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2026 season · TE · #82 · 1st season

82Eli Raridon

Age 22 · 6'6" · 245 lb · Notre Dame · Pick 95 overall (2026). Listed TE2 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 56% across 7 games.

No injury listingTE2Patriots players
NEPatriots offense56% of snaps
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Targets
20
2.9 per game
37th of 45
Receptions
13
65% catch rate
T-39th of 45
Yards
173
25 per game
T-31st of 45
Touchdowns
2
9 first downs
T-17th of 45
Target share
11%
8% of air yards
34th of 45
aDOT
7.2
air yards per target
13th of 45
EPA / target
+0.23
+4.6 total
20th of 45
YAC / catch
4.7
61 after the catch
25th of 45
The short version
  • How goodRaridon's +4.6 EPA is 27th of 45 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+7.3, 41st percentile per target).
  • Fantasy4.2 standard points a game, TE26 of 109.5.1 half-PPR points a game, TE29 of 109.6.0 PPR points a game, TE31 of 109.
  • How he's usedEli is a downfield target: 15% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 6% for the league's receivers.
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 3.7 a game over his last three against 2.9 for the season.
  • This weekA middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Packers rank 11th vs TE, allowing +0.12 EPA per target to tight ends.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 45 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets11%34th of 45
26th
Depth of targetair yards per target7.213th of 45
72nd
After the catchyards per reception4.725th of 45
46th
Catch ratereceptions per target65%37th of 45
19th
EPA per target+0.2320th of 45
57th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target45%11th of 45
77th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better0%1st of 45
80th
Yards per game24.728th of 45
38th
Success rate55%19th of 45
59th
Total EPA+4.627th of 45
41st
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Raridon scores 4.2 standard points a game, TE26 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.1 and 6.1; 1 boom week (9+) and 3 busts (under 3). This week the Packers allow the 2nd-fewest standard points to TEs, 5.0 a game.

Points a game4.2TE26 of 109
Season29.3TE25 · 7 games
Most weeks1.1–6.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 39+ · under 3

Raridon scores 5.1 half-PPR points a game, TE29 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.6 and 7.9; 1 boom week (12+) and 4 busts (under 4). This week the Packers allow the 2nd-fewest half-PPR points to TEs, 7.0 a game.

Points a game5.1TE29 of 109
Season35.8TE32 · 7 games
Most weeks1.6–7.9his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 412+ · under 4

Raridon scores 6.0 PPR points a game, TE31 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.1 and 10.0; 0 boom weeks (15+) and 4 busts (under 5). This week the Packers allow the 2nd-fewest PPR points to TEs, 9.0 a game.

Points a game6.0TE31 of 109
Season42.3TE32 · 7 games
Most weeks2.1–10.0his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 415+ · under 5
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 45 tight ends

Eli is a downfield target: 15% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 6% for the league's receivers. Motion is part of the plan: 70% of his targets come with pre-snap movement (league 53%). His share of the team's targets is 9%: on third down it falls to 3%; inside the 20 it climbs to 15%. He wins before the catch rather than after it: 35% of his yards come after the catch (league 49%).

DownfieldDeep share 15% · 94th pctlMotion manMotion 70% · 92nd pctlNot the third-down option3% on third down · 9% overallRed-zone guy15% inside the 20 · 9% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
15%
94th
Screensshare of his targets
5%
50th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
25%
46th
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
35%
19th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
3%
10th
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
15%
47th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
70%
92nd
Play actiontargets off play action
25%
53rd
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

This weekWeek 9 · vs PackersSun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM EST
The game
GBvs Packers
Sun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM EST
Gillette Stadium
NE −3 · O/U 46.5
The defense vs TE
11th vs TE
allow +0.12 EPA per target to tight ends, league +0.21
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
vs middle defenses: 4 games, 3.5 targets a game, 34 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 68%

A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Packers rank 11th vs TE, allowing +0.12 EPA per target to tight ends. He has averaged 34 yards a game against middle defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season1 season
7Games
20Targets
13Receptions
173Yards
2TD
2026 to 2026 · 1 season · 1 team

First season: 7 games in, 173 receiving yards, a 17-game pace of 420.

020050026
SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2026NE72013173213.324.7+0.23
Career1 tm72013173213.324.7+0.23
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
TE2 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
0 on 20 targets
Broken tackles
1
Passer rating when targeted
97.0
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    38Rhamondre StevensonRB123579 · 3 TD-0.1
    32TreVeyon HendersonRB59248 · 1 TD-13.2
    10Drake MayeQB46216 · 3 TD+16.0
    9Corey KinerRB44205-7.6
    3DeMario DouglasWR37332 · 4 TD+21.2
    85Hunter HenryTE34326 · 2 TD+18.8
    87Romeo DoubsWR24261 · 3 TD+12.5
    86Efton Chism IIIWR21153 · 1 TD+3.0