Fantasy Football Week 3 Who Should I Start? Dalton Schultz, Mark Andrews, Tyler Warren, and More

Houston Texans tight end Dalton Schultz had a huge Week 2, catching 12 passes for 140 yards. Both numbers were career highs; he had a 10-catch, 130-yard game in 2023 but otherwise hasn't really come close to reaching those marks. With Nico Collins out for the second straight week, there's a chance for Schultz to again put up a big stat line.

Unsurprisingly, Schultz's big game has fantasy owners looking his way often in Week 3, and as a result, he is showing up all over our FantasySP start/sit tool. Let's look at Schultz and four other tight ends who he has been compared to often on the tool, determining who is the better fantasy play.

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Dalton Schultz, Houston Texans @ Indianapolis Colts

We already talked about last week, but Schultz had a very modest Week 1 against the Bills, catching four passes for 35 yards. That was a tougher matchup, and that's the best way to think about Schultz, as a guy who is best deployed when the matchup points the right way.

Well, the 2026 numbers say that this might be the best matchup available right now. The Colts have allowed the most yards per pass attempt and the fifth-most fantasy points per game to tight ends, struggling hard against the Ravens and Chiefs. I sound like a broken record at this point by saying again that things are sure to get better against lesser teams, but with Indianapolis giving up SO much fantasy production, we have to at least consider that Houston will continue the trend to some degree.

Mark Andrews, Baltimore Ravens @ Dallas Cowboys

There was a stretch of several years where Andrews was overrated because of his name value, but he has probably fallen into the proper range now as a guy who can start many weeks but will also see a few real duds every season. He has had a decent start to 2026, catching 10 passes for 98 yards in the first two games.

Dallas had one of the worst pass defenses in football last season, though they were decent against tight ends. Well, it has been the opposite this season, as they are a little better than average in yards per pass attempt allowed but have given up the seventh-most fantasy points to TEs. Washington's tight ends didn't do anything last week, but Isaiah Likely had eight catches, 78 yards, and two touchdowns in Week 1.

Verdict: Start Dalton Schultz over Mark Andrews. This is a close one, and Andrews probably has the better ceiling, but Schultz will be in line for a big target share again with Collins out, and the numbers so far in 2026 point toward targeting Indianapolis (though that could change quickly).

Isaiah Likely, New York Giants vs. Tennessee Titans

From a current Baltimore tight end to a former one, Likely started hot in Week 1, as we just talked about. Things turned south quickly for the entire New York passing game last week when Jaxson Dart left early with an injury, and Likely was held to just 33 yards on his five receptions. It wouldn't be a surprise to see the ball keep coming his way, but his ceiling drops without his starting quarterback.

Tennessee is another group that was among the worst pass defenses last season, allowing the most yards per pass attempt, though they were in the middle against tight ends. It's much the same story this year so far, as the Titans have given up the 11th-most yards per pass attempt and the seventh-fewest fantasy points to TEs.

Verdict: Start Dalton Schultz over Isaiah Likely. With Dart out, Likely's ceiling is going to be lower for a while. Jameis Winston could improve while getting starter reps in practice, but he was highly ineffective in Week 2, so it's tough to trust him to bounce back big right away.

Colston Loveland, Chicago Bears vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Loveland really came on as his rookie season went along, averaging 19.3 yards per game in his first six contests but upping that number to 59.7 in his final 10. He then caught 12 passes for 193 yards in two playoff games and looked primed to become a top fantasy tight end.

It hasn't gone as well this season: Loveland has caught just one pass for three yards in the first two games while playing more than 85% of the snaps in both. He is now missing Caleb Williams for at least this game, meaning we can't really expect anything out of Loveland until we see it on the field.

Philadelphia also offers a rough matchup, allowing the ninth-fewest yards per pass attempt and the second-fewest fantasy points to tight ends. They did the same thing last year too; this is about as bad as a matchup as any tight end is going to find.

Verdict: Start Dalton Schultz over Colston Loveland. This one isn't even close. Find a different option than Loveland this week.

Tyler Warren, Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans

Schultz's counterpart on the other side of the field this week is Warren, a player who was drafted in the first round last year and had a very good rookie season. Unlike Loveland, Warren had his best games at the beginning of the year and fell off precipitously once Daniel Jones went down with a torn Achilles. Jones is back, but things haven't gone well for Warren, who has just 34 yards on nine catches, though he did reach the end zone in both games.

For tight ends, touchdowns are usually the thing that makes the difference. That's true for every position, but TEs generally get fewer yards, meaning the TD fantasy points count more toward the overall total. Due to that fact, Warren is a top-11 tight end in both standard and PPR despite his low yardage total.

While I've talked a lot about the Colts' tough matchups so far, it hasn't been much easier for the Texans, who started with Josh Allen before taking on Joe Burrow last week. The results haven't been pretty, as Houston has allowed the third-most yards per pass attempt, though they are in the middle against tight ends. Things are likely to get better for one of the best defenses in football in 2025, though it also wouldn't be a total surprise to see them regress a little closer to the middle.

Verdict: Start Dalton Schultz over Tyler Warren. I still like Warren's chances of becoming a major fantasy fixture, but he has been limited to start the season, and the matchup here isn't likely as positive as some of the numbers might indicate.