Cade Stover, the Ohio St. TE, sits at No. 111 on the consensus board across 13 public boards. The tier model reads him as a NFL starter — 3% elite, 39% starter.
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Stover is a tight end conversion from the defensive side of the ball.”
Production Context
NFL Network's Bucky Brooks: “The former defensive end remains a work in progress but showcases enough potential to grade out as a down-the-road starter for teams employing multiple-TE systems.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Catch first, block second tight end whose jump in play as a receiving threat is going to be hard to ignore.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He’s a little clunky getting off the line but really picks up the pace as the route unfolds.”
Physicality
NFL Network's Bucky Brooks: “Stover is a throwback at the position with the size, strength and nastiness needed to do the dirty work between the hashes.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a balanced-TE.
Sources · 4 · quotes 2
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- Lance Zierlein, NFL.com
- Bucky Brooks, NFL Network
- Lance Zierlein, nfl_com_zierlein
- Bucky Brooks, nflcom_bucky_brooks
“…Catch first, block second tight end whose jump in play as a receiving threat is going to be hard to ignore. Stover is a tight end conversion from the defensive side of the ball. He’s a little clunky getting off the line but really picks up the pace as the route unfolds. He starred as a high school hooper and that same athleticism can be found in his route running, high-point timing and run after catch. Stover possess…”
“…Stover is a throwback at the position with the size, strength and nastiness needed to do the dirty work between the hashes. The former defensive end remains a work in progress but showcases enough potential to grade out as a down-the-road starter for teams employing multiple-TE systems.…”
Sourced synthesis from 4 scouting sources, not original film. How these reports are written →