According to Justin Melo of The Draft Network, the San Francisco 49ers are among the teams to meet with Auburn draft prospect, wide receive Eli Stove. The others include the Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers, Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints, and several others.
Auburn WR/KR/PR Eli Stove, 5-11, 194. I can see Stove making a roster. Returned kicks/punts in 2020, played on every special teams unit as a gunner as well.
Stove has met with the #Rams, #Packers, #Chargers, #Bills, #Saints, #49ers, #Dolphins, #Giants, #Jets, #Browns & #Jaguars.
— Justin M (@JustinM_NFL) April 6, 2021
Stove registered 1,186 receiving yards and six touchdowns in his five seasons with the Tigers, per Sports Reference. All six of those touchdowns, along with 680 of his receiving yards, came during the past two seasons, including his 44-catch senior campaign in 2020.
As Melo states, Stove has special-teams experience, playing as a gunner. He also recorded four punt returns for 30 yards and three kick returns for 93 yards in 2020.
NFL teams are allowed to conduct up to five video calls per prospect leading to the draft, and each call can last up to one hour. There is no limit to how many phone conversations NFL teams can conduct with draft-eligible players.
The 2021 NFL Draft begins on April 29.
