 Schoonmaker in 2021 | |||||||||
| No. 86 – Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
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| Born | (1998-09-28)September 28, 1998 (age 27) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Hamden Hall(Hamden, Connecticut) | ||||||||
| College | Michigan (2018–2022) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: 2nd round, 58th overall pick | ||||||||
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Luke Schoonmaker (/ˈskuːnˌmeɪkər/SKOON-may-kər; born September 28, 1998) is an American professionalfootballtight end for theDallas Cowboys of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theMichigan Wolverines and was selected by the Cowboys in the second round of the2023 NFL draft.
Born in 1998, Schoonmaker grew up inOld Saybrook, Connecticut. He attendedXavier High School, where he was a teammate of futureNFL quarterbackWill Levis. He transferred toHamden Hall Country Day School after his sophomore season.[1]
As a junior, he missed time after being diagnosed withmononucleosis and suffering a ruptured spleen, which forced him to repeat the year. The next season he was the starter atquarterback, leading the team to an 11-0 record and winning the NEPSAC Mike Atkins Bowl. He also played some offensive snaps at thetight end position.[2]
As a fifth year senior, he completed 18 passes, caught 22 passes, and carried as a rusher 34 times, while tallying 851 yards in combined passing, receiving and rushing yards.[3] Rated as the top player in Connecticut, he committed to playcollege football at theUniversity of Michigan.[4]
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Schoonmaker played for theMichigan Wolverines from 2018 until 2022.[5][3][6] As a freshman in 2018, he appeared in one game as a backup tight end, earning his first varsity letter.
As a sophomore in 2019, he appeared in 10 whole games and played as the fourth tight end in 9 contests, behindSean McKeon,Nick Eubanks, andErick All. He only played onspecial teams in the tenth game againstMichigan State. He finished with 2 catches for 54 yards and one touchdown.[7] On October 12, 2019, he scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 25-yard pass fromShea Patterson.
As a junior in 2020, the schedule was limited to only 6 games because of theCOVID-19 pandemic. He appeared in all six games as the third-string tight end behind Eubanks and All, but did not register any offensive stats.
As a senior in 2021, although he was the backup tight end behind All, he was able to start 10 games, when the team opened in a two-tight end formation. He was used mainly for his blocking and was part of a unit that won theJoe Moore Award as the nation's topoffensive line. He appeared in nine games and caught 17 passes for 165 yards and three touchdowns.[8] He earned a reputation as Michigan's "most reliable blocking tight end and a player who never complained about his touches."[9] After the 2021 season, Schoonmaker received honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors.[10]
In January 2022, with eligibility remaining, Schooonmaker announced that he would return to Michigan as a fifth-year senior.[11] In July, he was named to the watch list for theMackey Award.[12] He was also rated by NFL scouts as Michigan's most draftable player among the team's senior players.[9]
In 2022, the starter at tight end All, appeared in the first three games (3 catches for 36 yards), before requiring back surgery, which opened the door for Schoonmaker to start for the rest of the season.[13] On September 24, Schoonmaker caught a career-high seven passes for 72 yards and a touchdown againstMaryland.[14] AgainstIndiana on October 8, he established another career-high with nine receptions, adding 67 receiving yards and a touchdown.[15] He suffered an AC joint sprain to his left shoulder in the ninth game againstRutgers, which forced him to miss the next two contests. He was forced to leave theCollege Football Playoff semifinal game againstTCU in the second quarter, after suffering a right shoulder injury. He finished the season with 12 appearances (11 starts), 35 receptions (second on the team), 418 receiving yards (third on the team) and 3 touchdowns.[16] He also contributed to theoffensive line winning theJoe Moore Award for the second straight year.[17]
In December 2022, he accepted an invite to theEast–West Shrine Bowl.[18] On January 9, 2023, Schoonmaker announced he would forego his final year of collegiate eligibility and declared for the2023 NFL draft.[19]
| Michigan Wolverines | |||||
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| Season | GP | Receiving | |||
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 17 | 165 | 9.7 | 3 |
| 2022 | 12 | 35 | 418 | 11.9 | 3 |
| Career | 43 | 54 | 637 | 11.8 | 7 |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft5+1⁄4 in (1.96 m) | 251 lb (114 kg) | 32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.63 s | 1.59 s | 2.70 s | 4.27 s | 6.81 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | ||
| Sources:[20][21] | ||||||||||||
Schoonmaker was selected by theDallas Cowboys in the second round, 58th overall, of the 2023 NFL Draft.[22] In Week 2 against the Jets, he scored his first NFL touchdown on a one-yard reception.[23] As a rookie, he appeared in all 17 games. He finished with eight receptions for 65 yards and two touchdowns in the 2023 season.[24]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2023 | DAL | 17 | 0 | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | DAL | 17 | 6 | 27 | 241 | 8.9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | DAL | 8 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 42 | 9 | 42 | 355 | 8.5 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
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