Eli Stowers

Dallas Goedert signed a 1-year $7M deal for 2026 and posted a career-high 11 TDs in 2025 across 15 healthy games. Stowers has essentially zero dynasty-relevant target share until Goedert's contract expires after this season.

Stowers has not yet been drafted (2026 class, pre-draft as of April 14). His dynasty ceiling is heavily contingent on landing with a pass-heavy offense that deploys TEs in the slot — the wrong destination could suppress his timeline by 1-2 seasons.

Every major scouting report flags his blocking as a weakness — he projects as a move/flex TE or big slot receiver, not an inline blocker. Teams that require TEs to contribute as in-line run blockers could significantly limit his early role and snap share.

Stowers was a QB at Texas A&M through 2022, only transitioning to TE at New Mexico State in 2023. He has just two full seasons of TE experience, which raises questions about route running refinement, release packages, and NFL-level blocking assignments.

Landing behind Jalen Hurts alongside A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, and Saquon Barkley puts Stowers in one of the NFL's most target-rich environments. When he earns volume, the opportunity ceiling is genuine top-12 TE territory.

Stowers broke two NFL Combine positional records at the 2026 combine: 45.5" vertical (TE record) and 11'3" broad jump (TE record), paired with a 4.51 40-yard dash (90th percentile). PFF's 2026 TE prospect model ranks him #1 in the class at 98th percentile among TEs since 2018.

Won the John Mackey Award (nation's best TE) for the 2025 college season with 62 catches, 769 yards, and 4 TDs at Vanderbilt. Back-to-back 1st Team All-SEC honors validate his production against elite competition, not just athleticism.

Pre-draft visits with Dolphins, Broncos, Eagles, and Packers — all pass-volume offenses that use move TEs as slot weapons. A landing with any of these teams would project him as an immediate pass-game contributor and accelerate dynasty value.

Goedert signed only a 1-year, $7M deal and is set to be a free agent after the 2026 season, giving Stowers a clean, well-telegraphed path to the TE1 role in 2027. The Eagles spent a top-54 pick explicitly as Goedert's heir.