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#88 Zaire Mitchell-Paden

38

Tight End · Houston Texans

30
Role Score
—
Projected Role
Unknown
Current Status
NOHOU
Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age
27 yr
+0.8 yr vs NFL TE61st percentile
Height
6'5"
+0.3" vs NFL TE43rd percentile
Weight
257 lb
+8.3 lb vs NFL TE81st percentile
NFL Experience
—
Birth Date
Aug 20, 1999
College
Florida Atlantic
Draft
2022
Draft Pick
—

Availability & contract

Expected Games
8/17
Total Contract
—
This Year
—
Per Game
—

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against
38
Roster Value−9.7 vs NFL TE39th percentile
30
Role−16.5 vs NFL TE11th percentile
—
ExperienceBenchmark unavailable
96
Prime+5.7 vs NFL TE52nd percentile
47
Durability−14.8 vs NFL TE15th percentile
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ContinuityBenchmark unavailable
0
Draft Pedigree−26.2 vs NFL TE0th percentile
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Contract FitBenchmark unavailable

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Zaire Mitchell-Paden fits · Tight Ends

HOU tight ends, last season vs this season — Zaire Mitchell-Paden is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Tight Ends: James Ferentz
#86Dalton Schultz878216/179899969042$9.5M30.26'5"242
#83Marlin KleinDrafted, unsigned707210/1700509171—24.06'6"248
#8Cade Stover554011/175377669648$1.3M26.36'4"251
#87Foster Moreau523514/17880829442$2.3M29.46'4"250
Brevin Jordan41358/17570459638$1.3M26.26'3"245
#88Zaire Mitchell-PadenPractice squad38308/17——47960—27.16'5"257
Last season · 2025Tight Ends: James Ferentz
Dalton Schultz878216/179899969042$9.5M30.26'5"242
Harrison BryantUnknown594514/177827829652—28.46'5"240
Cade Stover554011/175377669648$1.3M26.36'4"251
Brevin Jordan41358/17570459638$1.3M26.26'3"245
Luke LacheyUnknown3030—0050965—25.26'6"247

Transactions

Every tracked move involving this player, from the canonical transaction tracker.

#88Zaire Mitchell-Paden

Roster Value38
On waiversHOUPractice squad

Houston Texans sign Zaire Mitchell-Paden to the practice squad

Sep 1, 2026
Official

Zaire Mitchell-Paden

Roster Value41
NOOn waivers

New Orleans Saints waive Zaire Mitchell-Paden

Aug 30, 2026
Official