CFB Zeitgeist Score
82
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 100th percentile.
Eli Stowers
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
765 REC YDS · 61 REC · 4 REC TD
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Philadelphia2026 NFL rookie season
#54Rd 2 · Pick 22
Philadelphia2026 NFL rookie season
TE · VANDERBILT · SEC
Eli Stowers
- 4
- #9
- 6-4 | 235 lb
- Corinth, TX
Heisman Heat
#326
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP TE AWARD
Mackey
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
3 seasons on the ladder
2023
New Mexico State · TE
—
2024
Vanderbilt · TE
—
★
2025
Vanderbilt · TE
R14 · Unanimous All-American
Elite
NFL Draft 2026 · Rd 2, Pick 22 · #54 overall · Philadelphia
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+109%
Up 109% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
R2 · #54
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4-star | 0.9267 | No. 171 recruit | HighSchool | Texas A&M |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
Achievements
- Honors Badge 0.7% Honors Badge Recognized on a major honors list (Heisman, All-American, Davey O'Brien, Maxwell, Walter Camp, Nagurski, Biletnikoff). Held by 0.7% of the 2025 pool. Recognized on: All-America (AFCA).
- Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in receiving yards (765).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to Texas A&M
Composite
0.9267
#171 national
NFL Draft
2026 · Rd 2, Pick 22
#54 overall · Philadelphia
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Eli Stowers
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
50
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=2
- National · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Eli Stowers
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 12g
765Rec yards
61Receptions
4Rec TDs
Per game
63.8Rec yards
5Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
828.8Rec yards
66Receptions
4Rec TDs
✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 765.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 765): needs 235/game over remaining 1.
✓ Hit 60-catch season · finished with 61.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 61): needs 19/game over remaining 1.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 4): needs 4/game over remaining 1.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 4): needs 6/game over remaining 1.
Why the honors trail matters
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Eli Stowers already has 15 loaded recognition items, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
TE season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
61 100th
YDS
765 100th
YPR
12.5 79th
TD
4 95th
Rushing
CAR
2 68th
YDS
2 43rd
YPC
1.0 40th
TD
0 69th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-3vs Charleston Southern | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | 41 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-20@ Virginia Tech | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7@ South Carolina | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 4 | W 70-21vs Georgia State | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | 48 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-35vs Utah State | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-30@ Alabama | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs LSU | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 9 | W 17-10vs Missouri | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-34@ Texas | 7 | 146 | 20.9 | 2 | 67 | Season-high 146 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 45-38vs Auburn | 12 | 122 | 10.2 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-17vs Kentucky | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-24@ Tennessee | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | 37 | |
| Total | 61 | 765 | 12.6 | 4 | 67 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2023New Mexico State10-5HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Vanderbilt7-6HC: Clark Lea · Run-heavy
2025Vanderbilt10-3HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 61 | 765 | 12.5 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 49 | 638 | 13.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 35 | 366 | 10.5 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 145 | 1,769 | 12.2 | 11 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The tight end's share of the passing offense, which helps distinguish a featured receiving tight end from a secondary option.
A blended usage view that shows how often the offense flows through the tight end compared with other same-level peers.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 61 | #2/475 | 100th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 765 | #1/475 | 100th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 4 | #27/475 | 95th pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 12.5 | #103/475 | 79th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Pass share | 21.5% | #3/468 | 100th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 4 | #23/50 | 56th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Carries | 2 | #20/59 | 68th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 2 | #31/53 | 43rd pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 1.0 | #33/53 | 40th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #20/62 | 69th pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 67 | #11/475 | 98th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 17.8% | #1/468 | 100th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 14.9% | #2/468 | 100th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 11.7% | #7/468 | 99th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Role share | 11.0% | #2/468 | 100th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 8.6% | #6/468 | 99th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 8.5% | #7/468 | 99th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.3% | #43/468 | 91st pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS TE |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
UNANIMOUS AA
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
UNANIMOUS AA · Rung 14 of 16
Why he’s here
Unanimous All-American — 1st team on all five NCAA-recognized selectors.
What moves him up
The only step up is a Player-of-the-Year invite.
What moves him down
Losing a selector drops this to Consensus.
Accolade streams
Status—
Recognized on the Mackey list (1).
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.6 | 65.6 | 12.6 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 61.2 | 12.7 | 0.6 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins10g | 5.1 | 59.7 | 12.3 | 0.2 |
| Losses2g | 5.0 | 84.0 | 14.1 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 53.8 | 12.8 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.0 | 73.7 | 12.4 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
82All-Conference
Elite: rec yards (99th). Strength: receptions (99th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · TE · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Eli StowersVanderbiltDylan WadeUCF· 94% simDae'Quan WrightOle Miss· 91% simJeremiah HasleyDuke· 89% sim
Rec yards
Receptions
Long catch
Rec TDs
Yards / catch
Rush yards
Rush TDs
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Complete TE
Dual-threat: blocks when needed, catches when needed. Coveted on both sides.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dalton Kincaid’s 2022 season.
Dalton Kincaid
83%match
NFL Rd 1 · Pk 26
#2
Eli Stowers
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 22
71%
#3
Jack Endries
All-ACCNFL Rd 7
66%
#4
Brock Bowers
Mackey1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 13
65%
#5
Ben Sinnott
All-Big 12NFL Rd 2 · Pk 21
63%
Matches Dalton on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Class year
Differs from Dalton on
Reception volume (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Sam LaPorta's junior season at Iowa (2022).
Sam LaPorta
78%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 2 · Pk 3
#2
Brock Bowers
MackeyConsensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 13
76%
#3
Elijah Higgins
NFL Rd 6
75%
#4
Will Mallory
All-ACCNFL Rd 5
75%
#5
Malachi Fields
All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 10
75%
Matches Sam on
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Sam on
TD rate (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
50.4%
400 pass / 394 run
Plays / game
61.1
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.3%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Clark Lea
Vanderbilt
2024
Clark Lea
Vanderbilt
2025
Clark Lea
Vanderbilt
Played his entire career under Clark Lea.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownCorinth, TX
Height6'4"
Weight235 lb
Class4
PositionTE
Jersey9
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamVanderbilt
ConferenceSEC
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🏆
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2025)
11 first-team selectors
🏅
POSITION AWARDS
Mackey
2025 season
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-SEC
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
12 All-America selections
National selector recognition is one of the strongest non-Heisman signals on a player card and should sit near the top of the showcase.
1 all-conference honor
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Campbell | position_award | Vanderbilt | Campbell | winner | TE |
| 2025 | Mackey | position_award | Vanderbilt | Mackey | winner | TE |
| 2025 | All-SEC | all_conference | Vanderbilt | SEC | TE |
| 2025 | All-America (USA Today) | all_america | USA Today | TE |
| 2025 | All-America (SI) | all_america | SI | TE |
| 2025 | All-America (PFF) | all_america | PFF | TE |
| 2025 | All-America (ESPN) | all_america | ESPN | TE |
| 2025 | All-America (CBS) | all_america | CBS | TE |
| 2025 | All-America (The Athletic) | all_america | The Athletic | TE |
| 2025 | All-America (WCFF) | all_america | WCFF | TE |
| 2025 | All-America (SN) | all_america | SN | TE |
| 2025 | All-America (FWAA) | all_america | FWAA | TE |
| 2025 | All-America (AP) | all_america | AP | TE |
| 2025 | All-America (AFCA) | all_america | AFCA | TE |
| 2025 | All-America (Consensus) | all_america | Vanderbilt | Consensus | -- |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | TE4 | #326 | #455 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | SEC |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | TE4 | #886 | #1004 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Conference USA |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | TE4 | #3580 | #3515 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | SEC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | SEC | TE | 4 | No. 9 | 6-4 | 235 lb | Corinth, TX |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | SEC | TE | 4 | No. 9 | 6-4 | 235 lb | Corinth, TX |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | TE | 4 | No. 9 | 6-4 | 235 lb | Corinth, TX |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | SEC | TE | 4 | No. 9 | 6-4 | 235 lb | Corinth, TX |