Who is Dalton Schultz?
Dalton Chase Schultz is an eminent American football tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL (National Football League). Moreover, he played college football at Stanford.
How Old Is Dalton Schultz?
He is 26 years old as of January 2023, having been born on July 11, 1996, in Sandy Utah, U.S. Dalton Schultz shares his birthdate with celebrities such as; Alessia Cara, Lil Kim, David Henrie, Carl Judie (1958-2021), TheOrionSound, and many more.
Dalton Schultz Family
Who are Dalton Schultz’s Parents?
His parents’ names and whereabouts are not mentioned on the internet. In case there is news regarding this matter, we will update it here as soon as possible.
Does Dalton Schultz have Siblings?
News on the internet shows that he has two brothers by the name, of Tom and Brad.
Dalton Schultz Education
He received his high school education at Bingham High School. After high school, he attended Stanford University.
Dalton Schultz’s Marital Status
He is married to the love of his life Laurel Heinrich.
Dalton Schultz Kids
He and his wife Laurel Heinrich have two kids, a son, and a daughter. However, his kids’ names are not mentioned on the internet.
Dalton Schultz Career
A High School Career
In addition to playing football, he also played basketball while attending Bingham High School for the Miners’ athletic teams. 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. Thus in January 2014, he committed to play college football for the Stanford Cardinal.
A College Career
He accepted a football scholarship from Stanford University. But did not see any action as a true freshman in 2014 and was thus redshirted. As a redshirt freshman in 2015, he played in all 14 games as a backup to Austin Hooper, catching 10 passes for 121 yards and one touchdown. In 2016 as a sophomore, he was named the starter after Hooper declared for the NFL Draft. He thus played in all 13 games, having 23 receptions for 222 yards (fourth on the team) and one touchdown.
He went on and helped block for running back Christian McCaffrey and Bryce Love while receiving honorable-mention All-Pac-12 honors. Before the 2017 season, he was named to the John Mackey Award watch list. And was mostly used as a blocker in 13 games, catching 22 passes for 212 yards (fifth on the team) and three touchdowns, while helping running back Love rush for 2,118 yards. He was then named to the All-Pac-12 First-team, declaring for the 2018 NFL Draft after the season.
A Professional Career
A Career in 2018
He was selected in the fourth round (137th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, to improve the depth at tight end after the surprising retirements of Jason Witten and James Hanna. He was the third-string tight end behind Geoff Swaim and Blake Jarwin. After Swaim was lost to an injury in week 11, Dalton passed Jarwin on the depth chart as the starter and was thus mostly used for blocking purposes. Therefore he started seven of the eleven games he played and both playoff contests. He tallied 12 receptions for 116 yards while contributing to running back Ezekiel Elliott being the NFL rushing champion.
A Career in 2019
Although Geoff Swaim left via free agency, Jason Witten returned to play professional football in 2019, after spending one season as a Monday Night Football commentator, thereby keeping Dalton as the team’s third-string tight end. Dalton went on to appear in 16 games, registering for six yards and one kickoff return for five yards in limited play during the season.
A Career in 2020
It was announced in the media on March 17, 2020, that Jason Witten would be leaving the Cowboys to sign with the Las Vegas. This thus opened the door for Dalton to compete for the backup position behind Blake Jarwin. After Jarwin was lost for the year with an ACL injury suffered in the season opener against the Los Angeles Rams, Dalton took over the starting tight end position. Dalton then caught nine passes for 88 yards and his first career touchdown reception in week 2 against the Atlanta Falcons during the 40-39 comeback victory. He then exceeded expectations, thus becoming the fourth tight end in franchise history to have at least 60 receptions in a regular season (63) while collecting 625 receiving yards and four touchdowns. However, the Cowboys lost their starting quarterback Dak Prescott in week 5 against the New York Giants.
A Career in 2021
The 2021 season saw Dalton have career highs in every statistical category, accumulating 78 receptions, 808 yards, and 8 touchdowns (tied for team lead).
A Career in 2022
The Cowboys placed the franchise tag on Dalton worth $10.9 million on March 8, 2022.
Dalton Schultz Height and Measurements
Adding up to his well-built body is a height of 6ft 5 inches (1.96m) and a weight of 111kg (244 lbs).
Dalton Schultz’s Salary and Net Worth
He has an annual average salary of $10,931,000 and an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.