Tight end, Vanderbilt (from Texas A&M, New Mexico State), 2021–⁠25

Eli Stowers

Number
No. 9
Height
6′4″
Weight
235 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Corinth, TX
Born
Apr 15, 2003

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Eli Stowers played tight end at Texas A&M (2021–⁠22), New Mexico State (2023) and Vanderbilt (2024–⁠25). He won the 2025 John Mackey Award and the 2025 William V. Campbell Trophy. He was a consensus All‑American in 2025. The Philadelphia Eagles took Stowers in round 2, No. 54 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
765
Receiving yards, 2025 (Vanderbilt, 10–⁠3)
Best game
146 yards
At Texas, week 10, 2025: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 54
Round 2, 2026 NFL Draft (Philadelphia Eagles)

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. Auburn, 2025146receiving yards, career highat Texas, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highat Texas, 2025

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023New Mexico State3536610.5232
2024Vanderbilt4963813.0541
2025Vanderbilt6176512.5467
Career1451,76912.21167

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023New Mexico State291053.6226
2024Vanderbilt671.209
2025Vanderbilt221.004
Career371143.1226

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Texas A&M9TEFr.
2023New Mexico State9TESo.
2024Vanderbilt9TEJr.
2025Vanderbilt9TESr.6′4″235

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023New Mexico State740.5926th (n=681)0.8043.79%
2024Vanderbilt581.1476th (n=581)0.9266.28%
2025Vanderbilt840.6783rd (n=1040)0.4656.611%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 Vanderbilt 12 games, 61 catches, 765 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Charleston SouthernW 45–⁠3486041–
Sep 6atVirginia TechW 44–⁠20429110–
Sep 13atSouth CarolinaW 31–⁠7345024–
Sep 20vs.Georgia StateW 70–⁠21573048–
Sep 27vs.Utah StateW 55–⁠35668127–
Oct 4atAlabamaL 14–⁠3032208–
Oct 18vs.LSUW 31–⁠24332014–
Oct 25vs.MissouriW 17–⁠103420194
Nov 1atTexasL 31–⁠347146267–
Nov 8vs.AuburnW 45–⁠3812122029−2
Nov 22vs.KentuckyW 45–⁠17636016–
Nov 29atTennesseeW 45–⁠24564037–
2024 Vanderbilt 13 games, 49 catches, 638 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Virginia TechW 34–⁠272460410
Sep 7vs.Alcorn StateW 55–⁠01707–
Sep 14atGeorgia StateL 32–⁠369110119–
Sep 21atMissouriL 27–⁠30757015–
Oct 5vs.AlabamaW 40–⁠356113033–
Oct 12atKentuckyW 20–⁠13––––12
Oct 19vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠148130141–
Oct 26vs.TexasL 24–⁠27333113−2
Nov 2atAuburnW 17–⁠7220116−4
Nov 9vs.South CarolinaL 7–⁠28441014–
Nov 23atLSUL 17–⁠24211091
Nov 30vs.TennesseeL 23–⁠36115015–
Dec 27 ✦vs.Georgia TechW 35–⁠27455139–
2023 New Mexico State 14 games, 35 catches, 366 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 26vs.MassachusettsL 30–⁠41––––30
Sep 2vs.Western IllinoisW 58–⁠21––––15
Sep 9atLibertyL 17–⁠33––––26
Sep 16atNew MexicoW 27–⁠17––––−5
Sep 23atHawai’iL 17–⁠20––––9
Oct 4vs.Florida InternationalW 34–⁠173240121
Oct 11vs.Sam HoustonW 27–⁠1365701810
Oct 18atUTEPW 28–⁠7580032–
Oct 24atLouisiana TechW 27–⁠244270103
Nov 4vs.Middle TennesseeW 13–⁠7683030–
Nov 11atWestern KentuckyW 38–⁠291717−4
Nov 18atAuburnW 31–⁠1044812119
Nov 25vs.Jacksonville StateW 20–⁠173200121
Dec 16 ✦vs.Fresno StateL 10–⁠37320010–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026
Height6′3¾″
Weight239 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan79¾″
40-yard dash4.51 s
10-yard split1.59 s
Vertical jump45½″
Broad jump11′3″

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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