Eli Stowers to the Eagles: Philly’s second-round pick draws mixed reactions

At 6-foot-4, 239, his build can be compared to Mike Evans. Stowers, by the way, visits the #Broncos next week, and he's done #Rams, #Titans, and #Cowboys. pic.twitter.com/B2VwS2Uzjn

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 7, 2026 Stowers is a big wide receiver essentially. If TE was the pick I would’ve rather gone Klare.

Don’t hate it. Don’t love it.

I think they’re trying to supercharge the passing offense. Intermediate. Down field. Underneath.

— Pierre (@PierreB3\_) April 25, 2026 Sigh… taking a slot WR that is called a TE after trading up for a WR in the 1st while we prepare to watch Marcus Epps start at safety on a team with Super Bowl aspirations all while EMW was right there.

— Shane Haff (@ShaneHaffNFL) April 25, 2026 No. 54, Philadelphia Eagles: Eli Stowers, TE, Vanderbilt

I think this is another guy who is gone a round or two too early. Stowers is more of a receiver than tight end, but he's explosive and can make catches outside his frame. This feels like PHI response to missing Sadiq

— JP Acosta (@acosta32\_jp) April 25, 2026 It’s crazy to me how NFL teams just keep letting the Eagles steal the best players every single year in the NFL Draft. Eli Stowers is a stud.

— Travis May (@FF\_TravisM) April 25, 2026 slot left here

avoids contact, then makes an off frame catch

these types of grabs are all over Eli Stowers tape pic.twitter.com/0RsWpzCS7e

— Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) April 25, 2026 The appeal here is elite athletic traits and production. This combination is hard to find. Blocking is the question, but Howie will see rare "tools in the body"

— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) April 25, 2026 The Eagles drafted @FDuffyNFL's TE12 Eli Stowers in the 2nd round

"At his best, he can be a dynamic receiving threat and 1b player on the depth chart in the right situation, but there's a better chance that he lands with a coach that struggles to find ways to incorporate him… pic.twitter.com/FVBICERS5i

— PHLY Eagles (@PHLY\_Eagles) April 25, 2026 Eagles take TE Eli Stowers at No. 54

Some thoughts:

\\ Love this pick. Stowers is like a WR at tight end. So many special catches in college and covers ground so quickly after the catch. I had him as a 5-emoji player (🖐️ 💨 ⭐️ 🌴 🆙) and thought at No. 23 he would have been a… pic.twitter.com/GSK7MXyzxf

— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) April 25, 2026 Vanderbilt TE Eli Stowers is headed to Philly 🦅

Jalen Hurts just got another playmaker 🔥 pic.twitter.com/4RVirFV1Rq

— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) April 25, 2026 Daniel Jeremiah on new Eagles TE Eli Stowers: "He plays like A.J. Brown, in terms of what he can do."

— Brandon Lee Gowton (@BrandonGowton) April 25, 2026 Will have more thoughts about Eli Stowers in a bit, the new #Eagles tight end, but he’s more of a receiver than true in-line tight end. Mismatch weapon, vertical threat ability, an H-back type that is very similar skill set wise to Evan Engram.

Former QB background. Very…

— Devin Jackson (@RealD\_Jackson) April 25, 2026 My pre-draft scouting report on Eli Stowers 👇

The profile makes a little more sense in the Mannion style of offense. I just always struggle with TEs who can't block. At that point, they are just bigger, slower WRs.

If he can become good enough at blocking to be a threat as an… pic.twitter.com/UhvksJqRNL

— Shane Haff (@ShaneHaffNFL) April 25, 2026 #Eagles have had great success drafting tight ends in the second round. See:

Zach Ertz in 2013 Dallas Goedert in 2018

Eli Stowers is hoping to complete the trifecta. He's one of the more physically-gifted receiving TEs in the draft at 6-foot-4, 239 pounds.

– He ran a 4.51…

— Jeff McLane (@Jeff\_McLane) April 25, 2026