Dalton Schoen
{{Short description|Canadian football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography
| name = Dalton Schoen
| team = Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| image = 2022, 83, Dalton Schoen.jpg
| image_upright =
| caption = Schoen with the Blue Bombers in 2022
| status = Active
| import = yes
| position1 = Wide receiver
| position2 =
| number = 83
| college = Kansas State
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|10|13}}
| birth_place = Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.
| Height_ft = 6
| Height_in = 1
| Weight_lbs = 218
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| playing_years1 = {{NFL Year|2020}}
| playing_team1 = Los Angeles Chargers*
| playing_years2 = {{NFL Year|2021}}
| playing_team2 = Kansas City Chiefs*
| playing_years3 = {{NFL Year|2021}}
| playing_team3 = Washington Football Team*
| playing_years4 = {{NFL Year|2021}}
| playing_team4 = Kansas City Chiefs*
| playing_years5 = {{CFL Year|2022}}–present
| playing_team5 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| career_footnotes =
| CFLAllStar = {{CFL Year|2022}}, {{CFL Year|2023}}
| CFLWestAllStar = {{CFL Year|2022}}, {{CFL Year|2023}}
| career_highlights = * CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award ({{CFL Year|2022}})
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 142
| statlabel2 = Targets
| statvalue2 = 220
| statlabel3 = Receiving yards
| statvalue3 = 2,674
| statlabel4 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue4 = 26
| CFL = dalton-schoen/166759/
}}
Dalton Schoen (born October 13, 1996) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).{{cite web |title= Dalton Schoen profile |url=https://www.bluebombers.com/players/dalton-schoen/166759/ |website= Winnipeg Blue Bombers |access-date=2022-06-18}} He played college football at Kansas State. Schoen has also been a member of the Los Angeles Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Washington Football Team.
College career
He was a walk-on with the Kansas State Wildcats, where he red-shirted in 2015 before becoming a starter from the 2016-2019 seasons.{{Cite web |title=Dalton Schoen Wildcats profile |url=https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/dalton-schoen/6282 |website= Kansas State Wildcats |access-date=2022-06-18}} He finished his college career ranking seventh in Wildcats history in yards per completion and his 1,569 career receiving yards were good for 15th in school history.
Professional career
=Los Angeles Chargers=
On April 25, 2020, Schoen signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent.{{Cite news |title=2020 Chargers UDFA Tracker|url=https://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/platform/amp/2020/4/25/21236216/chargers-nfl-draft-udfa-tracker|website=SBNation.com|date=April 25, 2020}} He was waived on September 4, 2020.{{Cite news |title=Dalton Schoen: Unable to make 53-man roster|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/dalton-schoen-unable-to-make-53-man-roster/|website=CBSSports.com|date=September 4, 2020}}
=Kansas City Chiefs (first stint)=
On February 12, 2021, Schoen signed a reserve/future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.{{Cite news |title=Chiefs' Dalton Schoen: Inks future deal with Chiefs|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/chiefs-dalton-schoen-inks-future-deal-with-chiefs/|website=CBSSports.com|date=February 12, 2021}} He was waived on August 30, 2021.{{Cite news |title=Kansas City Chiefs roster: WR Dalton Schoen waived|url=https://247sports.com/Article/Kansas-City-Chiefs-roster-Dalton-Schoen-WR-waived-Kansas-State-Wildcats-football-169872751/|website=247Sports.com|date=August 30, 2021}}
=Washington Football Team=
On September 17, 2021, Schoen signed with the practice squad of the Washington Football Team.{{Cite tweet |user=Commanders |number=1438942176562528261 |title=We have made multiple roster moves: --Signed WR Marken Michel, and WR Dalton Schoen to the practice squad --Released T Evin Ksiezarczyk}} He was released off the practice squad eleven days later.{{Cite news |title=Dalton Schoen: Released from practice squad|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/dalton-schoen-released-from-practice-squad/amp/|website=CBSSports.com|date=September 28, 2021}}
=Kansas City Chiefs (second stint)=
On December 23, 2021, Schoen signed with the practice squad of the Chiefs.{{Cite news |title=Dalton Schoen: Joins Kansas City|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/dalton-schoen-joins-kansas-city/amp/|website=CBSSports.com|date=December 23, 2021}} He was released off the practice squad six days later.{{Cite news |title=Dalton Schoen: Cut loose by Kansas City|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/dalton-schoen-cut-loose-by-kansas-city/amp/|website=CBSSports.com|date=December 29, 2021}}
=Winnipeg Blue Bombers=
Schoen was signed by the Blue Bombers prior to the start of the 2022 CFL season.{{Cite news |title= Blue Bombers sign former Kansas State walk-on, receiver Dalton Schoen |url=https://3downnation.com/2022/04/07/blue-bombers-sign-former-kansas-state-walk-on-receiver-dalton-schoen/ |website= 3DownNation.com |date= April 7, 2022}} In the week five away game against the BC Lions, Schoen had his first 100 yard game and also his first two touchdown game as a professional.{{cite web |title= Zach Collaros, Dalton Schoen and Peyton Logan earn CFL weekly honours |url= https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/cfl/2022/07/12/zach-collaros-dalton-schoen-and-peyton-logan-earn-cfl-weekly-honours.html |website=Toronto Star |publisher=The Canadian Press |date= 12 July 2022}} As a result he was named a top performer of the week by the CFL. Schoen continued his strong rookie season, he finished the season in the month of October and was named a top performer of the month with five touchdowns and 323 yards receiving.{{Cite web |title= Bombers’ Schoen named a CFL top performer for October |author= Sam Thompson |url= https://globalnews.ca/news/9244542/winnipeg-bluebombers-dalton-schoen-cfl-october/ |website= Global News Winnipeg |date= November 2, 2022}} Schoen finished the season leading the league in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns, as a result he was the West Division's nominee for the league's Most Outstanding Rookie Award.{{cite news |title= Blue Bombers dominate CFL Awards nominations |author= Russ Hobson |url= https://globalnews.ca/news/9243397/blue-bombers-dominate-cfl-awards-nominations/ |date= November 1, 2022 |website= Global News}} On November 17, 2022, Schoen was declared the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie for the 2022 Season.{{Cite web |title=CFL Awards {{!}} Dalton Schoen named 2022 Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.bluebombers.com/2022/11/17/cfl-awards-dalton-schoen-named-2022-rookie-of-the-year/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Winnipeg Blue Bombers |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118174012/https://www.bluebombers.com/2022/11/17/cfl-awards-dalton-schoen-named-2022-rookie-of-the-year/ |url-status=dead }} Following his rookie season in the CFL, Schoen had NFL workouts for the Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, and Cincinnati Bengals.{{cite news |title= Blue Bombers’ receiver Dalton Schoen works out for Cincinnati Bengals |author= John Hodge |url=https://3downnation.com/2023/01/06/blue-bombers-receiver-dalton-schoen-works-out-for-cincinnati-bengals/ |website=3DownNation.com |date=January 6, 2023}}
On February 6, 2024, the Blue Bombers announced that Schoen had signed a one-year contract extension with the team.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-06 |title=Staying in the 'Peg: Bombers, Schoen agree to one-year deal |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2024/02/06/staying-in-the-peg-bombers-schoen-agree-to-one-year-deal/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=CFL.ca |language=en}}
Statistics
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! colspan="2" | Receiving ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="6" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="6" | Postseason |
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! Year ! Team ! Games ! Rec ! Yards ! Avg ! Long ! TD ! Games ! Rec ! Yards ! Avg ! Long ! TD |
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| 2022 | WPG | 18 | 70 | 1,441 | 20.6 | 81 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 39 | 1 |
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| 2023 | WPG | 16 | 72 | 1,233 | 17.1 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
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! colspan="3" | CFL totals ! 34 ! 142 ! 2,674 ! 18.8 ! 81 ! 26 ! 3 ! 9 ! 150 ! 16.7 ! 39 ! 1 |
Personal life
References
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External links
- [https://www.bluebombers.com/players//dalton-schoen/166759/ Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618210019/https://www.bluebombers.com/players/dalton-schoen/166759/ |date=2022-06-18 }}
- [https://www.cfl.ca/players//dalton-schoen/166759/ cfl.ca bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618210002/https://www.cfl.ca/players/dalton-schoen/166759/ |date=2022-06-18 }}
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