Zaire Mitchell-Paden
26-Year-Old
2025 Receiving Stats
REC
2
YDS
17
TD
0
AVG
8.5
TAR
3
2026 Projections
Signed a contract with the Saints in October of 2025.
Running routes at minicamp
Mitchell-Paden (knee) is practicing during the Saints' minicamp, Ross Jackson of LouisianaSports.net reports.
ANALYSIS
Mitchell-Paden was dealing with a knee injury at the end of last season that landed him on New Orleans' injured-reserve list in January, but he appears to be back in football shape with minicamp underway. He'll be competing for a depth spot as an in-line tight end on the Saints' 53-man roster for 2026.
Mitchell-Paden was dealing with a knee injury at the end of last season that landed him on New Orleans' injured-reserve list in January, but he appears to be back in football shape with minicamp underway. He'll be competing for a depth spot as an in-line tight end on the Saints' 53-man roster for 2026.
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Advanced NFL Stats
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. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
Air Yards Per Game
1.1Air Yards Per Snap
0.27% Team Air Yards
0.2%% Team Targets
0.2%Avg Depth of Target
9.0 YdsCatch Rate
100.0%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
5.0% Targeted On Route
11.1%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
Snap Counts
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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
9 routes 2 targets
198 routes 41 targets
506 routes 103 targets
22 routes 2 targets
7 routes 0 targets
Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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2025 Zaire Mitchell-Paden Split Stats
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More Fantasy News
Shifts to IR
Mitchell-Paden (knee) was placed on the injured reserve list Friday, Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football reports.
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Won't play Sunday
Mitchell-Paden (knee) is ruled out for Sunday's road contest against the Titans, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.
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DNP in unofficial practice
Mitchell-Paden (knee) was not present during the portion of Tuesday's practice that was open to the media, Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football reports.
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Not playing Week 16
Mitchell-Paden (knee) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Jets.
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Questionable for Week 16
Mitchell-Paden (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Jets, Ross Jackson of WWL Louisiana reports.
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