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Zaire Mitchell-Paden — New Orleans Saints TE

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New Orleans Saints

Backup45
Roster Value43/100Depthhigh confidenceVeteran score driven by current role, availability, experience, and same-team continuity.
Experience
21
Expected Games
8/17
Prime
96
Draft Pedigree
—
This Year
$1.0M
Per Game
$126K
NONO
Projected Role
Backup
Roster Status
Active
Age
26
Height
6'5"
Weight
257 lb
College
Florida Atlantic

Roster Value components

Player Roster Value is a roster-asset estimate, not a performance grade. Each input is a transparent 1–100 read; a dash means we don't have a confident read yet.

Role45
Experience21
Durability47
Continuity29
Prime96
Draft pedigree—
Contract Fit63

Where Zaire Mitchell-Paden fits · Tight Ends

NO 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 Coach: Chase Haslett
84Noah FantNEW7715/17930919683$3.0M28.76'4"249
72Juwan Johnson7916/1785999291—$7.6M29.96'4"231
62Oscar DelpNEW638/1700505067$1.8M——245
45Treyton Welch333/174101896—$1.0M25.56'4"241
45Zaire Mitchell-Paden438/1721294796—$1.0M26.96'5"257
45Cody HardyNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——271
20Moliki Matavao276/17182535885$1.0M23.46'8"263
Last season · 2025Tight Ends Coach: Chase Haslett
72Juwan Johnson7916/1785999291—$7.6M29.96'4"231
45Jack StollLEFT5615/177208796—$1.2M28.56'4"260
45Zaire Mitchell-Paden438/1721294796—$1.0M26.96'5"257
45Treyton Welch333/174101896—$1.0M25.56'4"241
35Foster MoreauLEFT5314/17880829442$2.3M29.26'4"250
30Mason PlineLEFT29—0050960$885K26.56'7"260
20Moliki Matavao276/17182535885$1.0M23.46'8"263

Contract

This season$1.0M
Total deal$2.1M

Roster move

Backup45
TEZaire Mitchell-PadenRoster value43/100
Exp21
Exp gms8/17
Prime96
Draft—
Stayed
NO
—
$1.0MThis yr
$2.1MTotal
$126KPer gm

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