Dalton Schultz
| No. 86 – Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 11, 1996 Sandy, Utah | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Bingham (South Jordan, Utah) | ||||||||
| College: | Stanford | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2018 / round: 4 / pick: 137 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2019 | |||||||||
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Dalton Chase Schultz (born July 11, 1996) is an American football tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford University.
Early years
Schultz attended Bingham High School in South Jordan, Utah. Along with football, he also played basketball. As a senior, he caught 31 passes for 512 yards and nine touchdowns.
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.[1]
College career
Schultz accepted a football scholarship from Stanford University. He did not see any action as a true freshman in 2014 and was redshirted.
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.[2]
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.[3] He helped block for running backs Christian McCaffrey and Bryce Love, while receiving honorable-mention All-Pac-12 honors.[4]
Prior to the 2017 season, Schultz was named to the John Mackey Award watch list.[5] In 13 games he was used mostly as a blocker, catching 22 passes for 212 yards (fifth on the team) and three touchdowns,[6] while helping running back Love rush for 2,118 yards. He was named to the All-Pac-12 First Team,[7] declaring for the 2018 NFL Draft after the season.[8]
College statistics
| Year | Team | G | Receiving | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
| 2015 | Stanford | 10 | 10 | 121 | 12.1 | 1 |
| 2016 | Stanford | 12 | 23 | 222 | 9.7 | 1 |
| 2017 | Stanford | 11 | 22 | 212 | 9.6 | 3 |
| Total | 33 | 55 | 555 | 10.1 | 5 | |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5+3⁄8 in (1.97 m) |
244 lb (111 kg) |
31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.75 s | 4.40 s | 7.00 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
15 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine | ||||||||||||
Schultz was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (137th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft, to improve the depth at tight end after the surprising retirements of Jason Witten and James Hanna.[9] He was the third-string tight end behind Geoff Swaim and Blake Jarwin. He was used mostly for blocking, starting 7 of the eleven games he played and both playoff contests, when the Cowboys used multiple-tight end sets. He tallied 12 recetions for 107 yards, while contributing to running back Ezekiel Elliott being the NFL rushing champion.
In 2019, although Swaim left via free agency, Witten returned to play professional football after spending one season as a Monday Night Football commentator. Schultz was the third-string tight end behind Witten and Jarwin, he had one reception for 6 yards during the season.
On March 17, 2020, it was announced in the media that Jason Witten would be leaving the Cowboys to sign with the Las Vegas Raiders, opening the door for Schultz to compete for the starter position with Jarwin.
Personal life
Schultz and his girlfriend, Laurel Heinrich, have a son born in 2018.[10]
References
- ^ "Prep football: Bingham's Dalton Schultz chooses Stanford". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Dalton Schultz 2015 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Dalton Schultz 2016 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football Awards And All-Conference Team Announced". Pac-12. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "College football: 2017 John Mackey Award watch list". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Dalton Schultz 2017 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football All-Conference Team Announced". Pac-12. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Stanford TE Dalton Schultz enters NFL draft". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Witten retirement leaves Cowboys with unproven replacements". ESPN. June 6, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ "CowBuzz: Rookie Schultz Welcomes First Child". DallasCowboys.com. July 31, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2020.