No. 64 – Carolina Panthers | |||||
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Position: | Center | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | (1999-04-26) April 26, 1999 (age 25) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
Weight: | 325 lb (147 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Knoxville Catholic (Knoxville, Tennessee) | ||||
College: | Georgia (2018–2019) Tennessee (2020–2021) | ||||
NFL draft: | 2022 / Round: 6 / Pick: 199 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at PFR | |||||
Cade Montgomery Mays (born April 26, 1999)[1] is an American football center for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college footballatGeorgia before transferring to Tennessee.
Mays started his college career at Georgia.[2] He played there for two years before transferring to Tennessee.[3] He played for the Volunteers for two seasons.[1]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft4+3⁄4 in (1.95 m) |
311 lb (141 kg) |
34+1⁄8 in (0.87 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
5.24 s | 1.81 s | 3.02 s | 4.63 s | 7.57 s | 26.0 in (0.66 m) |
8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
21 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[4][5] |
Mays was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round, 199th overall, of the 2022 NFL Draft.[6][7] Mays made his NFL debut in Week 7 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He made his first start in Week 12 against the Denver Broncos.[8] He appeared in 11 games and made two starts in his rookie season.[9]
In the 2023 season, Mays appeared in 16 games and started five.[10]
His brother, Cooper, also plays center for Tennessee.[11]
Carolina Panthers 2022 NFL draft selections
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