TE | Eli Stowers

The Eagles add another skill position player, drafting tight end Eli Stowers out of Vanderbilt with the No. 54 overall pick. Stowers played five seasons of college football, starting his career at Texas A&M before spending a year at New Mexico State and transferring to Vanderbilt for his final two seasons.

The 6-foot-3, 239-pound Stowers had 638 receiving yards and five touchdowns in 2024 before posting 62 grabs for 769 yards and four scores last season.

Stowers set tight end Combine records in broad jump (11 feet, 3 inches), and vertical jump (45.5 inches).

Hometown

Denton, Texas

Fun Fact

Father, Donald, played safety at New Mexico State.

Accolades

John Mackey Award winner: The first Vanderbilt player in program history to win the award

William V. Campbell Trophy winner, college football Academic Heisman, carrying a 3.92 GPA alongside his on-field excellence

First-Team All-American

First-Team All-SEC