Zaire Mitchell-Paden holds the TE · Starter spot in New Orleans Saints’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Zaire Mitchell-Paden played 8 games in 2025 with a 23% snap share.

Zaire Mitchell-Paden is a 6'5", 257-pound tight end with four years of NFL experience. Signed as an undrafted free agent by Cleveland in 2022, he spent his first three seasons primarily on the Browns' practice squad before moving to Baltimore in 2024. In 2025, he appeared in six games with the Ravens and two with New Orleans after being acquired off waivers midseason, recording two catches for 17 yards across both clubs. Mitchell-Paden played college football at Notre Dame and Florida Atlantic, finishing with 98 receptions for 1,295 yards and 11 touchdowns over a five-year career.

Browns2022 – 2023

Ravens2024

Saints2025 — present

CollegeFlorida AtlanticAcquiredAcquired from Cleveland Browns · drafted thereHometownRockville, MD