FWST: Jason Witten's replacement? Cowboys land Stanford TE Dalton Schultz

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Dallas Cowboys: Team drafts Stanford tight end Dalton Schultz | Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Schultz, who is 6-foot-6, 244 pounds, had 22 catches for 212 yards and three touchdowns for Stanford last season. In three seasons with the Cardinal, Schultz had 55 receptions for 555 yards and five touchdowns.

Schultz doesn't feel his stats do him justice in the passing game.

"I would say I am very underrated in the pass game," said Schultz, who was named to the first-team All-Pac-12 squad in 2017. "I didn’t get a lot of production, but I just wasn't asked to do that stuff in our offense, being very a very run-first and play action over the top offense. I would say I am very underrated and I’m really excited to get out on the field and show everybody that I can be a threat in the man game as well as the middle of the field."

Witten had similar stats when he left Tennessee. In 36 games with the Volunteers, Witten had 68 catches for 797 yards with seven TDs, and the Cowboys used a third-round pick on him.

 

[jblaze2004]

55 receptions, 555 yards and 5 touch downs lol A lo of 5's.

 

[Daillest88]

this is why I loved the pic, hes a an excellent blocker and ive heard he has great hands , just wasn't used much. got damn! we are going to run all over people this year.

 

[HowardC]

55 receptions, 555 yards and 5 touch downs lol A lo of 5's.

Weird

 

[reddyuta]

i watched some videos of him,he got open but they rarely threw the ball his way.he is a good blocker though and he may the best on our roster.

 

[Bullflop]

Dalton isn't about to replace Witten, although he might manage to make enough blocks to stick around. He'd better hope so, anyway.

 

[Sasquatch]

55 receptions, 555 yards and 5 touch downs lol A lo of 5's.

Is a high-five in order?

 

[Vegas_Cowboy]

this is why I loved the pic, hes a an excellent blocker and ive heard he has great hands , just wasn't used much. got damn! we are going to run all over people this year.

You heard right about his hands. Guy just needs a chance to show it.

 

[Section446]

My least favorite pick of the draft, he is not what we need to keep defenses honest.

 

[HowardC]

My least favorite pick of the draft, he is not what we need to keep defenses honest.

Can he at least play a preseason game before these types of assertions are made?

 

[Section446]

Can he at least play a preseason game before these types of assertions are made?

Saw him play enough in college, not all that impressed.

 

[Vegas_Cowboy]

Dalton isn't about to replace Witten, although he might manage to make enough blocks to stick around. He'd better hope so, anyway.

Don't be so sure. This guy is tailor-made for Dak AND Zeke. Dak is good on the short and intermediate passing and I think he will quickly become one of Dak's favorite targets. Along with his blocking....

 

[texbumthelife]

Just go back and watch his 2017 tape. He doesn't make a lot of grabs, but he made some very big/important ones. He has that same unusual knack for getting open that Witten does. I really think people are going to warm up to this pick really quickly. He's also a charismatic hard worker who is going to pancake some backers. Bank it.

 

[texbumthelife]

I just don't get it. This team plays its best when it's smashing people up front, but people want a WR at TE who's going to get manhandled in the running game. I think more people need to adjust their desires and expectations to what's actually good for this team.

Outside of the Patriots, very few teams win in January with a predominantly pass catching TE and even Gronk CAN block exceptionally when asked to. Ertz MIGHT be the only predominantly receiving TE to win anythinf and he had Celek to do the blocking most of his career.

 

[Wood]

this is why I loved the pic, hes a an excellent blocker and ive heard he has great hands , just wasn't used much. got damn! we are going to run all over people this year.

only pick I didnt like. I am against using 4th round draft pick to replace back up player (Hanna). That should be reserved for 6th & 7th rounder. Dallas likely needs to use high draft pick next year on TE to replace Witten.

 

[Maxmadden]

Weird

Is a high-five in order?

Too bad we didn't draft him in the 5th round.

 

[OmerV]

Too bad we didn't draft him in the 5th round.

He was the 5th player we drafted though.

 

[Maxmadden]

If we had drafted a tight end earlier he likely wouldn't have seen the field much because of blocking deficiencies.

This kid and David Wells on the UDFA list were asked to block 90% of the time, but I think both have very good receiving skills. Not going to stretch the field but we are a run first team and we have 10 WR's.

 

[Maxmadden]

He was the 5th player we drafted though.

The devil is in the details.

 

[CATCH17]

He plays exactly like the Old Jason Witten.