Turk Schonert

Chicago Bears 242nd pick

QB · Stanford · 1980–1989

Draft Details

Year

1980

Round

Round 9

Pick

242nd overall

Team

Chicago Bears

Position

College

Stanford

Turk Schonert Career Stats

Ranks 8th in the 1980 draft class in passing yards (3,788).

Career Totals

Games	Pass Yds	Pass TD	INT Thrown	Rush Yds	Rush TD
72	3,788	11	20	288	4

Career span: 1980–1989.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Turk Schonert is a former quarterback out of Stanford, selected by the Chicago Bears with the 242nd overall pick (round 9) in the 1980 NFL Draft. He played 72 regular-season games from 1980 to 1989.

More from the 1980 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	DET	Billy Sims	RB	Oklahoma
1	2	NYJ	Lam Jones	WR	Texas
1	2	NYJ	"Johnny ""Lam"" Jones"	WR	Texas
1	3	CIN	Anthony Munoz	OT	USC
1	4	GB	Bruce Clark	DT	Penn State
1	5	BAL	Curtis Dickey	RB	Texas A&M
1	6	LA	Curtis Greer	DE	Michigan
1	7	ATL	Junior Miller	TE	Nebraska
1	8	NYG	Mark Haynes	DB	Colorado
1	10	SEA	Jacob Green	DE	Texas A&M

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