Age
27
Aug 20, 1999
Zaire Mitchell-Paden
#84
CLE · 2022–2024→BAL · 2024–2025→NO · 2025–presentACT
ZaireMitchell-Paden#84TE
2025 Season
Latest productionRec
2
2025
Targets
3
regular season
Rec Yds
17
regular season
TD
0
regular season
Y/R
8.5
regular season
Catch %
67%
2/3
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2021 — Present · Includes honors2025–
New Orleans Saints · Tight End
TE · 9 active weeks
NFL
2024–2025
Baltimore Ravens · Tight End
TE · 6 active weeks
NFL
2022–2024
Cleveland Browns · Tight End
TE · 1 active weeks
NFL
2021
Florida Atlantic · TE
NCAA
Draft Profile
2022 DraftSelection
Undrafted Free Agent
2022 UDFA signing with Cleveland Browns
TeamCLE
StatusUDFA
Undrafted Free Agent
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — wikipediaErik Drost. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.