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Cade Stover reveals he received NFL Draft call while working on his father’s tractor
By Paul Harvey
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Former Ohio State star Cade Stover is coming off a solid rookie campaign for the Houston Texans. As he works to prepare for his 2nd NFL season, the tight end shared the inside story of how he learned he was being drafted.
While a handful of star prospects attend the draft in person, most players wait at home or with viewing parties across the country to find out where they will land. Stover was a bit different from those individuals.
In a video shared by the Texans, Stover admitted he was actually working with his father on the farm when the phone rang. Fortunately, he prepared for the call:
“I didn’t watch one second of that draft. Any of it,” Stover admitted. “I was actually unhooking my dad’s chisel plow from his tractor and my phone rang. We just got done working (the) ground, and I was literally cranking the jack on the chisel plow to unhook that. I had headphones on just on one ear, just to make sure I didn’t miss it.”
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For Stover, he was eventually selected in the 4th round of the 2024 NFL Draft to be paired up with former Ohio State teammate CJ Stroud with the Texans. Stover would appear in 15 games as a rookie with 9 starts, showing some solid blocking and adding 15 catches for 133 yards and his first career touchdown.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.