Post-OSU Update: Cade Stover was selected in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft (123rd overall) by the Houston Texans. Stover caught 15 passes over 15 games (nine starts) his rookie year in the NFL, good for 133 yards receiving (8.9 ypc) and one touchdown. (updated: Apr. 2025)

Jersey #: 16 (2019-23)
Major: Agricultural Systems Management (2020-23)
Weight: 251 (2023), 255 (2020-22), 225 (2019)

2023 Media Guide: Cade is a fifth-year senior and a three-year letterman for the program … he has two seasons of eligibility remaining, including a 2020 COVID year … has 41 career receptions for 480 yards and five touchdowns for his career … he has played in 34 games for the Buckeyes, including 28 at tight end and
six on defense (four at DE and two at LB).

2022: Is coming off a fine 2022 season when he started all 13 games at tight end after moving to the position permanently in 2022 … played terrific for the Buckeyes in 2022, catching 36 passes for 406 yards
and five touchdowns … his receptions and yardage totals last year were the most by a Buckeye tight end in 28 years, or since Rickey Dudley had 37 and 575, respectively, in 1995 … Cade’s TD total in 2022 was the most by a Buckeye tight end in 11 years, or since Jake Stoneburner caught seven in 2011 … earned third-team all-Big Ten Conference honors by the media and honorable mention honors from the conference head coaches … caught a pass in all 13 games with highs of six receptions vs. Penn State and 83 receiving yards vs. Toledo … caught two TD passes vs. Wisconsin and also vs. Indiana, plus scored in the win over Penn State.

2022 Media Guide: Cade is in his fourth season with the program and has three seasons of eligibility remaining, including 2022 … has moved from defensive end to linebacker, and then back and forth
between linebacker and tight end, and will line up as a tight end in 2022 … has played in 21 games for the Buckeyes, including 15 at tight end and six on defense (four at DE and two at LB).

2021: Moved to linebacker late in the 2021 season, and played at the position against Michigan and in the Rose Bowl vs. Utah … recorded six tackles vs. Utah and for his career, has been in on 15 total tackles … caught five passes for 76 yards in 2021.

2020: Moved to tight end for the 2020 season and also played a key role on special teams … made three tackles, including two vs. Michigan State, and also forced a fumble vs. the Spartans.

2019: Played linebacker in 2019 and was moved to tight end in the spring of 2020 … played in four games as a true freshman for the Buckeyes in 2019 and redshirted … saw action against Cincinnati, Miami (Ohio), Northwestern and Rutgers … made two tackles against the Bearcats.

High School: The fourth-ranked player in Ohio and the No. 130 overall prospect according to 247Sports … named Ohio’s Mr. Football by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association and the Gatorade Player of the
Year … the eighth-ranked linebacker nationally and a semifinalist for the High School Butkus Award honoring the nation’s top prep linebacker … selected as Ohio’s Division III Defensive Player of the Year in 2018 and a first-team all-state selection after recording 163 tackles and four interceptions during the regular season … added 1,477 yards and 17 touchdowns as a running back … Ohio Cardinal Conference Defensive Player of the Year … as a sophomore in 2016 for head coach Taylor Gerhardt, Stover made 190 tackles (14.6 per game) as Lexington made the regional finals … during his junior season in 2017, Stover was a first team all-Ohio pick as a hybrid linebacker/safety … a great all-around athlete, Stover earned second team all-Ohio honors on the basketball court as a junior in leading Lexington to the OHSAA Final Four in Columbus … has set the school’s all-time scoring record in basketball.

Personal: Parents are Chelsi and Trevor Stover.