Start Dalton Schultz over Kenyon Sadiq — Week 1 Start/Sit Verdict

Start Schultz — the projection and availability edges are too wide to ignore.

Dalton Schultz projects 8.4 to Sadiq's 5.1 and is the healthier side of this call (Sadiq carries a Questionable tag). No signal favors Sadiq this week. The gap is wide.

Dalton Schultz

TE19HOUvs BUF

4.76.58.4 Projected Points

Toss-Up

Kenyon Sadiq

TE20NYJvs TEN

3.04.05.1 Projected Points

Sit· medium

Why Dalton Schultz

Toss-Up

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

Toss-up — TE19 by consensus and projection: BUF is the 3rd-toughest matchup vs TEs, 19% target share in 2025.

BUF ranks 3 of 32 against TEs (one of the tougher matchups, 0-game sample).
Vegas implies 22.0 team points as 1.5-point underdogs.
Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 71% snap share in 2025.

Why Kenyon Sadiq

Sit· medium

Rookie TE2 with athletic movement traits. Seam-stretching move piece behind the starter; blocking still developing.

TE20 at 5.1 projected points with a Questionable tag and just an 18.3 implied team total — not enough volume or certainty for a 12-team TE slot.

Carries a Questionable tag — usually plays, but monitor the final report.
TEN ranks 18 of 32 against TEs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 0-game sample).
Vegas implies 18.3 team points as 3.0-point underdogs.
Listed TE on the latest depth chart.

The call

5.1 projected points and a TE20 consensus rank put him at the back of the startable tier; a healthy TE with a defined role is the better play.
The Questionable designation adds real snap-count risk on top of an already modest projection — you may not know his workload until inactives.
An 18.3 implied team total as a 3-point underdog caps the touchdown equity, and Tennessee grades middle-of-the-pack (18 of 32) against the position, so there's no matchup boost to chase.
Tip: if he's upgraded to full participation and the offense's target tree thins out, he becomes a desperation streamer — not before.

Head-to-head stats

Metric	Dalton Schultz	Kenyon Sadiq
Projected points	4.76.58.4	3.04.05.1
Consensus rank	TE19	TE20
Opponent vs position	BUF · 3 of 320-game sample	TEN · 18 of 320-game sample
Receptions	1 of 32	17 of 32
Receiving Yards	2 of 32	19 of 32
Receiving TDs	6 of 32	21 of 32
Targets	1 of 32	14 of 32
Anytime TD	5 of 32	20 of 32
Target share	19%(2025)	—
Reception share	23%(2025)	—
Implied total · spread	22.0+1.5	18.3+3.0
Depth chart	TE1	TE2
Snap share	71%(2025)	—
Injury designation	—	Questionable