Tight end, Notre Dame, 2022–25
Eli Raridon
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′7″
- Weight
- 251 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Des Moines, IA
- Born
- Feb 12, 2004
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Eli Raridon played tight end at Notre Dame (2022–25). The New England Patriots took Raridon in round 3, No. 95 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
7catches, career highvs. NC State, 2025109receiving yards, career highvs. NC State, 2025Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 | 19 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 2 | 14 |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 32 | 482 | 15.1 | 0 | 65 |
| Career | 48 | 623 | 13.0 | 3 | 65 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 9 | TE | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 9 | TE | So. | ||
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 9 | TE | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 9 | TE | Sr. | 6′7″ | 251 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 6 | 0.74 | – | – | 4.4 | – |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 10 | 0.60 | – | – | 6.0 | – |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 42 | 0.55 | 66th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 23.2 | 7% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2025 Notre Dame 9 games, 32 catches, 482 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 24–27 | 5 | 97 | 0 | 65 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 40–41 | 4 | 85 | 0 | 43 |
| Sep 27 | at | W 56–13 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 25 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 28–7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 36–7 | 7 | 109 | 0 | 36 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 34–24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 25–10 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 30 |
| Nov 15 | at | W 37–15 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 28 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 49–20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
2024 Notre Dame 7 games, 11 catches, 90 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | at | W 66–7 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 28–3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 49–7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 31–13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 49–35 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 12 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. | W 27–17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 20 ✦ | vs. | L 23–34 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 14 |
2023 Notre Dame 2 games, 5 catches, 51 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 45–7 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 19 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 40–8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 10 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′6⅛″ | |
| Weight | 245 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¾″ | |
| Hand size | 10¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 80″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.62 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ | |
| Bench press | 20 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.16 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.37 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 4 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | New England Patriots | 4 | 8 | 101 | 1 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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