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Eli Stove Season 2016

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Eli Stove Season 2016

PositionWR
Weight179 lbs
Height6-0
ClassFreshman
HometownNiceville, Fla.

2020: Most experienced receiver on squad … deep on kick returns … 1,194 career receiving yards on 136 catches (5th at Auburn career receptions and 24th in career yards) and 543 career rushing yards on 54 carries … 10 total TD (4 rush, 6 rec) … 21-yard TD catch from Bo Nix vs. Kentucky … missed Arkansas game with injury … team-best seven catches for 60 yards with an 11-yard TD catch against South Carolina … 5 catches gained 64 yards vs. LSU with a 9-yard TD reception … 3 receptions for 48 yards against Tennessee … team-best 7 catches at Alabama … 4 catches against Texas A&M … 5 catches at Mississippi State … Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of Year watch list … SEC community service team … Hula Bowl participant

2019: Veteran receiver returning from knee injury that forced him to redshirt 2018 season … 37 catches for 321 yards this season with three TD catches … 11-yard TD catch in third quarter from Bo Nix was one of three receptions vs. Oregon, along with a 36-yard rush … 7 catches vs. Tulane and scored on a 4-yd TD run … 49-yard touchdown catch from Nix was one of six receptions vs. Kent State … 27-yard reception vs. Mississippi State … two catches for 14 yards at Florida … two catches at LSU … five receptions gained 44 yards vs. Ole Miss … three receptions gained 20 yards vs. Georgia, with a 3-yard TD catch … four receptions gained 31 yards in Iron Bowl

2018: Veteran receiver recovering from spring ACL injury … 5-yard reception vs. LSU … returned to action at Alabama with two receptions

2017: In the mix among the starting wide receivers … 29 receptions for season ... three receptions against Georgia Southern for 22 yards … four catches gained 45 yards vs. Mercer … gained 56 yards rushing on three carries at Missouri … 105 all-purpose yards vs. Mississippi State, with a 30-yard run and receptions of 57 and 18 yards … three catches vs. Ole Miss … three catches at Arkansas and a 45-yard rush, his longest of the season … four catches gained 40 yards at Texas A&M, where he scored on a 4-yard rush … four catches and rushed for 55 yards on four carries vs. Georgia … 26-yard reception in SEC championship ... scored on a 7-yard run vs. UCF in Peach Bowl

2016: Appeared in 12 games as a true freshman with six starts … 23 receptions for 224 yards for season ... 23 catches are sixth most by an Auburn freshman all-time … saw first action against Arkansas State … gained 20 yards on two catches vs. ULM … 78-yard TD run on first play of Arkansas game was 16th-longest run in AU history and third-longest by a freshman … finished with 94 yards on three carries against the Razorbacks … five catches for 37 yards at Ole Miss … two receptions vs. Vanderbilt and at Georgia … had three receptions against Alabama A&M … 55-yard reception from John Franklin III at Alabama was Auburn’s longest completion of the regular season ... team-best four receptions in Sugar Bowl against Oklahoma for 39 yards

High School: Elusive receiver with career receiving totals of 1,878 yards on 136 catches with 22 TD for Coach John Hicks at Niceville High, helping the Eagles to the regional finals … 978 all-purpose yards and 11 TD as a senior … Under Armour All-America Game … first team Class 6A all-state and NWF Daily News all-area and Dandy Dozen … Rivals and ESPN rate him among top 15 WR prospects … also a track letterman

Personal: Birthday is January 21 ... son of Langston and Felicia Stove ... has two brothers, Zac and Jon ... musician who plays several instruments ... earned his bachelor's degree in May, 2020, from the College of Liberal Arts