Eli Raridon: Start or Sit?

TE•vs BUF•Fantasy Football verdict

Rookie TE2 / developmental piece. Big-framed in-line body with limited prior sample.

Preliminary board

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

This week’s verdict

OUT — verdict voidSit· high

Ruled Out this week, and even when active he's a 37% snap, 4% target share TE projected for 2.2 PPR points.

Projected

Consensus

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position rank

Opponent

BUF

this week

Implied total

23.3

team points

Currently ruled out — not a viable start until his status changes.
BUF ranks 11 of 32 against TEs (one of the tougher matchups, 3-game sample).
Vegas implies 23.3 team points as 3.0-point underdogs.
Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 37% snap share.

The call

Availability is listed as Out, which settles it. He can't score from the bench, so he can't be in a lineup.
The role is marginal anyway: a 37% snap share and 4% target share across 2 games make him a non-factor in PPR formats.
The matchup doesn't help. BUF ranks 11 of 32 vs TEs, a tougher-than-average draw, though that's on a thin 3-game sample at 0.25 confidence.
The unverified patriots.com headline about him making the trip is dated 2026-09-26 and concerns a Jaguars game. It doesn't override this week's Out designation. This confirms the model's sit-lean.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

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Eli Raridon — last 3 weeks

Week 3	vs JAX	0.00.00.0
Week 2	vs PIT	3.03.54.0
Week 1	vs SEA	6.26.77.2

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