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

Best season
482
Receiving yards, 2025 (Notre Dame, 10–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 95
Round 3, 2026 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. NC State, 2025109receiving yards, career highvs. NC State, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Notre Dame55110.2119
2024Notre Dame11908.2214
2025Notre Dame3248215.1065
Career4862313.0365

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Notre Dame9TEFr.
2023Notre Dame9TESo.
2024Notre Dame9TEJr.
2025Notre Dame9TESr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Notre Dame60.74––4.4–
2024Notre Dame100.60––6.0–
2025Notre Dame420.5566th (n=1040)0.4623.27%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atMiamiL 24–⁠27597065
Sep 13vs.Texas A&ML 40–⁠41485043
Sep 27atArkansasW 56–⁠13243025
Oct 4vs.Boise StateW 28–⁠72805
Oct 11vs.NC StateW 36–⁠77109036
Oct 18vs.USCW 34–⁠241505
Nov 1atBoston CollegeW 25–⁠10359030
Nov 15atPittsburghW 37–⁠15667028
Nov 29atStanfordW 49–⁠202906
2024 Notre Dame 7 games, 11 catches, 90 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 14atPurdueW 66–⁠7330012
Sep 21vs.Miami (OH)W 28–⁠31606
Oct 12vs.StanfordW 49–⁠71515
Oct 19vs.Georgia TechW 31–⁠131909
Nov 30atUSCW 49–⁠35216112
Dec 20 ✦vs.IndianaW 27–⁠171404
Jan 20 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 23–⁠34220014
2023 Notre Dame 2 games, 5 catches, 51 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 18vs.Wake ForestW 45–⁠7339119
Dec 29 ✦vs.Oregon StateW 40–⁠8212010

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height6′6⅛″
Weight245 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size10¾″
Wingspan80″
40-yard dash4.62 s
10-yard split1.60 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press20 reps
3-cone drill7.16 s
20-yard shuttle4.37 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2026 (so far)New England Patriots481011

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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