Former tight end at Notre Dame. 2025: 32 catches, 482 receiving yards.
6′7″ · 251 lb · Des Moines, IA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
Explosive rate: 96th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
receiving yards · 2025
32 catches · 15.1 per catch
Best game: 5 rec, 97 yds, at Miami
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former tight end at Notre Dame. 2025: 32 catches, 482 receiving yards.
Buzz vs Tape
There's real chatter about him this season — just not enough of his own fan discourse yet to measure it against anything.
Eli Raridon
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. This is his third year in the same receiving corps at Notre Dame. The receipt on tape: 109 rec yds, 7 receptions against NC State, Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Notre Dame, 623 receiving yards — drafted at #95 overall by New England.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Marcus Freeman.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New England2026 NFL rookie season
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 34-7 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: explosive rate (96th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (86th percentile). Concern: td rate (18th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 51.8 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 55.0 | 15.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.0 | 68.4 | 16.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 35.0 | 10.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #32 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 32 | 482 | 15.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 48 | 623 | 13.0 | 3 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 34–24
vs USC
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-27@ Miami | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 0 | 65 | |
| Wk 3 | L 40-41vs Texas A&M | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 0 | 43 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-13@ Arkansas | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-7vs Boise State | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | W 36-7vs NC State | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 0 | 36 | Season-high 109 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 34-24vs USC | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | W 25-10@ Boston College | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-15@ Pittsburgh | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-20@ Stanford | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 32 | 482 | 13.6 | 0 | 65 |
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Austin Allen’s 2021 season.
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Differs from Austin on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Austin Stogner's junior season at South Carolina (2022).
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Differs from Austin on
Player DNA