Player Dossier

2019-2023

Ohio State

Cade Stover

TE • 6'4" • 251 lbs • Mansfield, OH, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Cade Stover reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

4.8

Efficiency

81.3

Consistency

53

Season Value

38.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Ohio State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Ohio State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Cade Stover, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Ohio State. Cade Stover reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Ohio State paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 81.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Akron

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Postseason · Ohio State

Games

7

Receiving Yards / G

10.9

Efficiency

81.3

Usage

4.8

Consistency

53

Best Game by takeover score

Utah

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Utah: 0. Tulsa: 17. Akron: 25. Rutgers: 0. Maryland: 9. Indiana: 18. Penn State: 7

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulsa: 1 by 100. Akron: 1 by 100. Maryland: 1 by 60. Indiana: 1 by 100. Penn State: 1 by 46.7

Split Comparison

Wins10.9 · n=7
First Half10.5 · n=4 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half11.3 · n=3 · +0.8 vs First Half
All Games10.9 · n=7

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Akron

Best efficiency game

100 vs Indiana

Result
Sat 1/1vs UtahW 48-45
Sat 10/30vs Penn StateW 33-24177707
Sat 10/23@ IndianaW 54-71181818018
Sat 10/9vs MarylandW 66-17199909
Sat 10/2@ RutgersW 52-13
Sat 9/25vs AkronW 59-71252525025
Sat 9/18vs TulsaW 41-201171717017

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ohio State

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2019202020212021202220222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonOhio State0
2020 Regular SeasonOhio State00
2021 PostseasonOhio State7681.34.876
2021 Regular SeasonOhio State7681.34.80
2022 PostseasonOhio State40665.713.4330
2022 Regular SeasonOhio State40665.713.40
2023 Regular SeasonOhio State57683.321.5170

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Indiana

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

98

Primary metric

98 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Western Kentucky

90

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Toledo

83

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

83 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Akron

25

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

25 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Penn State

78

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

78 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Ohio State

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2020 Regular Season · Ohio State

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Ohio State

69.3

576 primary · 83.3 efficiency · 21.5 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9487

Lexington · Mansfield, OH

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

1,058

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 33 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cade Stover quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
TE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career receiving yards
1,058