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Cade Stover Houston Texans · #8

Tight End · 6' 4", 251 lbs · Mansfield, OH · Age 26

Cade Stover is a Tight End for the Houston Texans, drafted 123rd overall, 2024. In 2026 he caught 2 passes for 18 yards and 0 touchdowns.

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Houston Texans · #8 · Tight End

Cade Stover

Season avg2 rec · 18 yds · 0 td

Career avg29 rec · 227 yds · 1 td

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

2rec

18yds

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Scouting report

Cade Stover — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+

Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Cade Stover is a Tight End for the Houston Texans, drafted 123rd overall, 2024. In 2026 he caught 2 passes for 18 yards and 0 touchdowns.

C+

Receiving

C+

Big-play

Scoring

C+

Receiving yards

Solid · offense

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C+

Volume

Solid · offense

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Scoring

Solid · offense

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C+

Big-play

Strong · offense

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Target share

Solid · offense

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Act II

Where Cade Stover stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #808 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

32Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Cade Stover — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

B+

Receiving

18 YDS

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Volume

2 REC

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B-

Big-play

9.0 Y/R

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C-

Scoring

0 TD

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The engine

How the model sees Cade Stover

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027 modeled

rec

2–13

rec yds

11–103

0–1

targets

2–18

games

1–12

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.

What moves the rec line vs last season

Last season 2 → projected 8 rec

Baseline (recency-weighted)

+5.5

Age curve

+0.1

Net vs last season+5.6 rec

Everything it reads

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3 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

auto

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 26 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 15 / 9 / 2

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Cade Stover career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt	Y/R
2024	15	15	133	1	22	8.9
2025	9	12	76	0	16	6.3
2026 in progress · 2 games	2	2	18	0	2	9.0
Career	26	29	227	1	40

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Context

Are the Houston Texans built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record

83off index

99def index

+48net

95%playoff odds

65roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades B+ (83), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 73, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Cade Stover

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-06-12

The beginning

Cade Stover is a Tight End for the Houston Texans, in his 3rd NFL season.

Houston Texans

Turning pro

Drafted 123rd overall, 2024 as a Tight End.

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Cade Stover is a Houston Texans tight end, drafted 123rd overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has caught 29 passes for 227 yards and 1 touchdown.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 2 passes for 18 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

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Stover's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ C.J. Stroud drops 19-yard TD pass into Cade Stover's bucket ▶ NFL Draft Film Ep 590: Cade Stover / TE / Ohio State / 2022 / Full Highlights ▶ NFL Draft Film Ep 179: Cade Stover / TE / Ohio State / 2021 / Full Highlights ▶ NFL Draft Film Ep 925: Cade Stover / TE / Ohio State / 2023 / Full Highlights

Off the field

Measurables

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Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 251 lbs
Draft: 123rd overall, 2024
Born: Mansfield, OH
Age: 26
Jersey: #8

Background

Cade Stover is from Mansfield, OH and is 26 years old. He was drafted 123rd overall, 2024 and plays tight end at 6' 4", 251 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has caught 29 passes for 227 yards and 1 touchdowns. Stover is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

Cade Stover is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 29 passes for 227 yards and 1 touchdowns across 3 seasons (2024–2026).

Receiving29 career receptions for 227 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Best season15 catches for 133 yards in 2024.

Draft pedigree123rd overall, 2024.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Cade Stover — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Cade Stover, answered.

What position does Cade Stover play?

Cade Stover is a Tight End for the Houston Texans.

When was Cade Stover drafted?

Cade Stover was drafted 123rd overall, 2024.

How many seasons has Cade Stover played?

3 (2024–2026).

What are Cade Stover's career stats?

He has caught 29 passes for 227 yards and 1 touchdown.

Cade Stover career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Cade Stover Houston Texans · #8

Cade Stover — the report card

Where Cade Stover stands

Cade Stover — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Cade Stover

Cade Stover career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Houston Texans built to win?

The Ballad of Cade Stover

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Cade Stover — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

Injury history

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