With Eli Stowers gone from Vanderbilt football, Cole Spence next in line
The NFL is the next step for former Vanderbilt football tight end Eli Stowers, which means new opportunities for Cole Spence
Vanderbilt football tight end Cole Spence knows what it's like to feel forgotten. Playing behind Eli Stowers , who is projected to be a second-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft , can have that effect. So it was no surprise that, while taking roll of every seemingly every tight end on the Commodores ' roster after their spring practice March 21, Cole caught himself before he did the same to Maurice Veney .
He'd mentioned Jayvontay Conner . "Hilarious dude. " Walter Taylor , too.
"He's gotten massive. " And Tilden Riley and Adam Gehm. "Two younger guys.
Both really smart, both working really hard. " "Who am I forgetting? " Spence asked himself.