| Dalton Schoen | |
| Team: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Status: | Active |
| Import: | yes |
| Position1: | Wide receiver |
| Number: | 83 |
| College: | Kansas State |
| Birth Date: | 13 October 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Overland Park, Kansas, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 218 |
| Playing Team1: | Los Angeles Chargers |
| Playing Team2: | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Playing Team3: | Washington Football Team |
| Playing Team4: | Kansas City Chiefs* |
| Playing Years5: | –present |
| Playing Team5: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career Footnotes: | |
| Cflallstar: | , |
| Cflwestallstar: | , |
| Career Highlights: | |
| 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).[1] 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.
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.[2] 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.[2]
On April 25, 2020, Schoen signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent.[3] He was waived on September 4, 2020.[4]
On February 12, 2021, Schoen signed a reserve/future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.[5] He was waived on August 30, 2021.[6]
On September 17, 2021, Schoen signed with the practice squad of the Washington Football Team.[7] He was released off the practice squad eleven days later.[8]
On December 23, 2021, Schoen signed with the practice squad of the Chiefs.[9] He was released off the practice squad six days later.[10]
Schoen was signed by the Blue Bombers prior to the start of the 2022 CFL season.[11] 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.[12] As a result he was named a top performer of the week by the CFL.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] On November 17, 2022, Schoen was declared the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie for the 2022 Season.[15] Following his rookie season in the CFL, Schoen had NFL workouts for the Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, and Cincinnati Bengals.[16]
On February 6, 2024, the Blue Bombers announced that Schoen had signed a one-year contract extension with the team.[17]
| Receiving | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Games | Rec | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Games | Rec | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||
| 2022 | WPG | 18 | 70 | 1,441 | 20.6 | 81 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | WPG | 16 | 72 | 1,233 | 17.1 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| CFL totals | 34 | 142 | 2,674 | 18.8 | 81 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 150 | 16.7 | 39 | 1 | |||
While playing at Kansas State, Schoen completed a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering before pursuing a master's degree in data analytics.[2]