Scouting report · TE · Houston
Zaire Mitchell-Paden
TE79 in Superflex dynasty leagues, right in the prime of the curve.
#505 overall · age 27 · undrafted · 5th season
HOUTight end · TE79
Standard points a game
This week · week 8 · Standard
0.0
No game this week
Bye · injury data read Mon, Nov 2, 11:41 a.m. ET
Swindlr's season form: Sleeper has no projection for him this week
Rest of season · redraft standard
#283 · TE75
Value 587 · 12 teams
Dynasty · Dynasty SF
#505 · TE79
Value 439 · 12 teams
LatestNo Swindlr analysis on him in the last three weeks.
Dynasty value · Dynasty SF
439
▼ 23 · last 3 weeks of games
Rank
#505 · TE79
Overall · position
Projected / game
5.4
No games yet
Age
27
5 seasons in
In a year
Same
427 · about #505 next year
Recalculated: today's model on the games through each week, valued at today's point in the season. It shows what each week's games did to his value, not the values Swindlr showed at the time.
Swindlr records its published values weekly from Oct 28, 2026; they'll appear here as a record beside this chart.
Every format
12-team leagues. Tap a format to see him in it.
Where his value comes from · Dynasty SF
This season 4%Next two seasons 21%Later 76%
His projection (5.4 a game) doesn't clear a replacement-level tight end yet, so his value is all upside: the model's allowance for him becoming more than that, which it makes wider the further ahead it looks. It's the least certain part of any value.
Splits
Regular season · week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rush yds | Standard / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
What he's worth in a trade
Dynasty SF
Equal value today · Swindlr's estimate
Not real trades: packages that land within a few percent of Zaire's value in Dynasty SF now. A two-for-one shows the pair's total less the roster spot the second player takes, as the calculator counts it. Open one to see who wins it.
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Values are Swindlr's estimates for 12-team leagues, updated with every week's stats (through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)). "In a year" is the same production a year older, on the age curve the model is tuned with; news, role changes and the next rookie class aren’t in it. Stats: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0).
Stats from Sleeper’s weekly stat lines, regular season, through week 8 of 2026 (in progress) (nflverse’s box scores fill a week Sleeper lacks); teams and injuries from Sleeper, Nov 2. Where the numbers come from.