CFB Zeitgeist Score
69
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 89th percentile.
Eli Raridon
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
482 REC YDS · 32 REC · 0 REC TD
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New England2026 NFL rookie season
#95Rd 3 · Pick 31
New England2026 NFL rookie season
TE · NOTRE DAME · FBS INDEPENDENTS
Eli Raridon
- 4
- #9
- 6-7 | 251 lb
- Des Moines, IA
Heisman Heat
#1677
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP TE AWARD
Mackey
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+845%
Up 845% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Notre Dame
NFL
NFL Draft
R3 · #95
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4-star | 0.9310 | No. 173 recruit | HighSchool | Notre Dame |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
Achievements
- Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in receiving yards (482).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to Notre Dame
Composite
0.9310
#173 national
NFL Draft
2026 · Rd 3, Pick 31
#95 overall · New England
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Eli Raridon
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
69
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=8
- National · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Eli Raridon
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
15.1
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #101 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 81st
Why it matters
#101 of 531 All FBS WRs at 15.1 yards per reception (32 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 15.1 (81th)
HIGH · n=32 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving yards (total)#235 / 531
- Receiving TDs#476 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 7 vs NC State — 109 ypr
Result W 36-7
The week the volume broke through — put up 109 yds vs NC State.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 9g
482Rec yards
32Receptions
0Rec TDs
Per game
53.6Rec yards
4Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
696.2Rec yards
46Receptions
0Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 482): needs 54.5/game over remaining 4.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 482): needs 129.5/game over remaining 4.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 32): needs 7/game over remaining 4.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 32): needs 12/game over remaining 4.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 2/game over remaining 4.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 2.5/game over remaining 4.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Eli Raridon's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Notre Dame, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
TE season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Target magnet | Big-play receiver against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
32 91st
YDS
482 96th
YPR
15.1 90th
TD
0 46th
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 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Notre Dame10-3HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 32 | 482 | 15.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 37 | 533 | 14.4 | 1 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The tight end's share of the passing offense, which helps distinguish a featured receiving tight end from a secondary option.
A blended usage view that shows how often the offense flows through the tight end compared with other same-level peers.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 32 | #42/475 | 91st pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 482 | #20/475 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #257/475 | 46th pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 15.1 | #47/475 | 90th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Pass share | 14.6% | #24/468 | 95th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 65 | #12/475 | 98th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 7.7% | #55/468 | 88th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 7.1% | #73/468 | 85th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 7.0% | #42/468 | 91st pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 6.9% | #25/468 | 95th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Role share | 6.8% | #29/468 | 94th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 6.4% | #34/468 | 93rd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #58/468 | 88th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS TE |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Mackey award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
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 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 3.3 | 42.9 | 11.6 | 0.0 |
| Losses2g | 4.5 | 91.0 | 20.4 | 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 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
69Solid starter
Elite: yards / catch (95th). Strength: long catch (93rd). Concern: rec tds (6th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · TE · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Eli RaridonNotre DameEli FinleyLouisiana Tech· 86% simJaren KanakOklahoma· 85% simGavin HarrisNew Mexico State· 79% sim
Yards / catch
Long catch
Rec yards
Receptions
Rec TDs
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Austin Allen’s 2021 season.
Austin Allen
63%match
All-Big Ten
#2
Benjamin Brahmer
54%
#3
Gabe Burkle
53%
#4
Curtis Hodges
53%
#5
Grayson Gunter
44%
Matches Austin on
Height
Weight
Differs from Austin on
Class year (higher)
Yards / reception (higher)
TD rate (lower)
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).
Austin Stogner
72%match
#2
Gabe Burkle
66%
#3
Keyan Burnett
59%
#4
Brevyn Spann-Ford
64%
#5
Darnell Washington
All-SECNFL Rd 3 · Pk 30
63%
Matches Austin on
Yards / reception
Height
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Austin on
TD rate (lower)
Reception volume (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
44.0%
321 pass / 409 run
Plays / game
60.8
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
4.7%
257 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Marcus Freeman
Notre Dame
2025
Marcus Freeman
Notre Dame
Played his entire career under Marcus Freeman.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownDes Moines, IA
Height6'7"
Weight251 lb
Class4
PositionTE
Jersey9
No fields populated yet.
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Current teamNotre Dame
ConferenceFBS Independents
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Notre Dame | TE4 | #1677 | #1368 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | FBS Independents |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | TE4 | #1354 | #1103 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | FBS Independents |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | TE4 | #2729 | #2409 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | FBS Independents |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | TE | 4 | No. 9 | 6-7 | 251 lb | Des Moines, IA |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | TE | 4 | No. 9 | 6-7 | 251 lb | Des Moines, IA |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | TE | 4 | No. 9 | 6-7 | 251 lb | Des Moines, IA |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | TE | 4 | No. 9 | 6-7 | 251 lb | Des Moines, IA |