Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 56-0vs Tennessee Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Cade Mays
Last confirmed: Tennessee, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′6″ · 320 lb · Knoxville, TN · Knoxville Catholic
Cade Mays: OL · Tennessee · #68.
Cade Mays
2021 brought the first one: All-SEC.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Tennessee in the news
- Tennessee names starting QB
Sports Illustrated Oct 21 - SEC fines Tennessee $500K for field storming
Bleacher Report Oct 19 - Alabama center Racin Delgatty ruled out for Tennessee game
- Smokey statue damaged at Neyland Stadium
Knoxville News Sentinel Oct 14
Where to follow him
Game log
Signature game
Week 3 · 2021
W 56-0
1 tackle · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 56-point win at home against Tennessee Tech.
2021 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
2021Tennessee7-6HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Awards
A five-star recruit at offensive line for Tennessee -- now playing at an All-Conference level.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
All-Conference caliberFive-star HS recruitAll-SEC (2021)
The unit he anchors ranks 25th nationally in line yards this season. See the full unit breakdown →
Tennessee has produced 6 All-Conference offensive linemen and 1 All-American. 5 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2014. Cooper Mays was one of them, an All-American.
Four seasons, two schools, drafted
- 2022 Drafted in round 6, No. 199 by the Carolina
- 2021 Tennessee HeupelYear 4 · 1 gameAll-conference
- 2020 Tennessee PruittYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Georgia SmartYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2018 Georgia SmartYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Georgia in 2018 as a 5-star recruit, No. 22 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Georgia in the 2018 class, a 5-star recruit.
How it ended
One season at Tennessee — drafted at #199 overall by the Carolina Panthers.
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
2018
- Signed with Georgia5-star out of Knoxville Catholic
2021
- All-SECsecond
2022
- Drafted by Carolina Panthersround 6, pick 199
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Kirby Smart, Jeremy Pruitt and Josh Heupel.
Where he ended up · NFL
Carolina PanthersEntering 5th NFL season
#199Rd 6 · Pick 21
Carolina PanthersEntering 5th NFL season