Zaire Mitchell-Paden

26-Year-Old Tight EndTE
2025 Fantasy Outlook
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Released by the Ravens in October of 2025.
NOLA bound
TENew Orleans Saints
October 24, 2025
The Saints claimed Mitchell-Paden off waivers from the Ravens on Friday, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Mitchell-Paden will get a new opportunity with the Saints after being let go by the Ravens on Thursday. The 26-year-old will add to a Saints tight end room that consists of Juwan Johnson, Foster Moreau, Taysom Hill and Jack Stoll. Mitchell-Paden logged one catch (on two targets) for three yards through six regular-season games for the Ravens before being waived.
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How do Zaire Mitchell-Paden's 2025 advanced stats compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
  • Air Yards Per Game
    The number of air yards he is averaging per game. Air yards measure how far the ball was thrown downfield for both complete and incomplete passes. Air yards are recorded as a negative value when the pass is targeted behind the line of scrimmage. All air yards data is from Sports Info Solutions and does not include throwaways as targeted passes.
  • Air Yards Per Snap
    The number of air yards he is averaging per offensive snap.
  • % Team Air Yards
    The percentage of the team's total air yards he accounts for.
  • % Team Targets
    The percentage of the team's total targets he accounts for.
  • Avg Depth of Target
    Also known as aDOT, this stat measures the average distance down field he is being targeted at.
  • Catch Rate
    The number of catches made divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Drop Rate
    The number of passes he dropped divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Avg Yds After Catch
    The number of yards he gains after the catch on his receptions.
  • % Targeted On Route
    Targets divided by total routes run. Also known as TPRR.
  • Avg Yds Per Route Run
    Receiving yards divided by total routes run. Also known as YPRR.
Air Yards Per Game
0.7
 
Air Yards Per Snap
0.05
 
% Team Air Yards
0.3%
 
% Team Targets
1.3%
 
Avg Depth of Target
2.0 Yds
 
Catch Rate
50.0%
 
Drop Rate
0.0%
 
Avg Yds After Catch
0.0
 
% Targeted On Route
28.6%
 
Avg Yds Per Route Run
0.43
 
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
Snap Counts
Snap %
New Orleans SaintsSaints 2025 TE Snap Distribution
#% of Team Snaps

40387%
19580%
13128%
7230%
5612%
5623%
306%
3012%
102%
52%
41%
00%
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How often does Zaire Mitchell-Paden run a route when on the field for a pass play?
This data will let you see how Zaire Mitchell-Paden and the other tight ends for the Saints are being used. Some tight ends may have a lot of snaps, but they're not that useful for fantasy purposes because they're not actually running routes. This data will help you see when this is the case.
Zaire Mitchell-Paden
7 routes   2 targets
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10%
12 routes   2 targets
41%
214 routes   45 targets
56%
13 routes   1 target
25%
20 routes   5 targets
16%
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Overall QB Rating Against
71.3
 
Cornerbacks
60.6
 
Safeties
63.8
 
Linebackers
97.2
 
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More Fantasy News
Let go by Baltimore
TEFree Agent
October 23, 2025
The Ravens waived Mitchell-Paden on Thursday, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.
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Records first NFL reception
TEBaltimore Ravens
October 8, 2025
Mitchell-Paden hauled in his lone target for a three-yard reception in Sunday's 44-10 loss to the Texans.
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Signs with active roster
TEBaltimore Ravens
September 27, 2025
The Ravens signed Mitchell-Paden off their practice squad Saturday.
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Back to practice squad
TEFree Agent
September 23, 2025
Mitchell-Paden reverted to the Ravens' practice squad Tuesday, per the NFL's transaction log.
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Elevated for MNF
TEBaltimore Ravens
September 22, 2025
The Ravens elevated Mitchell-Paden from the practice squad to the active roster ahead of Monday night's game against the Lions.
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