Jersey #: 16 (2019-21)
Major: Agricultural Systems Management (2020-21)
Weight: 255 (2020-21), 225 (2019)

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.