TE#87
Michael Mayer
gsis_id 00-0039066
LV
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.18 yd
- Cushion
- 5.36 yd
- YAC above expectation
- -0.08
- Avg YAC
- 5.61
- Share of intended air yards
- 13.6%
- Catch rate
- 82.1%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2026 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 4
- Drops
- 1
- Drop rate
- 1.6%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 92.5
- Interceptions on targets
- 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 43 | 36 | 351 | 1 | 11.1 | 0.157 | 0.30 | 0 | 77.1 |
| 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
39 games with stored box-score lines (2026, 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 Stats2026 · TE cohort of 13
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2026; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Tucker KraftTE · GB · distance 1.07
- Separation
- 3.38
- Cushion
- 5.17
- YAC over expected
- 0.56
- Share of air yards
- 9.5
- Catch rate
- 71.4
Trey McBrideTE · ARI · distance 1.25
- Separation
- 2.58
- Cushion
- 5.18
- YAC over expected
- 0.31
- Share of air yards
- 22.4
- Catch rate
- 76.7
Sam LaPortaTE · DET · distance 1.28
- Separation
- 3.51
- Cushion
- 5.53
- YAC over expected
- 0.34
- Share of air yards
- 15.5
- Catch rate
- 70.5
Tyler WarrenTE · IND · distance 1.29
- Separation
- 3.51
- Cushion
- 6.24
- YAC over expected
- -0.48
- Share of air yards
- 10.1
- Catch rate
- 73.9
George KittleTE · SF · distance 1.41
- Separation
- 3.25
- Cushion
- 5.64
- YAC over expected
- 1.00
- Share of air yards
- 21.4
- Catch rate
- 73.9
Michael Mayer baseline
- Separation
- 3.25
- Cushion
- 4.98
- YAC over expected
- 0.06
- Share of air yards
- 9.9
- Catch rate
- 83.7