Cade Mays
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Mays in 2022
No. 68 – Carolina Panthers
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1999-04-26) April 26, 1999
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
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Games played:11
Games started:2
Player stats at NFL.com · 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 football at Georgia before transferring to Tennessee.

College career

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]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 4+3⁄4 in
(1.95 m)		 311 lb
(141 kg)		 34+1⁄8 in
(0.87 m)		 10 in
(0.25 m)		5.24 s1.81 s3.02 s4.63 s7.57 s26.0 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]

Personal life

His brother, Cooper, also plays center for Tennessee.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cade Mays – Football". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Cade Mays – 2018 – Football". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ Schlabach, Mark (September 17, 2020). "Vols OL Mays granted transfer waiver by NCAA". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Cade Mays Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2022 Draft Scout Cade Mays, Tennessee NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ Foster, Jack (April 30, 2022). "Breaking: Cade Mays Selected in NFL Draft". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  7. ↑ Joyce, Ethan (April 30, 2022). "Panthers select offensive lineman Cade Mays in sixth round". Panthers.com. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers – November 27th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Cade Mays 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Cade Mays 2023 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  11. ↑ Hunte, Sydney (November 26, 2020). "Tennessee's Cade, Cooper Mays discuss bond as brothers, teammates on Volunteers football team". Saturday Down South. Retrieved January 12, 2024.


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