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TE Philadelphia Eagles #87 IR

Eli Stowers Fantasy outlook, stats and Week 4 start/sit for 2026

Age
23
Height / weight
6'3", 239 lb
Experience
Rookie

2026 Season

PPR PPG
—
Pos rank
—
Rostered
4%

Week 4 vs. Rams, Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET 29th vs. TEs, tough

Should I start Stowers in Week 4? Rest-of-season value in Redraft Command

Eli Stowers's 2026 Season, Week by Week

The next four matchups include one of the league's softest pass defenses.

  1. Week 1, Win
    ,
    vs WAS
    ,
    —
    ,
    Did not play
  2. Week 2, Win
    ,
    at TEN
    ,
    —
    ,
    Did not play
  3. Week 3, Loss
    ,
    at CHI
    ,
    —
    ,
    Did not play
  4. Up next.
    Week 4, Oct 4
    ,
    vs LAR
    ,
    29th pts allowed to TEs
    ,
    Tough, Out
    Rams vs. TEs
  5. Week 5, Oct 11
    ,
    at JAX
    ,
    27th pts allowed to TEs
    ,
    Tough
    Jaguars vs. TEs
  6. Week 6, Oct 18
    ,
    vs CAR
    ,
    14th pts allowed to TEs
    ,
    Neutral
    Panthers vs. TEs
  7. Week 7, Oct 26
    ,
    vs DAL
    ,
    8th pts allowed to TEs
    ,
    Favorable
    Cowboys vs. TEs

Matchup rank is PPR points allowed to TEs through Week 4. 1st allows the most, 32nd the fewest.

Should You Start or Roster Eli Stowers?

Philadelphia spent the 54th overall pick on Stowers, a 6-foot-3, 239-pound Vanderbilt product who captured the 2025 John Mackey Award after a 62-catch, 769-yard, four-touchdown season. The athletic profile is loud: a 4.51 forty and a 45.5-inch vertical hint at a long-term mismatch weapon. The problem for redraft purposes is the depth chart. Dallas Goedert still owns the starting job, and Stowers projects as the No. 2, capping his year-one ceiling.

That reality shows up in his pricing. He carries a #194 overall ADP, TE29, with expert ranks landing around TE34, while dynasty managers value him far higher at TE10 in early second-round rookie territory. The modest projection of roughly 23 catches, 232 yards and 1.5 scores reflects a rotational rookie role. Questions about whether his frame holds up in-line could pinch snaps further. Stash him and bet on the breakout once Philadelphia's tight end depth chart opens up.

Rest-of-Season Outlook and Availability

Stowers is listed injured reserve.

Injury status

Injured reserve

Career games missed to injury: 0. Injury history

  • 2025unknownPlayed through

Outlook

That reality shows up in his pricing. He carries a #194 overall ADP, TE29, with expert ranks landing around TE34, while dynasty managers value him far higher at TE10 in early second-round rookie territory. The modest projection of roughly 23 catches, 232 yards and 1. Full outlook

Eli Stowers Fantasy Football FAQ

Should I start Eli Stowers in Week 4?

No: Eli Stowers is on injured reserve for Week 4 against the Rams, so he should sit. Get the start/sit call for Stowers.

What are Eli Stowers's upcoming fantasy football matchups?

Eli Stowers's next three games are Week 4 vs. the Rams (29th in PPR points allowed to TEs, tough), Week 5 at the Jaguars (27th in PPR points allowed to TEs, tough) and Week 6 vs. the Panthers (14th in PPR points allowed to TEs, neutral). Zero of them are favorable by points allowed to the position.

Preseason Projection vs. Reality

2026
Season starts Week 4
vs. Rams
Rest of season
Live rank
Updated after every game

Our 2026 Preseason Outlook

By the StatChasers staff. Published .

Philadelphia spent the 54th overall pick on Stowers, a 6-foot-3, 239-pound Vanderbilt product who captured the 2025 John Mackey Award after a 62-catch, 769-yard, four-touchdown season. The athletic profile is loud: a 4.51 forty and a 45.5-inch vertical hint at a long-term mismatch weapon. The problem for redraft purposes is the depth chart. Dallas Goedert still owns the starting job, and Stowers projects as the No. 2, capping his year-one ceiling.

That reality shows up in his pricing. He carries a #194 overall ADP, TE29, with expert ranks landing around TE34, while dynasty managers value him far higher at TE10 in early second-round rookie territory. The modest projection of roughly 23 catches, 232 yards and 1.5 scores reflects a rotational rookie role. Questions about whether his frame holds up in-line could pinch snaps further. Stash him and bet on the breakout once Philadelphia's tight end depth chart opens up.

What Could Change His Value

The specific things that would move him up or down from here.

Upside

  • A soft spotThe Cowboys in Week 7 is a top-10 matchup for TEs.Wk 4 LAR, 29thWk 5 JAX, 27thWk 6 CAR, 14thWk 7 DAL, 8th

Risk

  • InjuryHe's on injured reserve, hamstring.
  • Tough matchupsThe Rams in Week 4 (29th) and the Jaguars in Week 5 (27th) are among the stingiest defenses against TEs.
Weighing Stowers against another tight end on your roster?Compare them in Redraft Command

This outlook is built from StatChasers data and updated automatically after each game week; the preseason outlook is kept as published. Fantasy points use PPR scoring.

Eli Stowers Fantasy Outlook FAQ

What is Eli Stowers's fantasy football upside?

Eli Stowers's upside: the Cowboys in Week 7 is a top-10 matchup for TEs.

What could hurt Eli Stowers's fantasy value?

Eli Stowers's risks: he is on injured reserve, hamstring and the Rams in Week 4 and the Jaguars in Week 5 are tough matchups. See his injury status and history.

How difficult is Eli Stowers's remaining fantasy schedule?

Difficult: of his next seven games, 2 come against a top-10 matchup for TEs and 3 against one of the stingiest defenses, by PPR points allowed to the position.

Eli Stowers Injury Update & History

Injured reserve
Checked

Stowers is on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.

Latest injury
Questionable injury
Week 18, 2025, played through
Next game
Week 4 vs LAR
Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET

Practice participation

Week 4 reports: Wed, Thu, Fri

What it means: Stowers was on the Week 1 report with a hamstring, quadricep injury, was limited on Friday and was out.

Eli Stowers practice participation by day, Weeks 1 and 4
WeekInjuryWedThuFriGame status
Week 4vs LAR, Oct 4———Oct 2Due Fri
Week 1vs WAS, Sep 13Hamstring, Quadricep——LimitedOut
Full 100% of repsLimited fewer than normal repsDNP did not practiceDate report not out yet— no entry in our data

Injury History at a Glance

One logged injury in one season. None of them has cost him a regular-season game.

A+

Durability

100/100

0

Games missed

1

Injury

—

Longest absence

No games missed to injury

Where He's Been Hurt

Marker size shows games missed. A dashed ring means he played through it.

Front view: the player's right side is on your left. Not shown: questionable.
Injuries by body part, regular-season games missed
Body partInjuriesGames missed
Other10
Total10

Injury risk profile: Moderate

  • No body part injured twice
  • Questionable in 2025, played through
  • 0 games in 1 season
  • 1 injury spread across 1 body part

Eli Stowers Injury History

Every logged injury, most recent first. Games missed are regular-season games.

  1. 2025

    Questionable Played through

    Week 18

    Questionable

Injury status is the designation each club has filed, as our last check found it. History covers regular-season games missed. The durability score measures time lost to injury only; games not played as a backup don't count against it. Status last checked . Practice participation is from the league's official injury report on NFL.com, last read .

Fantasy points use PPR scoring.

Eli Stowers Injury FAQ

Is Eli Stowers injured?

Yes. As of October 2, 2026, Eli Stowers is on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. See how the injury changes his rest-of-season value.

Is Eli Stowers playing this week?

No. Eli Stowers is on injured reserve for Week 4 against the Rams on Sunday, October 4. Stowers was on the Week 1 report with a hamstring, quadricep injury, was limited on Friday and was out. Should you start him?

What injury does Eli Stowers have?

Eli Stowers has a hamstring injury and is on injured reserve for Week 4. Stowers was on the Week 1 report with a hamstring, quadricep injury, was limited on Friday and was out.

Why isn't Eli Stowers playing?

Eli Stowers is on injured reserve with a hamstring injury, the designation his club filed as of October 2, 2026. That rules him out of Week 4.

What is Eli Stowers's injury history?

Eli Stowers has 1 logged NFL injury, which did not cost him a regular-season game.

What was Eli Stowers's most recent injury?

Eli Stowers's most recent logged injury was a questionable injury in Week 18 of 2025. He played through it and missed no regular-season games.

Does Eli Stowers have any recurring injuries?

No. Eli Stowers's one logged injury was, so the record shows no recurring pattern.

Latest Eli Stowers News & Updates

Season Timeline

Every update this season, grouped by week, newest first.

  1. Week 3Sep 28L 7–27 @ CHI

    Game recap coming soon

  2. Week 2Sep 20W 24–20 @ TEN

    Game recap coming soon

  3. Week 1Sep 13W 24–22 vs WAS

    Game recap coming soon

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Eli Stowers Bio

Eli Stowers is a tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles, where he wears No. 87. Born April 15, 2003, he attended John H. Guyer and played college football at Texas A&M, New Mexico State and then Vanderbilt.

The Philadelphia Eagles selected Stowers in round 2, pick 54, of the 2026 NFL Draft.

Career Timeline

1 stop with 1 team in 1 season. Each block's width is the time he spent there.

PHI2026–now Philadelphia Eagles
0games played
Regular-season receiving stats with each team.

What happened at each stop

  1. Philadelphia Eagles Current team2026–present

    Selected in round 2, pick 54, of the 2026 NFL Draft. Listed on the 2026 roster; no regular-season stats recorded.

  2. College: Texas A&M, New Mexico State, Vanderbilt

His history, one question: is he worth a roster spot now?Check his rest-of-season value in Redraft Command

Transactions

  1. Placed on IRPlaced on injured reserve by the Philadelphia Eagles.
  2. SignedSigned with the Philadelphia Eagles.
  3. DraftedSelected by the Philadelphia Eagles in round 2, pick 54.

About Eli Stowers: Bio FAQ

How old is Eli Stowers?

Eli Stowers is 23 years old. He was born on April 15, 2003. 2026 is his 1st NFL season.

How tall is Eli Stowers?

Eli Stowers is 6 feet 3 inches tall (6'3"), listed at 239 pounds, and plays tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles.

How much does Eli Stowers weigh?

Eli Stowers weighs 239 pounds, his listed weight on the Philadelphia Eagles roster. He is listed at 6'3".

What number does Eli Stowers wear?

Eli Stowers wears number 87 for the Philadelphia Eagles. He plays tight end.

What position does Eli Stowers play?

Eli Stowers plays tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles, wearing number 87. 2026 is his 1st season in the NFL.

What team does Eli Stowers play for?

Eli Stowers plays for the Philadelphia Eagles as a tight end. He has been with the Eagles since 2026.

Where did Eli Stowers go to college?

Eli Stowers played college football at Vanderbilt, after attending John H. Guyer (TX).

Where is Eli Stowers from?

Eli Stowers went to high school in Texas, at John H. Guyer, before playing college football at Vanderbilt.

When is Eli Stowers's birthday?

Eli Stowers's birthday is April 15. He was born on April 15, 2003 and is 23 years old.

How long has Eli Stowers been in the NFL?

Eli Stowers is an NFL rookie in 2026. View his career statistics.

What teams has Eli Stowers played for?

Eli Stowers has played for the Philadelphia Eagles. View his career statistics.

What year did Eli Stowers enter the NFL?

Eli Stowers entered the NFL in 2026. 2026 is his 1st season.