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GUTEY'S GUYS: Notre Dame TE Eli Raridon can be the Luke Musgrave replacement on Day 3 of the draft

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🗓️ 18 April 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Luke Musgrave probably won't play for the Packers in 2027, and technically, Green Bay does not have a single tight end under contract (Tucker Kraft will get one). On today's Gutey's Guys, we break down Notre Dame tight end Eli Raridon, who can provide that vertical element the Packers wanted to get from Musgrave, and it would only cost a Day 3 pick.

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Notre Dame tight end, Eli Raarden, can give the Packers what they were looking for when they drafted Luke Musgrave, and they can probably do it on day three of the draft.

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0:50.5

A goodies guys today with Notre Dame tight end, Eli Rairden, and that means we're going to

0:57.2

break down the player and we're going to break down his potential fit with the Green Bay Packers.

1:03.0

And so when you look at the big picture here with these tight ends, I don't think you can

1:10.6

justify using high-end draft capital

1:13.7

on a tight end when you have Tucker Kraft. You can, you know, build a strength on a strength.

1:22.4

This would be going a little too far. But on day three, this is a draft class that has the potential to be

1:30.5

the deepest one ever, a record at the combine in terms of tight ends invited. So there are going to be

1:37.9

plenty of opportunities on day three. I have zeroed in on Eli Reardon specifically because

1:43.6

number one, he does a lot of things

1:46.0

that the Packers already like with Luke Musgrave.

1:50.4

And he is a different kind of player.

1:52.6

I also believe that if what they want is a blocker, like a blocking tight end, someone

1:58.8

who's not going to give you much in the passing game, but it can block because you probably can't get both without giving up some of that high-end draft capital. And I don't think that makes sense for Green Bay. You need to have, if you're going to prioritize one of those things, for me, it's the receiving ability. And then he can give you whatever he gives you on special teams. So Eli-Raritan is 6-6-245.

2:20.1

So not the biggest guy. Like you'd like him to be above 250 and you can see it. I don't know how

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