Eli Raridon Return Gives Notre Dame Another Talented Tight End Option

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00:00 I mean, Eli Reardon is not just being thrust into the number one or number two tight end

00:07 role when he gets back.

00:08 I mean, the guy's never think that though.

00:10 People think he's just going to number one tight end.

00:11 He's never caught a pass in his life in college.

00:14 Like, you know, like getting Eli Reardon back is going to be nice.

00:19 It's going to be good.

00:21 And you've got now four really good tight ends because Ryan, one, one thing we definitely

00:25 got right is you and I said, Colt McFlanagan is going to play as a freshman just as a blocker

00:30 and he could be their best blocker as a freshman.

00:33 And it's it's not even close.

00:35 He dominated to do on the goal line this week on the touchdown.

00:38 Yeah, worked them.

00:40 Vince got all fired up about that last night in the post in the upon further review.

00:45 He was fired up about that.

00:46 He's 260 pounds already.

00:48 Yeah.

00:49 And he's still a smooth athlete, which I was worried about when I saw his when I saw that

00:52 he was listed over 260.

00:53 I got a little nervous about that, to be honest with you.

00:57 But no, I mean, I I think they're going to they're going to bring him back slowly.

01:03 That's going to be a slow process for for Eli Reardon.

01:08 He's not going to come back in, Ryan, and just be, OK, here's your 50 snaps.

01:11 You're the number one guy.

01:12 Number one, number two, I don't care how good Eli Reardon is.

01:17 The last two weeks, Mitchell Evans has played like a star.

01:20 Right now, he's got to continue that.

01:23 But, you know, and holding states just had four catches for 115 yards and two touchdowns

01:29 against a pretty good NC State defense.

01:31 Yes.

01:32 You know, I mean, they lost a little this past weekend, not because their defense.

01:36 There's 13 points.

01:38 Yeah.

01:39 And, you know, their defense is pretty good.

01:41 So Eli Reardon is going to come back and be the number three tight end and start to build

01:47 his reps up because you could coming off of an ACL injury for a second straight year on

01:53 the same knee, you do not throw you don't not have him on the bench all year rehabbing

01:57 and then throw him in and play him 40 snaps.

02:00 I would imagine it's going to be like five to 10 snaps a game for a little bit to me.

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