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TE Cade Stover (Houston Texans)

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Stover has come a long way from last season, when he caught only five passes for 76 yards in his 12 games as a tight end before moving to linebacker for the Rose Bowl.

"I sucked ... and I mean sucked," Stover said this offseason about first making the move to tight end in 2020.

But everything started to click for Stover during the season-opening win over Notre Dame, in which he caught three passes for 14 yards and most importantly excelled as a blocker.

“After that Notre Dame game was the first time I was like, ‘That felt good,’” Stover said. “That felt like how I felt when I played defense. I feel good. I feel beat up. I feel worn out.

“When you can play on the offensive side of the ball like you can on defense, I think I’ve 100% officially taken that step.”

Stover scored his first two touchdowns as a Buckeye in Week 4 against Wisconsin, one week after notching a career-high 83 receiving yards against Toledo.

“I’m proud of what Cade is becoming for this offense,” Day said of Stover's two-touchdown game against the Badgers. “He deserves everything he's getting. He's earning it all. He's a weapon for us in the passing game. As you can see, he’s strong, and he’s powerful. But he's also getting after people in the run game and does a good job in protection. And he can do that. He can split out. He can come back into the backfield. He can line up as a tight end, he gets big in some of the bigger personnel and any time you have somebody that can do that, that's what the NFL’s looking for. That’s what we're all looking for, those versatile players that can do multiple things. And he’s shown he can do that, and he's become a weapon for us.”
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Stover has quickly turned himself into an elite receiver, blocker and leader for the Buckeyes. A coach's dream, one would say.

"He's blocking at a high level, running routes at a high level and he can protect. So, if you can do those three things, any team in America is going to want you," Day said on Tuesday. "All the time he put in is now paying off. You're seeing the best version of Cade. ... I knew what he could be and he's a special player."
 
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CADE STOVER HAS EMERGED AS ONE OF THE BEST TIGHT ENDS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL

It wasn't too long ago that many questioned why Ohio State doesn't involve its tight end(s) in the passing game more often.

Ohio State recruited Cade Stover – ranked as the No. 7 outside linebacker (No. 114 overall) in the 2019 recruiting class – to be a linebacker. He changed positions several times during his first three years as a Buckeye, and was initially expected to play on defense this year after impressing as a Sam linebacker in the Rose Bowl.

But Stover moved back to tight end during spring practice, and that move has proved to be fruitful for both him and the Buckeyes as Stover has cemented himself as one of the best tight ends in college football this season.

In an impressive performance in Ohio State's win over Penn State Saturday afternoon that included six receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown, Stover once again proved that he can be a weapon in the Buckeyes’ passing attack. His touchdown catch was Rob Gronkowski-esque, which only makes sense considering Eleven Warriors gave Stover the “Farmer Gronk” nickname earlier this season.

https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...ne-of-the-best-tight-ends-in-college-football
 
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ON CADE STOVER
  • "I think our guys for the last several years have done a great job of being a great teammate."
  • Wilson said Stover is "one of the best Buckeyes we got" and lays everything down for his teammates in practice and games. "He shows up every day. He comes to work every day."
  • Wilson said Stover doesn't speak much, but when Stover does, "he speaks genuinely" and has the team's best interests in mind.
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...-and-understands-ohio-state-needs-to-play-its
 
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