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
Career highs
12catches, career highvs. Auburn, 2025146receiving yards, career highat Texas, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highat Texas, 2025Honors
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 35 | 366 | 10.5 | 2 | 32 |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 49 | 638 | 13.0 | 5 | 41 |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 61 | 765 | 12.5 | 4 | 67 |
| Career | 145 | 1,769 | 12.2 | 11 | 67 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 29 | 105 | 3.6 | 2 | 26 |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 37 | 114 | 3.1 | 2 | 26 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas A&M | 9 | TE | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 9 | TE | So. | ||
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 9 | TE | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 9 | TE | Sr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 74 | 0.59 | 26th (n=681) | 0.80 | 43.7 | 9% |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 58 | 1.14 | 76th (n=581) | 0.92 | 66.2 | 8% |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 84 | 0.67 | 83rd (n=1040) | 0.46 | 56.6 | 11% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 45–3 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 41 | – |
| Sep 6 | at | W 44–20 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 10 | – |
| Sep 13 | at | W 31–7 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 70–21 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 48 | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 55–35 | 6 | 68 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Oct 4 | at | L 14–30 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 31–24 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 17–10 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 31–34 | 7 | 146 | 2 | 67 | – |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 45–38 | 12 | 122 | 0 | 29 | −2 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 45–17 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Nov 29 | at | W 45–24 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 37 | – |
2024 Vanderbilt 13 games, 49 catches, 638 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 34–27 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 55–0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sep 14 | at | L 32–36 | 9 | 110 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Sep 21 | at | L 27–30 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 40–35 | 6 | 113 | 0 | 33 | – |
| Oct 12 | at | W 20–13 | – | – | – | – | 12 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 24–14 | 8 | 130 | 1 | 41 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 24–27 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 13 | −2 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 17–7 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 16 | −4 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 7–28 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 17–24 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 23–36 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 35–27 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 39 | – |
2023 New Mexico State 14 games, 35 catches, 366 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. | L 30–41 | – | – | – | – | 30 |
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 58–21 | – | – | – | – | 15 |
| Sep 9 | at | L 17–33 | – | – | – | – | 26 |
| Sep 16 | at | W 27–17 | – | – | – | – | −5 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 17–20 | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 34–17 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 27–13 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 18 | 10 |
| Oct 18 | at | W 28–7 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 32 | – |
| Oct 24 | at | W 27–24 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 13–7 | 6 | 83 | 0 | 30 | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 38–29 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | −4 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 31–10 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 21 | 19 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 20–17 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | L 10–37 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 10 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3¾″ |
| Weight | 239 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 79¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.51 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s |
| Vertical jump | 45½″ |
| Broad jump | 11′3″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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