Cade Mays
Mays in 2022 | |||||||
| No. 64 – Carolina Panthers | |||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | April 26, 1999 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 325 lb (147 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Knoxville Catholic | ||||||
| College | Georgia (2018–2019) Tennessee (2020–2021) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2022: 6th round, 199th overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Awards and highlights | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||
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Cade Montgomery Mays (born April 26, 1999)[1] is an American professional football center for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs before transferring to Tennessee Volunteers.
College career
[edit | edit source]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]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||||||||||||
Carolina Panthers (first stint)
[edit | edit source]Mays was selected 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]
On August 28, 2024, Mays was released by the Panthers.[11]
New York Giants
[edit | edit source]On September 10, 2024, Mays was signed to the New York Giants practice squad.[12]
Carolina Panthers (second stint)
[edit | edit source]On October 8, 2024, Mays was re-signed by the Carolina Panthers off the Giants practice squad.[13]
On March 12, 2025, the Panthers placed an original-round tender on Mays.[14]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]His brother, Cooper, also played center for Tennessee.[15]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from Pro Football Reference
- Carolina Panthers bio
- Georgia Bulldogs bio
- Tennessee Volunteers bio
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Knoxville, Tennessee
- American football offensive guards
- Tennessee Volunteers football players
- Georgia Bulldogs football players
- Carolina Panthers players
- New York Giants players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1990s birth stubs