![]() Mays in 2022 | |||||
No. 64 – Carolina Panthers | |||||
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Position: | Center | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | April 26, 1999||||
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 | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Cade Montgomery Mays (born April 26, 1999) [1] is an American professional football center for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia before transferring to Tennessee.
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]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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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 s | 1.81 s | 3.02 s | 4.63 s | 7.57 s | 26.0 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]
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