Dalton Chase Schultz (born July 11, 1996) is an American professional football tight end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford and was selected by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL draft.
Schultz accepted a football scholarship from Stanford University. He did not see any action as a true freshman in 2014 and was redshirted.
For his high school career, he had 76 receptions for 1,120 yards and 12 touchdowns. He committed to play college football for the Stanford Cardinal in January 2014.
In 2015 as a redshirt freshman, he played in all 14 games as a backup to Austin Hooper, catching 10 passes for 121 yards and one touchdown.
As a sophomore in 2016, he was named the starter after Hooper declared for the NFL Draft. He played in all 13 games, having 23 receptions for 222 yards (fourth on the team) and one touchdown. He helped block for running backs Christian McCaffrey and Bryce Love, while receiving honorable-mention All-Pac-12 honors.
On March 17, 2020, it was announced in the media that Witten would be leaving the Cowboys to sign with the Las Vegas Raiders, opening the door for Schultz to compete for the backup position behind Blake Jarwin. After Jarwin was lost for the year with an ACL injury suffered in the season opener against the Los Angeles Rams, Schultz took over the starting tight end position.
On March 24, 2023, Schultz signed with the Texans. He finished the season with 59 catches for 635 yards and five touchdowns.
On March 8, 2024, Schultz signed a three-year, $36 million contract extension with the Texans.