DRAFT Welcome To New England Notre Dame TE Eli Raridon (3rd round, #95)

[WhatJustHappened]

I am watching the draft on the NFL network.

Why do they keep advertising anti-depression medications?

For Jets fans.

 

[BobDigital]

I don’t mean this to sound confrontational, but what does “special” mean to you?
What do you see as his average in receptions, yards and touchdowns per season over the next 5 seasons?

Not who you asked but I'll jump in.

Raridon has skill but he is not one of those truly special players imo. He will best feast and famine a bit more than us like as he will either take a few big chunks out of you or be a bit of a non-factor. Not quite that bad, as he can do a bit of underneath work, but he works best 20 yards down the field than within 5. He can get you 5 hard yards though if need be.

After his rookie year I see him hovering between 600-900 yards. And him ideally being a deadly 3rd option who puts you over the top than a go to 2nd option. Or 1 of 2 equally good second options. His blocking will be a value add and he will feast for chunks in heavy looks. Basically the kind of guy you are better off using 3 times successfully for big plays than forcing it to 9 times a game if you have to choose between the 2 extremes.

Realistically I think his average state line looks like this in an average game 4/6 60 yards 3 big catches between 15-25 yards and a small 5 yard out. Something like that. He won't get that every game, but that will be his most common stat line I think. Though in the occasional missed game like they all have a few subpar games a year along with 1 huge one and that is who I think he is.