Cade Mays

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Cade Mays
Cade Mays.jpg
Mays in 2022
No. 64 – Carolina Panthers
Position: Center
Personal information
Born: (1999-04-26) April 26, 1999 (age 24)
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 2023
Games played:27
Games started:7
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.

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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 span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench 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]

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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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