Elijah Raridon

Raridon enters his rookie year as New England's Round 3 (95th overall, 2026) tight end investment, opening the season as the clear TE2 behind an established veteran starter and logging just over half his team's offensive snaps with a single target in his debut (converted for a touchdown). The path to expanded value is straightforward: the veteran ahead of him is on a contract that can expire after this season, which would open a clean runway to the starting job in 2027 if Raridon shows enough as a rookie to earn the staff's trust. The main downside is a twice-surgically-repaired knee — cleared by pre-draft medicals and by his own reports of full health, but still a tail risk worth monitoring given the position's blocking demands. This is a hold-to-buy-low dynasty asset: not worth selling given the clear succession path, but not worth paying a premium for until he shows more than blocking-package usage in-season.