Atlanta Falcons8 games
5-3his teams
Last met Nov 16, 2025
FootballNFLDetroit LionsCenter
Cade Mays
Stats, career and next gameInjury status: Questionable, leg - ESPN report of Nov 10
Cade Mays is a center for the Detroit Lions who was drafted in the 6th round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
55 NFL games5 seasons
Updated
About Cade Mays
Born on April 26, 1999, in Knoxville, Tennessee, Cade Mays played college football at Georgia and Tennessee. He was drafted in the 6th round of the 2022 NFL Draft, with the 199th pick overall, and his first NFL season was 2022. Mays played for the Carolina Panthers from 2022 to 2025. He has played for the Detroit Lions since 2026 and wears number 64.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Nov 1, 2026Season by season55
55 games: 54 regular season, 1 playoff game. Every NFL game of his career, newest season first.
| Season | Team | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DET | 2 |
| 2025 |  CAR | 14 |
| 2025 playoffs | 1 | |
| 2024 | CAR | 11 |
| 2023 | CAR | 16 |
| 2022 | CAR | 11 |
| Career | 54 | |
| Career playoffs | 1 |
How he is doing now
Lions6-22026 regular season
Last gamePlayedno stats recorded, Nov 1 vs Vikings
Injury status
Questionable leg (Yesterday)
Next game
Mays against the Patriots1 game
Last met Sep 28, 2025; his teams 0-1.
Career
Carolina Panthers2022 to 2025 - 53 gamesDetroit Lions2026 to now - 2 games4years2022 to 2026
- 2022NFL debut21-3 win vs Buccaneers
- Nov 1, 2026Latest gamevs Vikings
Regular season
54 games
Playoffs
1 game
First NFL game
Oct 23, 2022: no stats recordedPanthers 21, Buccaneers 3
Latest game
Nov 1, 2026: no stats recordedLions 19, Vikings 15
Most often against
The teams he has faced most, with his teams' record and his line against each.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers7 games
2-5his teams
Last met Jan 3, 2026
New Orleans Saints6 games
2-4his teams
Last met Dec 14, 2025
Dallas Cowboys3 games
1-2his teams
Last met Oct 12, 2025
Seattle Seahawks3 games
1-2his teams
Last met Dec 28, 2025
Denver Broncos2 games
1-1his teams
Last met Oct 27, 2024
Injury history
ESPN's injury reports, newest first.
- Nov 10, 2026Questionable Leg
questionable
ESPN / DET
- Nov 9, 2026Out Leg
out
ESPN / DET
- Nov 8, 2026Out Leg
inactive
ESPN / DET
- Nov 6, 2026Out Leg
Mays (ankle) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Dolphins.
ESPN / DET
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- Nov 6, 2026Out Leg
out
ESPN / DET
- Nov 2, 2026Questionable Leg
Mays sustained a low-ankle sprain during Detroit's win over the Vikings on Sunday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports.
ESPN / DET
- Nov 2, 2026Questionable Leg
Mays sustained a low ankle sprain during Detroit's win over the Vikings on Sunday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports.
ESPN / DET
- Nov 1, 2026Questionable Leg
Mays (ankle) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Vikings, Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News reports.
ESPN / DET
- Nov 1, 2026Questionable Leg
questionable
ESPN / DET
- Oct 24, 2026Active
Mays (wrist) was activated from injured reserve Saturday and no longer has an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Packers.
ESPN / DET
- Oct 23, 2026Active
Mays (wrist) is questionable against the Packers on Sunday.
ESPN / DET
- Oct 23, 2026Injured Reserve Arm
Mays (wrist) is questionable against the Packers on Sunday.
ESPN / DET
- Oct 9, 2026Injured Reserve Arm
Mays (wrist) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
ESPN / DET
- Oct 7, 2026Injured Reserve Arm
The Lions designated Mays (wrist) for return from injured reserve Wednesday, Richard Silva of The Detroit News reports.
ESPN / DET
- Sep 28, 2026Injured Reserve Arm
Mays (wrist) is targeting a Week 7 return from injured reserve, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.
ESPN / DET
- Sep 9, 2026Injured Reserve Arm
Mays (wrist) is looking to return from injured reserve by mid-October, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.
ESPN / DET
- Aug 21, 2026Out Wrist
Wrist
sdio / DET
- Aug 19, 2026Out Arm
out
ESPN / DET
- Aug 10, 2026Active
Mays will miss a significant portion of the 2026 season with a fractured wrist, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
ESPN / DET
Sources and updates
Stats, scores and injury reports come from Agatha's own records: nflverse weekly stats, ESPN box scores and ESPN's injury reports.
Updated Nov 10, 2026, 11:26 AM ET. Results and form refresh after every game; biography facts are checked weekly.