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Zaire Mitchell-Paden

Tight End, Houston Texans.

Player facts

Team: Houston Texans
Position: Tight End
Born: Aug 20, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Rockville, MD, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 257 lbs
College: Florida Atlantic
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	2	3	17	8.5	0	14	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

About

Zaire Mitchell-Paden (born August 20, 1999) is an American professional football tight end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Falcons and Florida Atlantic Owls.

From Wikipedia’s article on Zaire Mitchell-Paden, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Mitchell-Paden grew up in Rockville, Maryland and attended Richard Montgomery High School where he lettered in football and basketball.

Notre Dame College

Mitchell-Paden began his college career at Notre Dame College. During his true freshman season in 2017, he appeared in 10 games and finished the season with two receptions, 16 yards, four kick returns for 26 yards and two tackles. During the 2018 season, he appeared in and started all 14 games and finished the season with 32 caught passes for 435 yards, four touchdowns, one blocked punt and another blocked punt for a touchdown. During the 2019 season, he appeared in 13 games and finished the season with 53 caught passes for 573 yards and six touchdowns. During the 2020 season, he appeared in all five games and finished the season with 14 caught passes for 182 yards.

On April 22, 2021, Mitchell-Paden announced that he would be transferring to Florida Atlantic.