Name: Luke Schoonmaker
Height: 6’6″
Weight: 250 lbs.
High school: Hamden (CT) Hamden Hall
Position: Tight end
Class: Fifth year senior
Jersey number: #86
Last year: I ranked Schoonmaker #32 and said he would be a backup tight end (LINK). He caught 17 passes for 165 yards and 3 touchdowns.
TTB Rating: 81
Schoonmaker, a former high school quarterback, has improved year after year. He represents exactly what one should expect from a Jim Harbaugh-coached tight end. If you play tight end for Harbaugh, you’re probably going to develop into a pro candidate. There are some who think Schoonmaker has improved as a blocker to the point where he’s the best blocker at his position group, which is saying something, considering other tight ends include starter Erick All and former offensive lineman Joel Honigford. But Schoonmaker has also turned into a solid receiver, with 2 touchdowns against Indiana and a couple one-handed catches during his career. Despite being just a part-time starter and tying for 8th on the team in receptions, he was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media.
The 2022 season should be more of the same. Schoonmaker is a quality player, but he will have to share time with All, Honigford, and others. There’s also talk that youngsters Matt Hibner, Louis Hansen, and Colston Loveland – who all have barely played or not played at all – are good enough to get on the field. Schoonmaker will play a bunch, and he might even be good enough to get drafted in 2023, but he probably won’t see a leap in production because the tight end room is so crowded.
Prediction: Part-time starting tight end; 20 catches for 190 yards and 4 touchdowns
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