Cade
Mays
C
#64
Cade Mays
#64C
Detroit Lions
Height : 6' 6" · Weight : 325 lbs · Age : 27
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Detroit Lions payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 2.77 M$
- Average per year
- 8.33 M$
- Total value
- 25.0 M$
- Seasons left
- 4 · through 2029
- Status
- Injured reserve
2026
2.77 M$
Not guaranteed
2027
9.30 M$
Partially guaranteed
2028
4.38 M$
Not guaranteed
2029
8.50 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2025 Offensive line
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular offensive line: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Offensive snaps
727
26th percentile
Starts
11
25th percentile
Games
14
Penalties
2
81th percentile
Penalties per 100 snaps
0.28
75th percentile
Offensive line play is measured as a unit. No public stat says who allowed a sack or opened a hole. His snaps, starts and penalties are his own; pass protection, run blocking and his WAR are his team's line's, split by snaps played.
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.0
Games
13
WAR 2025
0.0
Games played
14
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 2023-0.1 WAR · -0.006 per game
- 20240.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 20250.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+10 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite. Pass and run blocking: measures of his team's line.
OV · Overall
67
Depth player
- PBK
- Unit pass blocking (estimated)
- 69
- RBK
- Unit run blocking (estimated)
- 72
- DIS
- Discipline
- 74
- DUR
- Durability
- 64
- EX
- Experience
- 50
Why these ratings?Hide details
- PBK — Unit pass blocking (estimated) : Sacks and pressure his team's line allows: a unit measure, not the player. No public data isolates the lineman
- RBK — Unit run blocking (estimated) : Value of his team's runs: a unit measure, not the player. No public data isolates the lineman
- DIS — Discipline : Penalties avoided, per snap
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.0
#99 of 177 regular offensive line
PAL Rating
39 / 100
#108 of 177 regular offensive line
Value Rating · 2025
42 / 100
2025 PAL (39) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $8.3M.PAL expected for this salary: 52PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
The line's share of his team's offense (15% of targeted passes, 25% of other dropbacks, 55% of runs), split among linemen by snaps. A unit measure, not the player: no public data isolates the lineman.
A lineman's WAR is his team's line's, split by his snaps: it reflects the unit, not the player alone.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Snaps | Starts | Pen. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CAR | 14 | 0.0 | 39 | 67 | 727 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | CAR | 11 | 0.0 | 39 | 66 | 495 | 8 | 4 |
| 2023 | CAR | 16 | -0.1 | 6 | 56 | 435 | 6 | 4 |
Cade Mays in five questions
What are Cade Mays's stats in 2025?
Cade Mays has 727 offensive snaps in 14 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Cade Mays?
Cade Mays is 27 years old. He is 6'6" (198 cm) and weighs 324 lb (147 kg).
How good is Cade Mays?
Cade Mays produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025, 121st of 177 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 39 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Cade Mays make?
Cade Mays earns $8.3M for the 2025 season. His Value Rating is 42 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
What number does Cade Mays wear, and what team does he play for?
Cade Mays plays for Detroit Lions in the NFL, at C, and wears number 64.
