Eli Stowers Sets Tight End Broad Jump Record, Bolsters Draft Stock at 2026 NFL Combine
Elite testing, alongside Mackey and Campbell honors at Vanderbilt, strengthens the former quarterback's Day 2 draft outlook.
Overview
- The Vanderbilt tight end recorded an 11-foot-3 broad jump, the all-time NFL Combine mark for his position.
- He posted a 45.5-inch vertical, the highest for a tight end since 2003, according to reporting cited from the event.
- Stowers ran a 4.51-second 40-yard dash, second among tight ends this year behind Oregon's Kenyon Saddiq, and measured 6-foot-4, 239 pounds.
- Evaluators now broadly project him as a top tight end prospect expected to come off the board on Day 2 of the 2026 NFL Draft.
- A former quarterback at Texas A&M and New Mexico State who switched to tight end, he finished college with 146 receptions for 1,773 yards and 11 touchdowns.