Cade Stover blends two demanding worlds: football and farming. On a 330-acre Mansfield farm, he tends to 65 cows and runs Stover Farms, selling beef and dreaming of a direct-to-consumer meat brand. That rural grind fuels a notable off-season leap for Houston, where he’s evolved into a more polished route-runner and a steadier presence in Nick Caley’s offense. The Texans highlight his hard work, intelligence, and blue-collar ethos as keys to his continued growth, especially with Brevin Jordan sidelined to open more opportunities.

As he chases a bigger role in 2025, Stover connects the farm’s lessons—focus on the details, keep the head down, and attack weakness—with on-field progress. Teammates describe him as gritty and self-aware, a player who loves the grind and hates idle time. With the season opener vs. the Rams looming, he aims to be the offense’s steady heartbeat and a versatile weapon in Caley’s scheme while maintaining his family-farmed life back home in Ohio.