Schoonmaker's opportunity share in Dallas has been capped since he joined the team in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft, as his rookie year coincided with the emergence of Jake Ferguson as a difference-maker in the receiving game. To make matters worse, the blocking skills of Brevyn Spann-Ford meant similar usage between him and Schoonmaker behind Ferguson in 2025. Schoonmaker has stepped up when Ferguson is unavailable, but outside of such scenarios the former lacks a realistic path to targets.