TE#87
Michael Mayer
gsis_id 00-0039066
LV
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.07 yd
- Cushion
- 6.15 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.67
- Avg YAC
- 6.56
- Share of intended air yards
- 18.2%
- Catch rate
- 66.9%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 1
- Drops
- 1
- Drop rate
- 1.2%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 73.7
- Interceptions on targets
- 3
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 50 | 35 | 328 | 1 | -9.8 | 0.137 | 0.30 | 0 | 73.8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 32 | 21 | 156 | 0 | -0.0 | 0.081 | 0.17 | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2023 | 13 | 40 | 27 | 304 | 2 | 17.8 | 0.100 | 0.20 | 0 | 71.4 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 256 lb
- College
- Notre Dame (Independent)
- Draft
- 2023 · Rd 2 · Pk 35 · LV
- Rookie season
- 2023
- Experience
- 4 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 15 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · LV
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
37 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · TE cohort of 35
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Jonnu SmithTE · PIT · distance 0.55
- Separation
- 3.77
- Cushion
- 5.50
- YAC over expected
- -0.00
- Share of air yards
- 7.1
- Catch rate
- 70.4
Cade OttonTE · TB · distance 0.57
- Separation
- 3.50
- Cushion
- 5.56
- YAC over expected
- 0.73
- Share of air yards
- 9.0
- Catch rate
- 72.8
Colby ParkinsonTE · LA · distance 0.66
- Separation
- 3.55
- Cushion
- 5.72
- YAC over expected
- 0.44
- Share of air yards
- 4.9
- Catch rate
- 76.8
Cole KmetTE · CHI · distance 0.72
- Separation
- 3.63
- Cushion
- 5.82
- YAC over expected
- 0.27
- Share of air yards
- 9.3
- Catch rate
- 62.5
Dawson KnoxTE · BUF · distance 0.73
- Separation
- 3.64
- Cushion
- 5.32
- YAC over expected
- 0.28
- Share of air yards
- 10.0
- Catch rate
- 73.5
Michael Mayer baseline
- Separation
- 3.45
- Cushion
- 5.92
- YAC over expected
- 0.23
- Share of air yards
- 6.7
- Catch rate
- 70.0