Last updated: August 2026
| Full Name | Zaire Mitchell-Paden |
| Born | August 20, 1999, Rockville, Maryland |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 American |
| Profession | Professional Football Player (Tight End) |
| Team/Club | New Orleans Saints (practice squad/injured reserve) |
Zaire Mitchell-Paden is an American professional football player who plays tight end and has spent his NFL career primarily on practice squads and reserve rosters with the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens and New Orleans Saints. There is no reliable public net worth figure available for him.
Early Life & Family
Mitchell-Paden was born on August 20, 1999, in Rockville, Maryland, and attended Richard Montgomery High School.
Rise to Fame
He played college football at Notre Dame College in Ohio — a Division II program, not the University of Notre Dame — from 2017 to 2020, recording 101 receptions for 1,206 yards and 10 touchdowns, before transferring to Florida Atlantic University for a final season in 2021.
Career History
He went undrafted in the 2022 NFL Draft and signed with the Cleveland Browns, spending 2022-2024 moving between the practice squad and active roster. He then joined the Baltimore Ravens (2024-2025) and made his NFL regular-season debut in Week 1 of the 2025 season against Buffalo, drawing attention for a key block on a Derrick Henry touchdown run. He was later claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Saints in 2025, before being placed on season-ending injured reserve with a knee injury on January 2, 2026.
How They Built Their Wealth
Mitchell-Paden’s income has come from practice-squad and futures contracts typical of depth NFL tight ends. These deals are not individually publicized, and no reliable net worth figure is publicly available.
Zaire Mitchell-Paden’s career so far reflects the grind of a fringe NFL roster player working to secure a lasting active-roster spot — with no publicly confirmed net worth figure to report.