Cade Stover
Stover with Ohio State in 2023
Ohio State Buckeyes – No. 8
PositionTight end
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: (2000-06-12) June 12, 2000
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolLexington High School
(Lexington, Ohio)
Career highlights and awards

Cade Stover (born June 12, 2000) is an American football tight end for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Early life and high school career

Stover grew up in Mansfield, Ohio and attended Lexington High School.[1] He was named Ohio's Mr. Football and the Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior after rushing for 1,477 yards and 17 touchdowns on offense and recording 163 tackles and four interceptions on defense.[2] Stover also set Lexington's all-time scoring record in basketball.[3] He was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Ohio State over offers from Michigan, Oklahoma, Penn State, Texas, and Wisconsin.[4]

College career

Stover was initially recruited to play linebacker at Ohio State, but was moved to defensive end before the start of his freshman season. He played in four games before redshirting the season. Stover was moved to tight end during spring practice in 2020.[5] He returned back to linebacker during the season.[6] Stover was again moved to tight end for his redshirt junior season and caught five passes for 76 yards.[7] He played linebacker in the 2022 Rose Bowl due to a shortage of players at the position.[8] In 2023, Stover was one of three finalists for the Mackey Award which is awarded to the nation's best Tight End.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Ohio State Buckeye Cade Stover excited to make community impact". Mansfield News Journal. May 5, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Lexington senior Cade Stover earns 2018 Ohio Mr. Football awards". Mansfield News Journal. November 28, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ Means, Stephen (December 12, 2018). "Ohio State football commit Cade Stover could make history in Ohio high school sports". Cleveland.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  4. ↑ Bielik, Tim (April 29, 2018). "4-star linebacker Cade Stover commits to Ohio State: What it means for the Buckeyes". Cleveland.com. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  5. ↑ Means, Stephen (March 4, 2020). "Why Ohio State football's Kevin Wilson agreed to trade Cormontae Hamilton for Cade Stover". Cleveland.com. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Cade Stover starts OSU football spring practice at linebacker". The Columbus Dispatch. March 9, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Cade Stover return to tight end for Ohio State football progressing". The Columbus Dispatch. August 16, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  8. ↑ Baird, Nathan (January 8, 2022). "Cade Stover's emotional Rose Bowl return to linebacker gives Ohio State football another 2022 option". Cleveland.com. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  9. ↑ Wells, Adam. "College Football Awards 2023: Nix, Marvin Harrison Jr., Jayden Daniels Lead Finalists". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
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