Zaire Mitchell-Paden
26-Year-Old
Inactive
Injury Coach's Decision
Est. Return 12/14/2025
2024 Receiving Stats
REC
2
YDS
17
TD
0
AVG
8.5
TAR
3
Rest-of-Season Projections
Healthy scratch Week 14
Mitchell-Paden (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.
ANALYSIS
Mitchell-Paden will be a healthy inactive for a second consecutive game. His next chance to play is Week 15 against the Panthers on Sunday, Dec. 14, though he's unlikely to play in that contest unless Juwan Johnson, Taysom Hill, Foster Moreau or Jack Stoll were to miss time.
Mitchell-Paden will be a healthy inactive for a second consecutive game. His next chance to play is Week 15 against the Panthers on Sunday, Dec. 14, though he's unlikely to play in that contest unless Juwan Johnson, Taysom Hill, Foster Moreau or Jack Stoll were to miss time.
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Fantasy/Red Zone Stats
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Advanced NFL Stats
How do Zaire Mitchell-Paden's 2024 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
0.3%% 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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#5 TE
Saints
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
33 routes 5 targets
371 routes 77 targets
47 routes 8 targets
31 routes 7 targets
Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
How does the Buccaneers pass defense compare to other NFL teams this season?
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Overall QB Rating Against
71.8
Cornerbacks
74.5
Safeties
47.9
Linebackers
82.5
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2024 Zaire Mitchell-Paden Split Stats
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NOLA bound
The Saints claimed Mitchell-Paden off waivers from the Ravens on Friday, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.
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Let go by Baltimore
The Ravens waived Mitchell-Paden on Thursday, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.
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Records first NFL reception
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
The Ravens signed Mitchell-Paden off their practice squad Saturday.
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Back to practice squad
Mitchell-Paden reverted to the Ravens' practice squad Tuesday, per the NFL's transaction log.
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