Elijah Arroyo
2025 Season Outlooks
Arroyo was selected by Seattle in the second round of April's draft. A seam stretcher, Arroyo's 10.0 aDOT last season at Miami ranked second and his 16.9 YPR and 12.6 YPT first in this TE class. He also led this class in YPR, YPT, RAC and adjusted catch rate for his career. Incredibly, Arroyo is charted as having zero career drops. The important context here is that Arroyo was a rarely used target (61 in 34 games, 47 of which came in 2024). He has long-term fantasy upside, but will open his career battling second-year A.J. Barner for work. Arroyo is the better pass-catching prospect of the two, so he's a sleeper to consider in the late rounds of deep leagues.
Arroyo only seemed like an average tight end for most of his final college season, but he played exceptionally well in his last four games with an 82.0 receiving grade. He averaged 2.47 yards per route run in those games, including five explosive plays and 18 total receptions for 269 yards.
While Arroyo didn’t work out at the combine, he is among the fastest draft-eligible tight ends in recent seasons based on PFF’s tracking data. The only tight ends drafted since 2016 who have been faster are Brock Bowers, Greg Dulcich and Jaheim Bell.
Our player comparison for Arroyo in our draft guide was Greg Dulcich, whom Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak coached during Dulcich’s breakout rookie season.
2025 Fantasy Football Rankings
Standard
#219
PPR
#234
Half-PPR
#210
Superflex
#250
2025 Fantasy Football Draft Projections
| Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | 37.0 | 398.1 | 1.9 |
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2025 Average Draft Position (ADP)
Standard
#234
Pick 20.06
PPR
#235
Pick 20.07
Half-PPR
#201
Pick 17.09
Superflex
#246
Pick 21.06
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