The Philadelphia Eagles just drafted a verified athletic freak in Eli Stowers at No. 54, snagging a former quarterback with an insane 45.5-inch vertical (100th-percentile) and a position-record 11’3″ broad jump that makes him a matchup nightmare athletically. Stowers finished college with a 22.0% College Dominator Rating and a massive 25.0% Target Share (93rd-percentile) at Vanderbilt, proving he commands targets with his elite 4.51-second speed and quarterback background to help him soft spots in zone.
For dynasty purposes, it is absolute wheels up for Stowers as the heir apparent to Dallas Goedert, where his record-breaking athleticism and high-leverage role in the Eagles’ explosive offense put him in the conversation for the overall TE1 crown in rookie drafts.
The Philadelphia Eagles have selected Vanderbilt tight end ...
The Athletic's Chad Graff writes that one of the few ...
Vanderbilt tight end Eli Stowers is considered one of the ...
This is real news. With Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar vacating the depth chart, Mark Andrews is a “buy-low” candidate primed to rebound from a career-low 422-yard season. However, Baltimore could reload with high-upside receiving threats like Kenyon Sadiq or Eli Stowers.
Fantasy managers must beware of the possibility that DeCosta “double-dips” at tight end in the 2026 NFL Draft. While Andrews currently projects to be the team’s second highest target earner, a draft-day investment in versatile weapons like Max Klare or Michael Trigg would signal that the Ravens are already looking ahead to the post-Andrews era.
