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Fantasy Football · Updated November 07, 2026 at 04:46 PM UTC · Default format: Superflex PPR

Eli Stowers ⚠️ experimental

TE · Vanderbilt · Class of 2026 · Model rank #127 (pos #10)
407
Projected career fp
7.2
Projected peak3 fp/g
4.7
Proj yrs in league
22.0
Age
15
Comps w/ NFL data
v3.0 note — TE projections are preview-grade. The engine's TE Spearman ρ is 0.086 vs 0.27+ for QB/RB/WR. TE-specific feature weights are on the v3.1 roadmap. Use this comp grid as a directional indicator, not a hard projection. See methodology.
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NFL comparables — first 2 career games

N = 2 games2 games is a very small sample. This shows how these players began, not how they will finish. It is a comparison, not a projection, and it should not be read as a settled view of anyone’s career. Drawn from 603 historical TEs who played at least 2 career games. A “game” is one in which the player recorded a stat line. Inactive weeks do not count, and the same rule is applied to the rookie and to every historical player he is compared against.

Eli Stowers’s actual 2026 NFL production, and the historical NFL players whose own first 2 career games looked most like it — same position, same number of games. His line is the highlighted row, so each comp can be read directly against it. Career outcome and career fp say what became of that player.

Player Debut First 2 career games Similarity Career outcome Career fp Seasons
Eli Stowers this rookie20264 tgt · 3 rec · 53 yds · 0 TD————
Deon Yelder20193 tgt · 3 rec · 50 yds · 0 TD0.851bust203
Ladarius Green20124 tgt · 4 rec · 56 yds · 0 TD0.780depth2825
Peyton Hendershot20223 tgt · 3 rec · 43 yds · 0 TD0.770bust573
Irv Smith20195 tgt · 4 rec · 59 yds · 0 TD0.755depth2644
Vance McDonald20134 tgt · 2 rec · 44 yds · 0 TD0.743depth4718
Cooper Helfet20143 tgt · 2 rec · 43 yds · 0 TD0.725bust682
Elijah Arroyo20254 tgt · 3 rec · 38 yds · 0 TD0.725active402
Mickey Shuler20105 tgt · 2 rec · 44 yds · 0 TD0.725bust62
Brian Natkin20013 tgt · 2 rec · 42 yds · 0 TD0.724bust61
Will Tye20155 tgt · 4 rec · 48 yds · 0 TD0.721depth2063
Pre-season college projection and college comps secondary
Superseded by the NFL comparison above. This is the pre-season estimate, built before Eli Stowers played a down: his college production comped against historical college players, anchored on draft capital. It is a weaker estimator (prospect back-test ρ 0.27 ex-TE) and it knows nothing about what he has actually done in the NFL. Kept for reference only.
🏈 NFL Draft 2026: Round 2, Pick #54 — PHI
KTC consensus. SF rank 106 (pos #10) — model delta ↓ -21. Positive delta = model bullish vs consensus; negative = bearish.
v3.6 projection methodology. Projection is a confidence-blend (“blend_0.25_pick_tier_baseline_R2”). With 3 meaningful comp NFL careers (≥200 career fp), confidence is 0.25; we blend the comp-only projection (67) with the pick-tier baseline (520).

Projection inputs

College production summary feeding the v3.0 similarity vector. The engine weights these features against the prospect corpus (2000–present) to build the comp grid below.

College adj career fp/g: 9.01Final season fp/g: 11.49Peak season fp/g: 11.49Conf tier (last): P5

Top-25 college comparables

Historical college players whose production curves most closely match Eli Stowers. Hit-label colouring tags each comp's eventual NFL outcome: elite, starter, bust, unknown (still developing or never reached the NFL). Click an NFL name to jump to its veteran page when available.

College player School Class Similarity NFL outcome NFL career Career fp Peak3 fp/g Seasons
Michael TriggBaylor20260.538unknownMichael Trigg———
Will MalloryMiami20230.484bustWill Mallory522.74
Jake BriningstoolClemson20250.468unknownJake Briningstool40.91
Sam RoushStanford20260.466unknownSam Roush61.31
Sam LaPortaIowa20230.465starterSam LaPorta60712.74
Jared WileyTCU20240.432unknownJared Wiley31.22
Tony PoljanVirginia20210.427unknownTony Poljan———
Corey DychesMaryland20240.423unknownCorey Dyches———
Erick AllIowa20240.422unknownErick All494.52
Josh OliverSan José State20190.420bustJosh Oliver2434.77
Tanner McLachlanArizona20240.412unknownTanner McLachlan———
Bryson NesbitNorth Carolina20250.410unknownBryson Nesbit———
Payne DurhamPurdue20230.409bustPayne Durham492.34
Peyton HendershotIndiana20220.392bustPeyton Hendershot572.13
Brayden WillisOklahoma20230.390bustBrayden Willis00.04
Keanu HillBYU20230.383unknownKeanu Hill———
Justin JolyNC State20260.380unknownJustin Joly———
Tanner KoziolHouston20260.379unknownTanner Koziol52.61
Jalin ConyersTexas Tech20250.375unknownJalin Conyers———
Kamari MoralesBoston College20250.374unknownKamari Morales———
Grant CalcaterraSMU20220.371bustGrant Calcaterra1033.04
Luke SchoonmakerMichigan20230.361bustLuke Schoonmaker1173.04
Harrison BryantFlorida Atlantic20200.361bustHarrison Bryant2444.66
Josiah DeguaraCincinnati20200.361bustJosiah Deguara1183.16
Trey KnoxSouth Carolina20240.358unknownTrey Knox———

Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.