Dalton Schultz 2023 NFL free agency Retu

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tight end , who received the franchise tag last offseason and is arguably the top player at his position in free agency this year, has a career arc that most resembles a roller coaster. Since Mike McCarthy arrived as the Cowboys head coach in 2020, Schultz is one of five tight ends with 2,000 or more receiving yards (2,000) and 15 or more receiving touchdowns (17) along with ' , ' , ' and ' . While he has been a borderline, top-five producing tight end acro s most receiving metrics since 2021 -- ranking fourth in catches, sixth in receiving yards, and fifth in receiving touchdowns -- Matt Adams Jersey those ranks are slightly deceptive. TE RankReceptions1354thReceiving yards1,3856thReceiving touchdowns135thThe bulk of that production came in 2021 when Schultz totaled nearly the same amount of receiving touchdowns (8) that he has recorded in the other four seasons of his career combined (9).2018-202020212022Games431715Receptions767857Receiving yards737808577Receiving touchdowns485However, the Stanford alum still has a number of productive years left as he readies to hit the free agency market for the first time at 26 years old. Here's a look at some of the most likely and/or most intriguing landing spots for the most proven tight end in the Kurt Suzuki Jersey 2023 free agency cla s.Obviously, the most natural landing spot for Schultz is back with the Dallas Cowboys. He has caught 15 touchdown pa ses from , tied for the second-most touchdown connections with the Silver and Blue's face-of-the-franchise pa ser along with wide receiver 15. Only current wide receiver , with 22 touchdown receptions from Prescott, has more.Knowing how Jerry Jones likes to run his team like a family busine s, keeping the sentimental favorites on the roster, it would make plenty of sense for them to pay to have Schultz remain in North Texas. However, for a team that cried poor with the salary cap just an offseason ago when it jettisoned Cooper in a salary-dump move, it will be interesting to see if there's enough money to go around for Schultz, , a , and likely future second contracts for Lamb, and . The Texans are drafting a quarterback with their second overall pick to be their new face of the franchise. Whether it' Michael Taylor Jersey s Alabama's Bryce Young, Ohio State's C.J. Stroud or maybe even Kentucky's Will Levis, that rookie will need playmakers to throw to beyond a . While Houston also has the 12th overall pick in the upcoming draft thanks to their trade with the Cleveland Browns Andrew Stevenson Jersey that sent up to Ohio, it's unlikely a tight end is selected that high. Since the Texans became an franchise in 2002, only five tight ends have been selected in the first 12 picks of a draft.The Texans have the fifth-most cap space ($36,4 million) in the NFL, per , and it would make sense for Houston to use some of that room to acquire more receiving help. That way the Texans can use their second early first-round pick on another area of need because they have plenty of them. The Lions are another team with two first-round picks, sixth overall and 18th overall, and they, too, could use an upgrade at tight end over and . The fighting Dan Campbell's have a solid, young core of wide receivers with and , but they could use a reliable chain-mover over the middle. Schultz would quickly become a reliable option for who has had strong, on-field chemistry with past tight ends like , and Hockenson. The Titans simply ran out of players, on both sides of the ball, for the second season in a row in 2022, cratering to a 7-10 finish after a 7-3 start. Whether , , Josh Dobbs, or someone else is the Titans quarterback in 2023, that person needs more options in the pa sing game than second-year wideout , and Bryce Harper Jersey . Schultz would become a top-two pa s-catcher in Tenne see's offense upon signing a contract.