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TE2026 Draft Prospect

Eli Stowers

Vanderbilt

Measurables

6'4"

239 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 1Projected · Round 1

Move-Style F Tight End

Eli Stowers projects as a move-style f tight end — a TE from Vanderbilt who tested with an elite athletic profile (98th composite). Combine line reads 6'4" · 239 lb, 4.51s 40, 45.5″ vertical, 135″ broad. Career college production: 146 receptions for 1,773 yards and 11 TDs across 3 seasons. Dominance score 87 (overproduced the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

87A-

Dominance score · multi-component

Top-tier college producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

88th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

92th

2025

Breakout

15%

88th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

65th

Y/R · 12.14

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

A+

Speed

96th percentile · 4.51s 40-yard

A+

Burst

100th percentile · 45.5" vert · 135" broad

A+

Vertical Pop

100th percentile · 45.5" vertical

C

Frame

16th percentile · 6'4" · 239 lb

N/A

Strength

No combine number on file — no bench on file

A+

Athleticism

99th percentile · Composite of speed + explosion + agility percentiles

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.28
  1. #1

    Cameron Latu

    2023 R3 · #101 · Alabama · 6-4/242lb

    86

    sim

  2. #2

    Brock Bowers

    2024 R1 · #13 · Georgia · 6-3/243lb

    75

    sim

  3. #3

    Grant Calcaterra

    2022 R6 · #198 · SMU · 6-4/241lb · 4.62s 40

    74

    sim

Scheme fit

Up-tempo spread offense that uses motion to create mismatches against linebackers.

X-Factor

Burst grades in the 100th percentile — 45.5" vert.

Primary risk

Frame sits in the 16th percentile (6'4") — the headline weakness scouts will key on.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. TE class · 2000–2026 baseline
59

Athletic composite

59thSOLID

3 of 6 metrics graded

3× Elite
4.51s96thELITE
i

40-Yard

vs. 474

45.5100thELITE
i

Vertical

vs. 414

135.0100thELITE
i

Broad

vs. 404

i

3-Cone

No data

i

Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

45

Athletic composite

45thAVERAGE

2 of 3 metrics graded

2× Average
32.646thAVERAGE
i

Arm

vs. 205

9.843rdAVERAGE
i

Hand

vs. 205

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamRECYDSAVGTDLNG
2023NMSU3536610.5232
2024VAN4963813.0541
2025VAN6276912.4467
Career1461,77312.11167