:O'Brien Schofield

{{Short description|American football player (born 1987)}}

{{Use American English|date=October 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = O'Brien Schofield

| image = O'Brien Schofield.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Schofield with the Seattle Seahawks in 2013

| current_team =

| number = 50, 54, 93

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|4|3|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Camden, South Carolina, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 242

| college = Wisconsin (2005–2009)

| high_school = North Chicago Community (North Chicago, Illinois)

| draftyear = 2010

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 130

| pastteams =

| status =

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 141

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 15.5

| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue3 = 5

| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue4 = 2

| pfr = SchoOB99

}}

Alacce O'Brien Schofield (born April 3, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft and played for them for three seasons. He was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks during their Super Bowl XLVIII championship season and the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers.

As a fifth year redshirt senior defensive end for the 2009 Wisconsin Badgers he ranked second in the nation in tackles for a loss (TFLs) and second in the Big Ten Conference in quarterback sacks. For the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, he earned several second-team and honorable mention All-American recognitions by various publications. He was a first-team 2009 All-Big Ten Conference selection. He earned the defensive MVP award at the 2010 East–West Shrine Game, but was injured during practice for the 2010 Senior Bowl the subsequent week.

Early life

Schofield attended North Chicago Community High School.{{Cite news |last=Potrykus, Jeff |date=July 29, 2004 |title=Illinois star commits to UW – Schofield is related to ex-Packer Holliday |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:MWSB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10426D7159A4E7A4&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 |access-date=January 15, 2010}} In high school, Schofield was a Lake County, Illinois 2003 All-county second-team selection and 2004 first-team selection in football.{{Cite news |date=December 8, 2003 |title=2003 All-Lake County Football Team |work=The News Sun |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:WNSB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0FFAB98D83A2D637&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 |access-date=January 15, 2010}}{{Cite news |date=December 3, 2004 |title=2004 All-Lake County Football Team |work=The News Sun |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:WNSB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1071A3D6E69AF3D7&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 |access-date=January 15, 2010}} He was also a special mention All-state selection in 2004.{{Cite news |last=Sakamoto, Bob |date=December 3, 2004 |title=Main ingredient to '04 titles: Defense – 6 of 11 on All-State unit in state finals |work=Chicago Tribune |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CTRB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=106C18DFEBFBE93A&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 |access-date=January 15, 2010}} In basketball, he was an All-county honorable mention for 2004–05.{{Cite news |date=March 26, 2005 |title=2004–05 Boys All-Lake County Basketball Team |work=The News Sun |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:WNSB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1096DF0F62D86B42&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 |access-date=January 15, 2010}} In high school, he played wide receiver as a sophomore, defensive end as a junior and end, linebacker, receiver, fullback, placekicker, kick returner and punt returner as a senior. He also ran track. Scout.com rated him as the 55th best high school football linebacker in the country. Rivals.com ranked him as the 24th best defensive end in the country and the 24th best football prospect in Illinois.{{Cite web |title=O'Brien Schofield |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-O%27Brien-Schofield-27299 |access-date=January 21, 2010 |publisher=Rivals.com}}

{{College athlete recruit start|40=yes|collapse=no|year=2005}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = O'Brien Schofield

| position = DE

| hometown = Great Lakes, Illinois

| highschool = North Chicago (IL)

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 218

| 40 = 4.66

| commitdate = January 28, 2005

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| espn grade =

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{{College athlete recruit end

| 40 = yes

| year = 2005

| rivals ref title = Wisconsin Football Commitment List 2005

| scout ref title = Wisconsin Football Recruiting Commits 2005

| espn ref title = Wisconsin Badgers Commits 2005

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| scout s =73

| espn schoolid =

| access-date = May 5, 2014

| scout overall = 55 (LB)

| rivals overall =24 Weakside (DE)

| espn overall =

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College career

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| caption1 = Schofield (No. 50) chases Terrelle Pryor

| image2 = 20091010 O'Brien Schofield leads Wisconsin onto the field.jpg

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| caption2 = Schofield leads the 2009 Wisconsin Badgers football team onto the field.

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Schofield did not appear in any games for the 2005 Badgers and recorded no statistics although he appeared in five games for the 2006 Badgers. He recorded his first tackle on September 15 for the 2007 Badgers against The Citadel Bulldogs and his first sack and TFL on August 30 for the 2008 team against the Akron Zips. He concluded his career with a total of 17 sacks and 33 TFLs. He also accumulated 4 forced fumbles.{{Cite web |title=Team: Wisconsin; Year: 2009 Thru 01/07/10; Player: O'Brien Schofield |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/playerDetail.jsp?yr=2009&org=796&player=50 |access-date=January 15, 2010 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association}} On June 7, 2007, 20-year-old Schofield lost his 19-year-old brother, Joshua, who drowned on a beach in Zion, IL.

He was the 2009 Big Ten Conference runner-up in sacks with 12 to Ryan Kerrigan and runner-up in TFLs with 24.5 to Brandon Graham.{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2010 |title=The Automated ScoreBook: 2009 Big Ten Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Jan 08, 2010 |url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/stats/2009-2010/confldrs.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130092538/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/stats/2009-2010/confldrs.html |archive-date=January 30, 2010 |access-date=January 15, 2010 |website=BigTen.org |publisher=CBS Interactive}} He ranked second in the nation in TFLs/game.{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2010 |title=Bowl Subdivision (FBS) National Player Report: Tackles for Loss: Year: 2009 |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/natlRank.jsp?year=2009&div=B&rpt=IA_playertacklesloss&site=org |access-date=January 8, 2010 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association}} At the conclusion of the 2009 Big Ten Conference football season he was a 2009 First-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media.{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2009 |title=Big Ten Announces 2009 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors |url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112309aag.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091127055128/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112309aag.html |archive-date=November 27, 2009 |access-date=January 15, 2010 |website=BigTen.org |publisher=CBS Interactive}}

He concluded his career for Wisconsin Badgers football with the 2009 team in the December 29, 2009 Champs Sports Bowl. For the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, he was a second-team All-American selection by Scout.com and an honorable mention by College Football News, Sports Illustrated, and Pro Football Weekly.{{Cite web |last=Safrit, Miller |date=December 14, 2009 |title=Scout.com All-America Team |url=http://www.scout.com/2/928745.html |access-date=January 15, 2010 |publisher=Scout.com}}{{Cite news |date=December 15, 2009 |title=SI.com's 2009 All-Americas |work=Sports Illustrated |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/12--/15/all-america/index.html |access-date=January 15, 2010}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} {{Cite web |date=December 16, 2009 |title=2009 CFN All-America Defense & Special Teams |url=http://cfn.scout.com/2/929578.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219185917/http://cfn.scout.com/2/929578.html |archive-date=December 19, 2009 |access-date=January 15, 2010 |website=College Football News}} During the season, he was the October 4, 2009, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his performance of October 3 against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.{{Cite web |date=October 4, 2009 |title=Wisconsin's Clay and Schofield, Northwestern's Demos and Penn State's Boone Nab Weekly Football Laurels: Badgers' running back and defensive end sweep offensive and defensive player of the week awards |url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100409aaa.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008110317/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100409aaa.html |archive-date=October 8, 2009 |access-date=January 15, 2010 |website=BigTen.org |publisher=CBS Interactive}} He was selected as a midseason semifinalists for the Bednarik Award.{{Cite web |date=November 9, 2009 |title=Big Ten Weekly Football Release – Nov. 9: Iowa, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin Still Battling for Big Ten Title With Two Weekends Left |url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110909aaa.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112123316/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110909aaa.html |archive-date=November 12, 2009 |access-date=November 11, 2009 |website=BigTen.org |publisher=CBS Interactive}}

The January 23, 2010, East–West Shrine Game, in which he earned defensive MVP, was his last game. He recorded an interception on a Max Hall pass and made three solo tackles in the game.{{Cite web |last=Carnahan, J.C. |date=January 23, 2010 |title=Big Ten well represented in East-West Shrine game: Wisconsin's O'Brien Shofield wins East defensive MVP |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/os-east-west-shrine-sidebar-0124-20100123,0,2832819.story |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129062343/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/os-east-west-shrine-sidebar-0124-20100123,0,2832819.story |archive-date=January 29, 2010 |access-date=January 24, 2010 |website=Orlando Sentinel}} Schofield was projected to play linebacker in the NFL.{{Cite web |last=Rittenberg, Adam |author-link=Adam Rittenberg |date=January 22, 2010 |title=Schofield stands out in Shrine Game prep |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/18491/schofield-stands-out-in-shrine-game-prep |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=ESPN}}{{Cite web |last=McShay, Todd |date=January 21, 2010 |title=Schofield on the move: The switch from DE to LB hasn't been easy, but the Wisconsin star is making it work |url=https://insider.espn.com/nfl/draft10/insider/news/story?id=4845620 |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=ESPN}} During the week of practice at the Shrine Game, he performed with the linebackers in order to demonstrate his NFL potential for scouts. However, in the subsequent week of practice for the January 30, 2010, Senior Bowl, Schofield tore his anterior cruciate ligament.{{Cite web |last=Rittenberg, Adam |author-link=Adam Rittenberg |date=January 26, 2010 |title=Source: Wisconsin's Schofield hurt |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=4858276 |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=ESPN}}{{Cite news |date=January 25, 2010 |title=Wisconsin DE O'Brien Schofield tore his left ACL on the first day of Senior Bowl practices Monday. |publisher=USA Today |url=http://fantasyfootball.usatoday.com/content/player.asp?sport=nfl&id=5775 |access-date=February 6, 2010}}

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 2 1/4

| weight = 221

| wonderlic =

| arm span = 32 3/8

| hand span = 9 1/2

| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Citation |title=O'Brien Schofield Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/o-brien-schofield/32005343-4844-1573-36c3-ead121ac2ece |work=NFL.com |access-date=April 24, 2010}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=78508&DraftYear=2010 |title=2010 NFL Draft Scout O'Brien Schofield College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=May 13, 2024}}

}}

=Arizona Cardinals=

Schofield was selected in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft, 130th overall, by the Arizona Cardinals.{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Since Schofield was injured, he was considered a good value because his talent level was near first round draft choice level. He was expected to begin the 2010 NFL season on the physically unable to perform list but return late in the year as an outside linebacker.{{Cite web |last=Rosenthal, Gregg |date=April 24, 2010 |title=Cardinals get value with O'Brien Schofield |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/24/cardinals-get-value-with-obrien-schofield/ |access-date=May 4, 2010 |publisher=NBC Sports}} Although he played on the defensive line in college, he was projected to play outside linebacker for the Cardinals who had Joey Porter and Will Davis on their roster.{{Cite web |last=Sando, Mike |date=April 24, 2010 |title=What Schofield could offer Cardinals |url=http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/tag/_/name/o%E2%80%99brien-schofield |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100427010448/http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/tag/_/name/o%e2%80%99brien-schofield |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 27, 2010 |access-date=May 4, 2010 |publisher=ESPN}} Schofield signed a 4-year contract on July 27, 2010.{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2010 |title=Cardinals sign O'Brien Schofield to 4-year deal |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5igj4mdEssM2U_yphUU-xUFObFQwgD9H7NS780 |access-date=August 2, 2010 |publisher=Associated Press}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} On August 31, he was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list.{{Cite web |title=Arizona Cardinals Transactions - 2010 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/transactions/_/name/ari/year/2010/arizona-cardinals |access-date=September 7, 2010 |website=ESPN.com}}

He made his NFL debut on October 31, 2010, in Week 8, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Schofield forced a fumble against the Minnesota Vikings on November 7 on kick coverage that was recovered for a touchdown.{{Cite web |title=O'Brien Schofield - #50 - LB (game logs) |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/gamelogs?id=SCH441573 |access-date=November 10, 2010 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2010 |title=Cardinals 24 (3-5, 1-4 away); Vikings 27 (3-5, 3-1 home) |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay?gameId=301107016&period=3 |access-date=November 10, 2010 |publisher=ESPN}} Schofield recorded his first NFL sack on December 25, 2010, when he sacked QB Stephen McGee for an 11-yard loss in a 27-26 Arizona win over the Dallas Cowboys.{{Cite web |date=December 25, 2010 |title=Dallas at Arizona |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/boxscore?gid=20101225022 |access-date=September 17, 2011 |publisher=Yahoo!}} In the Cardinals January 2, 2011, regular season finale against the San Francisco 49ers, Schofield sacked QB Alex Smith for a 5-yard loss.{{Cite web |date=January 2, 2011 |title=Arizona at San Francisco |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/boxscore?gid=20110102025 |access-date=September 17, 2011 |publisher=Yahoo!}}

He had his first two-sack game on December 18, 2011, against Seneca Wallace on back-to-back fourth quarter plays of an overtime victory over the Cleveland Browns.{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2011 |title=Browns 17 (4-10, 1-6 away); Cardinals 20 (7-7, 5-2 home) (box score) |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=311218022 |access-date=December 25, 2011 |publisher=ESPN}}{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2011 |title=Browns 17 (4-10, 1-6 away); Cardinals 20 (7-7, 5-2 home) (play-by-play) |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay?gameId=311218022&period=0 |access-date=December 25, 2011 |publisher=ESPN}} He became a starter during the 2012 NFL season.{{Cite web |last=Sando |first=Mike |date=September 2, 2012 |title=Cardinals, 49ers and the OLB shuffle |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/73202/cardinals-49ers-and-the-olb-shuffle |access-date=September 21, 2012 |website=ESPN}}

On July 25, 2013, he was released by the Arizona Cardinals.{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2013 |title=Cardinals sign pass rusher Abraham, cut Schofield |url=http://www.foxsportsarizona.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/story/Cardinals-sign-veteran-defensive-end-Abr?blockID=923467& |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130726041157/http://www.foxsportsarizona.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/story/Cardinals-sign-veteran-defensive-end-Abr?blockID=923467& |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 26, 2013 |access-date=July 26, 2013 |publisher=FOX Sports Arizona }}

=Seattle Seahawks=

On July 27, 2013, Schofield was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks.{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2013 |title=Seahawks claim linebacker O'Brien Schofield off waivers |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130727/obrien-schofield-seahawks.ap/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316080533/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130727/obrien-schofield-seahawks.ap/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 16, 2014 |access-date=July 30, 2013 |website=Sports Illustrated |agency=Associated Press}} He posted a sack of Cam Newton in his debut with the 2013 Seahawks against the Carolina Panthers.{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2013 |title=Seahawks 12 (1-0, 1-0 away); Panthers 7 (0-1, 0-1 home) |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=330908029 |access-date=September 8, 2013 |publisher=ESPN}} After helping the Seahawks win Super Bowl XLVIII, he became a free agent. On March 11, 2014, Schofield and the New York Giants agreed on a two-year, $8 million contract.{{Cite web |last=Florio |first=Mike |author-link=Mike Florio |date=March 11, 2014 |title=O'Brien Schofield heads to the Giants |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/obrien-schofield-heads-to-the-giants |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}} However, the deal was called off due to a problem with his physical.{{Cite web |last=Raanan |first=Jordan |date=March 12, 2014 |title=Giants deal with O'Brien Schofield considered 'dead' |url=http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2014/03/giants_deal_with_obrien_schofield_put_on_hold.html |access-date=May 5, 2014 |publisher=NJ.com}} He re-signed with the Seahawks on May 2, 2014.{{Cite web |last=Rush |first=Doug |date=May 2, 2014 |title=O'Brien Schofield, Who Nearly Signed with New York Giants, Re-Signs with Seattle Seahawks |url=http://www.sportsmedia101.com/newyorkgiants/2014/05/02/obrien-schofield-who-nearly-signed-with-new-york-giants-re-signs-with-seattle-seahawks/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504090217/http://www.sportsmedia101.com/newyorkgiants/2014/05/02/obrien-schofield-who-nearly-signed-with-new-york-giants-re-signs-with-seattle-seahawks/ |archive-date=May 4, 2014 |access-date=May 5, 2014 |publisher=Sportsmedia101.com}}

=Atlanta Falcons=

On March 12, 2015, Schofield signed with the Atlanta Falcons.{{Cite web |last=Adams, Jay |date=March 12, 2015 |title=FALCONS AGREE TO TERMS WITH LB SCHOFIELD |url=http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Agree-to-Terms-With-LB-Schofield/8e5ed1ed-7033-4cdb-9249-7dd52385a208 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323123413/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Agree-to-Terms-With-LB-Schofield/8e5ed1ed-7033-4cdb-9249-7dd52385a208 |archive-date=March 23, 2015 |access-date=March 12, 2015 |publisher=atlantafalcons.com}} After the 2015 season, Schofield became a free agent. On September 21, 2016, Schofield rejoined the Atlanta Falcons after agreeing to a one-year contract.{{Cite web |title=Falcons Sign LB Schofield, Waive RB Ward |url=http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/blog/article-1/Falcons-Sign-LB-Schofield-Waive-RB-Ward/c1721122-7e40-4b00-86ec-b460bed1fb3d |website=AtlantaFalcons.com}} He was released on October 4, 2016.{{Cite web |last=Jackson, Curtis |date=October 4, 2016 |title=Falcons Sign LB Hawk, Release LB Schofield |url=http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/blog/article-1/Falcons-Sign-LB-Hawk-Release-LB-Schofield/cdf0ad8f-ff6d-41ae-b0d2-abd8d1b8b40d |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206212602/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/blog/article-1/Falcons-Sign-LB-Hawk-Release-LB-Schofield/cdf0ad8f-ff6d-41ae-b0d2-abd8d1b8b40d |archive-date=February 6, 2017 |access-date=October 5, 2016 |website=AtlantaFalcons.com}}

NFL career statistics

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! colspan="2"| Legend

Bold

| Career high

=Regular season=

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!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="5"| Tackles

!colspan="5"| Interceptions

!colspan="4"| Fumbles

GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2010ARI

| 10 || 0 || 12 || 12 || 0 || 2.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0

2011ARI

| 16 || 0 || 37 || 33 || 4 || 4.5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0

2012ARI

| 9 || 9 || 34 || 26 || 8 || 4.0 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2013SEA

| 15 || 2 || 8 || 7 || 1 || 1.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2014SEA

| 16 || 0 || 20 || 15 || 5 || 2.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0

2015ATL

| 16 || 10 || 30 || 24 || 6 || 2.0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0

2016ATL

| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

colspan="2"|84211411172415.521000015200

=Playoffs=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="5"| Tackles

!colspan="5"| Interceptions

!colspan="4"| Fumbles

GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2013SEA

| 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2014SEA

| 3 || 0 || 5 || 3 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0

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Personal life

Schofield is the eldest of five children of Anthony and Dawn Schofield.{{Cite web |last=Potrykus, Jeff |date=October 30, 2009 |title=An inspirational journey: UW's Schofield motivated after loss of his brother |url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/badgers/67837037.html |access-date=January 20, 2014 |website=Journal Sentinel}} Schofield's younger brother, Admiral, played basketball at the University of Tennessee and was drafted 42nd overall in the 2019 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers and later traded to the Washington Wizards.{{Cite web |title=Admiral Schofield Bio - University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site |url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/admiral_schofield_969271.html |access-date=November 25, 2015 |website=www.utsports.com |archive-date=November 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126063711/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/admiral_schofield_969271.html |url-status=dead }} His uncle Andre Carter played safety at Clemson.{{Cite web |title=#7 O'Brien Schofield |url=http://michigan.scout.com/a.z?s=162&p=8&c=1&nid=1201775 |access-date=January 21, 2010 |website=Scout.com}} Schofield is a cousin of both Vonnie Holliday and Bobby Engram who both have had long National Football League careers.

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