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Cade Stover
TE · HOU · 2024–2026
Born June 12, 2000 · College Ohio State · Drafted 2024, round 4, pick 123 (HOU) · 6-4, 251 lb
EPA per target by season
Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.
Rushing
| Season | Team | G | Carries | Yds | TD | YPC | EPA/carry | Stabilised EPA/carry | Success % | Rush EPA | Rush WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HOU | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.75 | −1.046 | 33.3 | −6.3 | −0.13 | |
| 2025 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | +0.383 | 100.0 | +1.1 | +0.03 | |
| 2026 | HOU | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 | −0.021 | 66.7 | −0.1 | +0.01 | |
| Career | HOU | 25 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1.14 | −0.705 | 44.4 | −6.3 | −0.12 |
Receiving
| Season | Team | G | Targets | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch % | EPA/target | Stabilised EPA/target | Target share % | aDOT | Rec EPA | Rec WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HOU | 13 | 22 | 15 | 133 | 1 | 68.2 | +0.210 | +0.146−0.032 to +0.325 | 5.4 | 5.4 | +4.6 | +0.12 |
| 2024 playoffs | HOU | 1 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 100.0 | +0.159 | 12.5 | 2.2 | +0.6 | +0.02 | |
| 2025 | HOU | 7 | 16 | 12 | 76 | 0 | 75.0 | +0.139 | +0.158−0.025 to +0.340 | 7.9 | 1.9 | +2.2 | +0.02 |
| 2025 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 60.0 | −0.264 | 6.5 | 2.8 | −1.3 | −0.03 | |
| 2026 | HOU | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 100.0 | −0.233 | +0.152−0.038 to +0.342 | 1.9 | -0.3 | −0.7 | −0.02 |
| Career | HOU | 25 | 41 | 30 | 226 | 1 | 73.2 | +0.150 | 5.3 | 3.6 | +6.1 | +0.12 |
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HOU | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | HOU | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | HOU | 5 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | HOU | 25 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HOU | 15 | 387 | 39.4 | – | – |
| 2024 playoffs | HOU | 1 | 36 | 50.7 | – | – |
| 2025 | HOU | 9 | 255 | 43.0 | – | – |
| 2025 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 86 | 60.1 | – | – |
Hands and contested catches
Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Targets charted | Catchable % | Drops | Drop % of catchable | Contested targets | Contested catch % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | 77.3 | 2 | 11.8 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 100.0 | 2 | 12.5 | 5 | 60.0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
Game logs
2026 game log (5 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-13 | vs BUF | L 31–36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | −0.9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2026-10-04 | vs DAL | L 30–34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | +1.3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2026-10-11 | @ TEN | W 26–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2026-10-18 | @ JAX | W 34–31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | +1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2026-10-25 | vs NYG | L 21–27 OT | 1 | 0 | 0 | −1.1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | −1.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 game log (9 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | @ LA | L 9–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 0 | +0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-20 | vs BUF | W 23–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | @ IND | W 20–16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | −4.3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | +0.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | @ KC | W 20–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | vs ARI | W 40–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.2 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | +1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | vs LV | W 23–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | +0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | vs IND | W 38–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | +0.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2026-01-12 | @ PIT | W 30–6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +0.1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | +0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2026-01-18 | @ NE | L 16–28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | +1.1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | −2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (14 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | vs CHI | W 19–13 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | +3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | vs JAX | W 24–20 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | +2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2024-10-06 | vs BUF | W 23–20 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | −1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2024-10-13 | @ NE | W 41–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2024-10-20 | @ GB | L 22–24 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | +1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | vs IND | W 23–20 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0 | +0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-10-31 | @ NYJ | L 13–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | vs DET | L 23–26 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | −0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2024-11-18 | @ DAL | W 34–10 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | +0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | vs TEN | L 27–32 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 1 | +1.6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-12-01 | @ JAX | W 23–20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | −0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-25 | vs BAL | L 2–31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | @ TEN | W 23–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2025-01-11 | vs LAC | W 32–12 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 0 | +0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |