Dalton Schultz in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tight end, Stanford, 2014–⁠17

Dalton Schultz

Number
No. 9
Height
6′6″
Weight
242 lb
Hometown
South Jordan, UT
Born
Jul 11, 1996, in Sandy, Utah

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Dalton Schultz played tight end at Stanford (2014–⁠17). The Dallas Cowboys took Schultz in round 4, No. 137 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
222
Receiving yards, 2016 (Stanford, 10–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 137
Round 4, 2018 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Stanford1012112.1122
2016Stanford232229.7130
2017Stanford222129.6336
Career5555510.1536

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2015Stanford4520
2016Stanford280
Career6600

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Stanford9TE
2015Stanford9TE
2016Stanford9TE
2017Stanford9TE6′6″242

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015Stanford130.45––5.8–
2016Stanford380.217th (n=489)0.527.95%
2017Stanford320.3420th (n=507)0.5211.05%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Stanford 11 games, 22 catches, 212 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 26vs.RiceW 62–⁠7241025
Sep 9atUSCL 24–⁠422716
Sep 16atSan Diego StateL 17–⁠20116016
Sep 23vs.UCLAW 58–⁠3431519
Sep 30vs.Arizona StateW 34–⁠24346036
Oct 7atUtahW 23–⁠20329016
Oct 14vs.OregonW 49–⁠71808
Oct 26atOregon StateW 15–⁠14219015
Nov 25vs.Notre DameW 38–⁠20215112
Dec 1vs.USCL 28–⁠311808
Dec 28 ✦vs.TCUL 37–⁠392807
2016 Stanford 12 games, 23 catches, 222 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Kansas StateW 26–⁠131808
Sep 17vs.USCW 27–⁠10220011
Sep 30atWashingtonL 6–⁠44324015
Oct 8vs.Washington StateL 16–⁠4221207
Oct 15atNotre DameW 17–⁠10117017
Oct 22vs.ColoradoL 5–⁠10215012
Oct 29atArizonaW 34–⁠10217011
Nov 5vs.Oregon StateW 26–⁠151202
Nov 12atOregonW 52–⁠27438011
Nov 19atCaliforniaW 45–⁠311919
Nov 26vs.RiceW 41–⁠17241030
Dec 30 ✦vs.North CarolinaW 25–⁠23219016
2015 Stanford 10 games, 10 catches, 121 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5atNorthwesternL 6–⁠161606
Sep 12vs.UCFW 31–⁠71606
Sep 19atUSCW 41–⁠31340022
Sep 25atOregon StateW 42–⁠24––––
Oct 3vs.ArizonaW 55–⁠17––––
Oct 24vs.WashingtonW 31–⁠14122022
Oct 31atWashington StateW 30–⁠28––––
Nov 7atColoradoW 42–⁠102816
Nov 14vs.OregonL 36–⁠38117017
Nov 28vs.Notre DameW 38–⁠36122022

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height6′5⅜″
Weight244 lb
Arm length31¼″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan75⅜″W
40-yard dash4.75 s
10-yard split1.62 s
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

9 seasons, 116 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2018Dallas Cowboys8121160
2019Dallas Cowboys6160
2020Dallas Cowboys16636154
2021Dallas Cowboys17788088
2022Dallas Cowboys15575775
2023Houston Texans15596355
2024Houston Texans17535322
2025Houston Texans17827773
2026 (so far)Houston Texans5242440
NFL career1164294,31027

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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