{"id":56441,"date":"2025-06-16T09:12:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T09:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=56441"},"modified":"2025-06-16T09:12:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T09:12:35","slug":"breaking-cowboys-urged-to-take-drastic-step-on-former-2nd-round-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=56441","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Urged to Take Drastic Step on Former 2nd-Round Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2166366222-e1750039931850.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Cowboys TE Luke Schoonmaker\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Cowboys TE Luke Schoonmaker<\/p>\n<p>It was always seen as something of an odd decision when, in 2023, the Dallas\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0opted to use their second-round pick on a tight end. Nothing against\u00a0Luke Schoonmaker, of course, but Dallas had just used a fourth-rounder on\u00a0Jake Ferguson\u00a0the previous year, and he had begun to show signs of being a quality NFL starter. In fact, he started eight games as a rookie.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, the Cowboys were losing Dalton Schultz in free agency. But they passed on the likes of Tank Dell, De\u2019Von Achane and offensive lineman\u00a0O\u2019Cyrus Torrence\u00a0to take Schoonmaker, and the team surely could have used more help anywhere\u00a0outside of the tight end room. But Dallas went with Schoonmaker and the die was cast.<\/p>\n<p>Two years later, Schoonmaker\u2019s status with the team is teetering. He is firmly behind Ferguson on the depth chart, and now appears again to be behind former UDFA Brevyn Spann-Ford. For that reason, the folks at\u00a0USA Today\u2019s Cowboys Wire site are pushing for Dallas to make a move.<\/p>\n<h2>Cowboys Have History of Adding Young Players<\/h2>\n<p>Indeed, it helps to make the trade sooner rather than later, and for the Cowboys and Schoonmaker, it\u2019s hard to envision, short of an injury, how he will move up in the rotation. Last year, he had 241 yards on 27 catches in 17 games, pretty replaceable numbers. If they move him now, the Cowboys have a better shot at getting a decent draft pick in return.<\/p>\n<p>Writes KD Drummond of Cowboys Wire: \u201cPerhaps it\u2019s time they consider cashing out on a drafted prospect the same way other teams have. The Cowboys should heavily consider seeing if there\u2019s a trade market for TE Luke Schoonmaker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reason, Drummond writes, is that, \u201cNow, it appears he\u2019s getting ready to be the third tight end in the rotation, despite entering the pivotal third year. Accelerated growth from second-year UDFA Brevyn Spann-Ford could see him usurp Schoonmaker as TE2 behind Jake Ferguson. Spann-Ford already proved to be a better blocker, and if he confirms rumors of improved pass-catching prowess when training camp begins, it might be time to offload the former Michigan Wolverine.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Luke Schoonmaker Being Outdone by Brevyn Spann-Ford<\/h2>\n<p>Schoonmaker obviously could not be dealt off for\u00a0another second-round pick, but Dallas could have an outside chance of recouping a fourth-rounder for him.<\/p>\n<p>That may not be enough. But consider the view expressed by longtime Cowboys beat writer Mike Fisher in training camp this week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"ql-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tv76LDWolgg?showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\u201cHe\u2019s getting beat out again by Brevyn Spann-Ford,\u201d Fish said on\u00a0The Fish Report. \u201cBrevyn Spann-Ford, he\u2019s the number two tight end, and depending on how they line up, what formation they line up in, when we talk about third receiver, he might be the \u201cquote\u201d third receiver. If it wasn\u2019t for draft status and all the rest, and I\u2019m not saying they\u2019re going to give snaps on draft status, but they\u2019re not cutting Schoon, but Schoon isn\u2019t doing anything close to Brevyn Spann-Ford, not even close.\u201d<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Cowboys TE Luke Schoonmaker It was always seen as something of an odd decision when, in 2023, the Dallas\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0opted to use their second-round pick on a&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Cowboys Urged to Take Drastic Step on Former 2nd-Round Pick - 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