Cade Stover

Former tight end at Ohio State. 2023: 41 catches, 576 receiving yards, 5 TD.

TE · Ohio State · Sr. · #8

6′4″ · 251 lb · Mansfield, OH

CFB Index 76 · #10 of 137 TEsMedium-low confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamHouston — drafted 2024, Rd 4, Pick 23, #123 overall

Recruiting

4★

OLB recruit

No. 114 nationally · Signed with Ohio State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former tight end at Ohio State. 2023: 41 catches, 576 receiving yards, 5 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ohio State in 2019.
Drafted round 4 by the Houston in 2024.
Named Big Ten Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Ohio State, 1,058 receiving yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #123 overall by Houston.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

2019

Signed with Ohio State4-star out of Lexington

202213 games

The role got bigger.

All-Big Tenthird

202310 games

All-Big Tenfirst
Big Ten Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Yearwinner

2024

Drafted by Houstonround 4, pick 123

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#114 national

CFB

College

Ohio State

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #123

Houston · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM

All-Big Ten 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

1 coach

2019–2023

Ryan Day

Ohio State

Played his entire career under Ryan Day.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

HoustonEntering 3rd NFL season

#123Rd 4 · Pick 23

HoustonEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Ryan Day — 53-8 over that span.

2019Ohio State13-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2020Ohio State7-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

2023Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

76All-Conference level #10 of 137?

Medium-low confidence11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (92nd percentile). Strength: td rate (89th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#54 / 639 · 92nd pct

25.6%

TD rate#72 / 639 · 89th pct

11.6%

Catch rate#111 / 639 · 83rd pct

93.0%

EPA / target#129 / 639 · 80th pct

1.03

Yards / catch#170 / 639 · 73rd pct

14.4

Box-score rates (6)

Rec yards#9 / 160 · 95th pct

576

Receptions#15 / 160 · 91st pct

Rec TDs#14 / 160 · 87th pct

Yards / catch#31 / 160 · 81st pct

14.0

Long catch#34 / 160 · 78th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 35 · 76th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

19th → 80th percentile

Explosive rate

68th → 92nd percentile

Catch rate

37th → 83rd percentile

TD rate

80th → 89th percentile

Yards / catch

39th → 73rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.4	66.2	17.3	0.6
Road5g	3.8	49.0	13.6	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.6	71.8	18.3	0.6
Weeks 8+5g	3.6	43.4	12.3	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

our read the All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #10 of 137 FBS tight ends by CFB Index Score.2023 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

76 · #10 of 137 TEs

Former four-star. Now #10 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Ohio State	41	576	14.0	5	--
2022	Ohio State	36	406	11.3	5	--
2021	Ohio State	5	76	15.2	0	--
2020	Ohio State	--	--	--	--	--
2019	Ohio State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		82	1,058	12.9	10	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2023

W 20–12

vs Penn State

4 rec · 70 yds

With J. Mirco — 47 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 72 LONG · K. McCord — 286 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.2 · -10 rush yds (2 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Indiana · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA +3.94Kyle McCord pass complete to Cade Stover for 49 yds to the IU 24 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Maryland · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.41Kyle McCord pass complete to Cade Stover for 44 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 3 · Western Kentucky · 1&15 · Q3 · EPA +3.01Kyle McCord pass complete to Cade Stover for 28 yds Cade Stover fumbled, recovered by OSU Carnell Tate for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Purdue · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Kyle McCord pass complete to Cade Stover for 4 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 11 · Michigan State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.59Kyle McCord pass complete to Cade Stover for 18 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 7 · Purdue · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.55Kyle McCord pass complete to Cade Stover for 14 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 12 · Minnesota · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +2.45Kyle McCord pass complete to Cade Stover for 1 yd for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 4 · Notre Dame · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.38Kyle McCord pass complete to Cade Stover for 14 yds to the OSU 43 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Penn State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.23Kyle McCord pass complete to Cade Stover for 29 yds to the PSU 36 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Western Kentucky · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.18Kyle McCord pass complete to Cade Stover for 40 yds to the WKU 14 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 23-3@ Indiana	5	98	19.6	0	49	Season-high 98 yds
Wk 3	W 63-10vs Western Kentucky	5	90	18.0	0	40
Wk 4	W 17-14@ Notre Dame	7	52	7.4	0	14
Wk 6	W 37-17vs Maryland	2	66	33.0	1	44
Wk 7	W 41-7@ Purdue	4	53	13.3	2	23	2 TD catches
Wk 8	W 20-12vs Penn State	4	70	17.5	0	30
Wk 9	W 24-10@ Wisconsin	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 11	W 38-3vs Michigan State	7	79	11.3	1	19
Wk 12	W 37-3vs Minnesota	4	26	6.5	1	16
Wk 13	L 24-30@ Michigan	3	42	14.0	0	32
Total		41	576	15.6	5	49

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Cade Stover

2019

202213 games

202310 games

2024

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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