Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Eli Stowers has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: Campbell. The receipt: 146 rec yds, 7 receptions against Texas — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Vanderbilt, 1,769 receiving yards, a Unanimous All-American season (2025) — drafted at #54 overall by Philadelphia.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2025)
Named to 11 first-team selectors
POSITION AWARDS
Mackey
2025 season
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-SEC
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Clark Lea.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Philadelphia2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 4 · EliteR14 · Unanimous All-American
Unanimous All-American. First-team on every major selector list.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2025)
Named to 11 first-team selectors
POSITION AWARDS
Mackey
2025 season
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-SEC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 61 | 765 | 12.5 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 49 | 638 | 13.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 35 | 366 | 10.5 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 145 | 1,769 | 12.2 | 11 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2025
W 45–24
at Tennessee
5 rec · 64 yds
Dominant 21-point win on the road against Tennessee.
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dalton Kincaid’s 2022 season.
Matches Dalton on
Differs from Dalton on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Sam LaPorta's junior season at Iowa (2022).
Matches Sam on
Differs from Sam on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #200
Peaked at #200 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+109%
Up 109% from first season to most-recent.