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Luke Schoonmaker Dallas Cowboys · #86

Tight End · 6' 5", 250 lbs · Hamden, CT · Age 28

Luke Schoonmaker is a Tight End for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted 58th overall, 2023. In 2026 he caught 2 passes for 21 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 58th overall4-yr veteran
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Dallas Cowboys · #86 · Tight End
Luke Schoonmaker
Season avg2 rec · 21 yds · 0 td
Career avg51 rec · 459 yds · 3 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
2rec
21yds
0td
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Scouting report

Luke Schoonmaker — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Luke Schoonmaker is a Tight End for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted 58th overall, 2023. In 2026 he caught 2 passes for 21 yards and 0 touchdowns.
C+
Receiving
B
Big-play
C
Scoring
C+
Receiving yards
Strong · offense
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C+
Volume
Solid · offense
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C
Scoring
Solid · offense
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B
Big-play
Strong · offense
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C
Target share
Solid · offense
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Act II

Where Luke Schoonmaker stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #681 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
55Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Luke Schoonmaker — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

B+
Receiving
21 YDS
drill in ↓
B
Volume
2 REC
drill in ↓
B+
Big-play
10.5 Y/R
drill in ↓
C-
Scoring
0 TD
drill in ↓
The engine

How the model sees Luke Schoonmaker

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
10
rec
0–20
92
rec yds
4–180
0
td
0–1
14
targets
1–28
10
games
4–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 10 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+8.2
Age curve
-0.3
Net vs last season+7.9 rec
Everything it reads
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4 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
real
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
auto
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 28 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
+ctx
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 17 / 2
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Luke Schoonmaker career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2023178652158.1
202417272411368.9
202517141320239.4
2026 in progress · 2 games22210210.5
Career5351459376
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Dallas Cowboys built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
89off index
86def index
+41net
90%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (86) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 82, pass rush 73, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Luke Schoonmaker

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1998-09-28

The beginning

Luke Schoonmaker is a Tight End for the Dallas Cowboys, in his 4th NFL season.

Dallas Cowboys

Turning pro

Drafted 58th overall, 2023 as a Tight End.

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Luke Schoonmaker is a Dallas Cowboys tight end, drafted 58th overall, 2023.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 51 passes for 459 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 2 passes for 21 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

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Schoonmaker's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
250 lbs
Draft
58th overall, 2023
Born
Hamden, CT
Age
28
Jersey
#86
Background

Luke Schoonmaker is from Hamden, CT and is 28 years old. He was drafted 58th overall, 2023 and plays tight end at 6' 5", 250 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 51 passes for 459 yards and 3 touchdowns. Schoonmaker is currently on the Dallas Cowboys roster.

The person

Luke Schoonmaker is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 51 passes for 459 yards and 3 touchdowns across 4 seasons (2023–2026).

Receiving51 career receptions for 459 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Best season27 catches for 241 yards in 2024.
Draft pedigree58th overall, 2023.
Durability53 career games played.
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FAQ

Luke Schoonmaker — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Luke Schoonmaker, answered.

What position does Luke Schoonmaker play?
Luke Schoonmaker is a Tight End for the Dallas Cowboys.
When was Luke Schoonmaker drafted?
Luke Schoonmaker was drafted 58th overall, 2023.
How many seasons has Luke Schoonmaker played?
4 (2023–2026).
What are Luke Schoonmaker's career stats?
He has caught 51 passes for 459 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Luke Schoonmaker career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE3
behind the starter
Snap share
20%
of offensive snaps
Target share
1%
WOPR 0.03

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ NYG
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
45
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 8
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
26
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ NYGW2 vs WASW3 vs BALW4 @ HOUW5 vs TBW6 @ GBW7 @ PHIW8 vs ARIW9 @ INDW10 vs SFW11 vs TENW12 vs PHIW13 @ SEAW14 · BYEW15 @ LAW16 vs JAXW17 vs NYGW18 @ WAS

Each week grades Luke Schoonmaker's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

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