Cade Stover holds the TE · Depth spot in Houston Texans’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Cade Stover played 11 games in 2025 with a 47% snap share.

Cade Stover is a 6'4", 251-pound tight end from Mansfield, Ohio, who played five seasons at Ohio State before joining the Houston Texans. The Texans drafted him in the fourth round (123rd overall) in 2024. During his final college season in 2023, Stover recorded 36 receptions for 406 yards and 10 touchdowns, earning Kwalick-Clark Big Ten Tight End of the Year honors and first-team all-Big Ten Conference recognition. In 2025, his second NFL season, he caught 15 passes for 91 yards on 21 targets while carrying the ball 7 times for 13 yards.

Ohio State2019 – 2023

Texans2024 — present

CollegeOhio StateDraftRound 4 · No. 123 overall · 2024 · HOUHometownMansfield, OH