2022 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Cade Mays | Tennessee | OG

worldwide rams

Ed "Pi Double I" Henderson

Player Bio: Cade Mays prepped at Knoxville Catholic High School located in Knoxville, TN. During his senior year at Knoxville Catholic High, the Fight Irish lineman recorded 75 pancake blocks and two rushing touchdowns in 2017. Mays helped Knoxville Catholic to a 12-4 season and the TSSAA Division I Class 5A Title in 2017. Mays earned the 2017 USA Today All-USA First Team, Tennessee All-USA First Team, 2017 MaxPreps Jonah Williams Award Finalist, given to the best offensive lineman nationally, Tennessee’s Mr. Football for Class 5A by the TSSAA his senior and junior years, U.S Army All-America Bowl’s 2018 Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year Award, 2016 Class 4A Lineman of the Year, All-PrepXtra First Team, and  All-State Class 4A First Team. He also earned an invitation to participate in the 2018 U.S. Army All-America Bowl.

ACCOLADES
2022 NFL Combine Participant 
2022 Reese's Senior Bowl Participant 
2021 Coaches All-SEC Second Team
2021 AP All-SEC Second-Team
2021 Phil Steele All-SEC Third Team 
2018 FWAA Freshman All-American
2018 SEC Coaches All-Freshman Team ​

CADE MAYS
OFFENSIVE GUARD
HOMETOWN                      |           CLASS
KNOXVILLE, TN                 |           SENIOR 
​ 
DRAFT YR:  2022              COMBINE INVITE: YES

​HEIGHT                    WEIGHT                    ARMS
 6' 5"              311 lbs            34 ⅛"

HANDS                   PROJECTED 40-TIME            DRAFT GRADE
 10"                          5.40                       5.95

SCHOOL:  TENNESSEE                                 |                    CONFERENCE: SEC
​        
COMBINE RESULTS 
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       5.24         |              DNP              |               26”              |            102”          |             7.57             |              4.71                     
 
​PRO DAY RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       DNP         |              21                  |               DNP             |            DNP          |             DNP             |              4.63

GAME FILM
​#68 CADE MAYS VS MISSOURI (2021)

Strengths

• He has excellent size, length, and versatility for any offensive line at the next level.
• He is downright ugly and nasty as an interior lineman against the run.
• He has a powerful lower body that allows him to maul against the defender and drive them off the line.
• He can reach outside, seal the edge with solid hands, and turn the defender on power runs.
• He has short-area straight-line quickness to get out to the second level of the defenses.
• He demonstrates excellent balance and patience as a pass protector and keeps a strong punch against the pass rusher.
• He explodes quickly out of his stance to beat the rusher to his mark.

Weaknesses

• Despite being a mauler in run blocking, he does not generate good leverage that permits the defender to deflect him off quickly.
• He struggles to get to the second level on wide-zone run plays, not locating the target due to his stiffness.
• He shows poor knee bend and stiffness that allows him to get up pad-level and on his toes.
• He needs to get his punch out quickly to keep the rusher's hands out of his chest, which tends him to get pushed back into passing lanes.
• He will struggle against stunts and lacks blitz recognition from the second level.

Draft Projection: 5th Round

NFL Comparison: Ezra Cleveland (Minnesota Vikings)

RSS Feed