Cade Mays Explained

Cade Mays
Current Team:Carolina Panthers
Number:64
Position:Center
Birth Date:April 26, 1999
Birth Place:Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:325
High School:Knoxville Catholic
(Knoxville, Tennessee)
College:Georgia (2018–2019)
Tennessee (2020–2021)
Draftyear:2022
Draftround:6
Draftpick:199
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Highlights:
Statseason:2023
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:27
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:7
Statlabel3:Fumble recoveries
Pfr:MaysCa00

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.

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.

Professional career

Mays was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round, 199th overall, of the 2022 NFL draft.[4] [5] 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.[6] He appeared in 11 games and made two starts in his rookie season.[7]

In the 2023 season, Mays appeared in 16 games and started five.[8]

Personal life

His brother, Cooper, also plays center for Tennessee.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cade Mays – Football . April 30, 2022 . University of Tennessee Athletics . en.
  2. Web site: Cade Mays – 2018 – Football . January 8, 2023 . University of Georgia Athletics . en.
  3. Web site: Schlabach . Mark . September 17, 2020 . Vols OL Mays granted transfer waiver by NCAA . January 8, 2023 . ESPN.com . en.
  4. Web site: Foster . Jack . April 30, 2022 . Breaking: Cade Mays Selected in NFL Draft . July 20, 2022 . Sports Illustrated . en.
  5. Web site: Joyce . Ethan . April 30, 2022 . Panthers select offensive lineman Cade Mays in sixth round . January 8, 2023 . Panthers.com.
  6. Web site: Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers – November 27th, 2022 . January 26, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  7. Web site: Cade Mays 2022 Game Log . January 26, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  8. Web site: Cade Mays 2023 Game Log . 2024-01-12 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  9. Web site: Hunte . Sydney . 2020-11-26 . Tennessee’s Cade, Cooper Mays discuss bond as brothers, teammates on Volunteers football team . 2024-01-12 . Saturday Down South . en-US.