguson in Round 4. Ferguson caught 145 passes across 4 starting seasons at Wisconsin. He ranked 2nd on the team in receptions, receiving yards and TD catches as a 2018 freshman.
• The Cowboys applied the franchise tag to keep Schultz from reaching free agency.

Draft Sharks Bottom Line:

The Cowboys clearly love Schultz. If they didn’t, they could have let him test the market – especially in an offseason that found the team cap-strapped enough that it traded Amari Cooper for minimal return. Schultz remains in a good situation for target upside, with unproven new guys taking the spots of more tested veterans. We’re betting his fantasy totals dip vs. last season, but there’s no arguing that he presents an attractive PPR ceiling.