Eli Raridon

Tight End, New England Patriots · #82.

Player facts

Team: New England Patriots
Position: Tight End
Number: 82
Born: Feb 12, 2004 (age 22)
Birthplace: Des Moines, IA, USA
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 245 lbs
College: Notre Dame
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	8	9	101	12.6	1	31	5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career	8	9	101	12.6	1	31	5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	12 targets	+0.53	67%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs LV	W 45-17	5	5	57	11.4	0	31	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ BUF	W 29-26	1	2	12	12.0	0	12	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs PIT	W 20-3	1	1	30	30.0	0	30	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Wed, Sep 9	@ SEA	L 13-10	1	1	2	2.0	1	2	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Elijah Daniel Raridon (born February 12, 2004) is an American professional football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Patriots in the third round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Eli Raridon, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Raridon attended Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa. As a senior, he had 53 receptions for 627 yards and 10 touchdowns. He was ranked among the top tight ends in his class and committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.

College career

Raridon spent the first three years at Notre Dame as a backup, recording 16 receptions for 141 yards and three touchdowns over 28 games. He took over as the starter his senior season in 2025. In the first game of the season, he had five receptions for 97 yards.

Personal life

His grandfather, Scott Raridon Sr., played offensive line for Nebraska and was a sixth-round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1984 NFL draft, and was a strength coach on Notre Dame's 1988 National Championship team. His father, Scott Raridon Jr., also played college football at Notre Dame.

Raridon married his high school sweetheart, Anna Bernhard, in May 2025. Their son, Peter James Raridon, was born on September 11th, 2026, and died shortly afterward from anencephaly.

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