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 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.
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]
His brother, Cooper, also plays center for Tennessee. [11]