Dalton Schultz

Houston Texans, Tight End
Age: 28-126d (Jul 11, 1996)
Exp: 6 Years
Country: US
College: Stanford
Drafted: Round 4 (#137 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Steve Caric (Wasserman)
2024 Cap Hit

$7,941,165

2024 Cash

$13,000,000

Career Earnings

$35,076,104

2024-2026 pending-free-agent-extension (CURRENT)

Dalton Schultz signed a 3 year , $36,000,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including $7,500,000 signing bonus, $23,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $12,000,000. In 2024, Schultz will earn a base salary of $5,000,000 and a signing bonus of $7,500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $7,941,165 and a dead cap value of $23,500,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $36,000,000
Average Salary:
$12,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$7,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$23,500,000
Total GTD:
$23,500,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2024 28 $7,941,165 3.11% $13,000,000 $13,000,000 $23,500,000
2025 29 $14,000,000 5.12% $11,500,000 $24,500,000 $16,000,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $24,500,000; $2,500,000 DEAD CAP
2026 30 $14,000,000 4.79% $11,500,000 $36,000,000 $2,500,000
2027 31
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Roster/Gm Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Cap Dead Cap
2024 28 $5,000,000 $2,500,000 $441,165 $7,941,165 3.11% $23,500,000
2025 29 $11,000,000 $2,500,000 $500,000 $14,000,000 5.12% $16,000,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $24,500,000; $2,500,000 DEAD CAP
2026 30 $11,000,000 $2,500,000 $500,000 $14,000,000 4.79% $2,500,000
2027 31
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024 28 $5,000,000 $7,500,000 $13,000,000 $13,000,000 $13,000,000 $12,000,000
2025 29 $11,000,000 - $11,500,000 $24,500,000 $12,250,000 $11,500,000
2026 30 $11,000,000 - $11,500,000 $36,000,000 $12,000,000 $11,500,000
Contract Notes
  • $23.5M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2024 salary + 2025 salary)
  • Per Game Active Bonus: $29,411 ($500,000)
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2023 Free Agent

Dalton Schultz signed a 1 year , $6,250,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including $4,500,000 signing bonus, $6,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,250,000. In 2024, Schultz will earn, while carrying a cap hit of $3,375,000 and a dead cap value of $3,375,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,250,000
Average Salary:
$6,250,000
Signing Bonus:
$4,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$6,000,000
Total GTD:
$6,000,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2022-2022 Franchise Tag

Dalton Schultz signed a 1 year , $10,931,000 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including $10,931,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $10,931,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $10,931,000
Average Salary:
$10,931,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
$10,931,000
Total GTD:
$10,931,000
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2018-2021 Rookie

Dalton Schultz signed a 4 year , $2,912,359 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including $452,359 signing bonus, $452,359 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $728,090.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,912,359
Average Salary:
$728,090
Signing Bonus:
$452,359
GTD at Sign:
$452,359
Total GTD:
$452,359
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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Seasons

6 Years

Career Earnings thru 2024

$35,076,104

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 22
Active
$932,359
$932,359
2019 23
Active
$646,259
$1,578,618
2020 24
Active
$1,162,911
$2,741,529
2021 25
Active
$2,183,000
$4,924,529
2022 26
Active / Franchise Tag
$10,931,000
$15,855,529
2023 27
Active
$6,220,575
$22,076,104
2024 28
Active
$13,000,000
$35,076,104
Total      
$35,076,104
$35,076,104
2025 29
Active
$11,500,000
2026 30
Active
$11,500,000
Total
$58,076,104

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $14,914,000 $452,359 - - - $489,170 $15,855,529
2 $6,500,000 $12,000,000 - - - - $19,220,575
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
22
$480,000
$452,359
$932,359
$932,359
2019
23
$570,000
$76,259
$646,259
$1,578,618
2020
24
$750,000
$412,911
$1,162,911
$2,741,529
2021
25
$2,183,000
$2,183,000
$4,924,529
2022
26
$10,931,000
$10,931,000
$15,855,529
2023
27
$1,500,000
$4,500,000
$6,220,575
$22,076,104
2024
28
$5,000,000
$7,500,000
$13,000,000
$35,076,104
Total
$21,414,000
$12,452,359
$489,170
$35,076,104
$35,076,104
2025
29
$11,000,000
$11,500,000
2026
30
$11,000,000
$11,500,000
Total
$43,414,000
$12,452,359
$489,170
$58,076,104

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $14,914,000 $452,359 - - - $489,170 $15,855,529
2 $6,500,000 $12,000,000 - - - - $19,220,575
  • Oct 11, 2024 Fined $11,255 Taunting against Buffalo (BUF)
  • Mar 05, 2024 Signed a 3 year $36 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 20, 2023 Signed a 1 year $6.25 million contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Dec 02, 2022 Fined $13,261 Excessive Celebration against New York (NYG)
  • Mar 08, 2022 Signed a 1 year $10.931 million franchise tag by Dallas (DAL)
  • May 12, 2018 Signed a 4 year $2.91 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
  • Apr 28, 2018 Drafted by Dallas (DAL): Round 4 (#137 overall)

Fines

Date Reason Fine Amount
Dec 02, 2022 Excessive Celebration against New York (NYG) $13,261
Oct 11, 2024 Taunting against Buffalo (BUF) $11,255
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Receiving Targets Receiving Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving Yards/Rec Receiving Yards/Gm Receiving Touchdowns Fum
2024 HOU 9 6 513 81.30 44 26 244 9.4 27.1 0 0
2023 HOU 15 8 739 65.20 88 59 635 10.8 42.3 5 1
2022 DAL 15 15 817 70.30 89 57 577 10.1 38.5 5 1
2021 DAL 17 15 994 80.90 104 78 808 10.4 47.5 8 0
2020 DAL 16 14 971 84.80 89 63 615 9.8 38.4 4 1
2019 DAL 16 0 118 10.40 2 1 6 6.0 0.4 0 0
2018 DAL 11 7 299 39.30 17 12 116 9.7 10.5 0 0

Calculated Market Value

$10.7M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 3 years, $32,104,104
  • Avg. Salary: $10,701,368
  • NFL Rank: 218
  • TE Rank: 10

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2027
  • Avg. Salary: $12,000,000
  • NFL Rank: 198
  • TE Rank: 10

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Dalton Schultz to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Dallas Goedert 4 $57,000,000 $14,250,000 25
Evan Engram 3 $41,250,000 $13,750,000 28
Hunter Henry 3 $37,500,000 $12,500,000 26
Tyler Higbee 2 $17,000,000 $8,500,000 30
Averages 3 $38,187,500 $12,250,000 27.3

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Schultz's current age (28), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
3 $33,030,612 $11,010,204

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Schultz statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, Rec Tgt/Gm, Rec/Gm, Rec Yds/Gm, Rec TD/Gm, YAC/GM, Drops/Gm, Rating

Player GP% Rec Tgt/Gm Rec/Gm Rec Yds/Gm Rec TD/Gm YAC/GM Drops/Gm Rating
Dallas Goedert
2019-2020
 81.25 5.85 4.00 43.50 0.31 21.31 0.23 81.35
Evan Engram
2021-2022
 94.12 5.34 3.72 36.69 0.22 21.16 0.22 59.45
Hunter Henry
2019-2020
 81.25 6.50 4.42 48.65 0.35 15.46 0.23 71.20
Tyler Higbee
2021-2022
 94.12 6.03 4.16 36.88 0.25 21.69 0.28 64.95
Average 87.69 5.93 4.08 41.43 0.28 19.91 0.24 69.24
Dalton Schultz
2022-2023
 90.91 5.90 3.87 40.40 0.33 15.37 0.30 70.30
Pct Change 3.67 -0.51 -5.15 -2.49 17.86 -22.80 -25.00 1.53
Median Prime % Change -1.50%
Average Prime % Change -4.11%

Calculated Market Value: Dalton Schultz

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms Avg. Salary
3 years, $32,104,104 $10,701,368

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TRANSACTIONS

Oct 11, 2024
Fined $11,255 Taunting against Buffalo (BUF)
Mar 05, 2024
Signed a 3 year $36 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
Mar 20, 2023
Signed a 1 year $6.25 million contract with Houston (HOU)
Dec 02, 2022
Fined $13,261 Excessive Celebration against New York (NYG)
Mar 08, 2022
Signed a 1 year $10.931 million franchise tag by Dallas (DAL)
May 12, 2018
Signed a 4 year $2.91 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
Apr 28, 2018
Drafted by Dallas (DAL): Round 4 (#137 overall)

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