Las Vegas Raiders- Position
- Tight End
- Height / Weight
- 6' 4", 256 lbs
- Born
- 6/7/2001 in Independence, KY
- Age
- 25
- College
- Notre Dame
- Draft
- 2023: Rd 2, Pk 35 (LV)
- Experience
- 4th Season
- Status
- Active
Why he's performing this way
The usage, efficiency, schedule and team factors behind his recent numbers.
Michael Mayer is heating up. He's at 12.2 fantasy pts / game (PPR) over his last game, up from 7.3.
- Recent
- 12.2
- Season
- 8.9
fantasy pts / game (PPR)
- Shrinking role
He's averaging 3.0 targets over his last game, compared with 5.5 before that. Fewer chances cap his ceiling no matter how efficient he is.
- Reliable secondary option
He draws 16% of LV's targets. That is enough for a solid floor, but big weeks depend on game script.
- Inefficient touches
6.2 yards per target on the season (the typical TE is at 7.1), and 10.7 over his last game. Production is being propped up by volume more than explosiveness.
- Soft recent schedule
Opponents in his last game (NO) give up more EPA per play than the league average. Some of the recent production comes from the matchups.
- Strong supporting cast
LV are averaging +0.13 EPA per play on offense. An efficient offense sustains drives and creates more scoring chances.
Play style & archetype
Compares 2026 play-by-play and box score data against 30 qualified TEs across 3 games.
Archetype
Safety-valve tight end
A dependable short-area target and checkdown option who catches what he sees.
Catch rate of 85.7% ranks in the top 2% of qualified TEs.
Yards / reception of 7.3 ranks in the bottom 7% of qualified TEs.
He lives mostly underneath, rarely working deep (deep target rate 0.0%, bottom 12% of TEs).
4 NFL seasons and 875 career receiving yards. Best year: 328 in 2025.
Strengths
- Catch rate (85.7%)
Areas to watch
- Yards / reception (7.3)
Percentile vs. TEs
- Targets / gamestyle4.7 · 36
- Target sharestyle14.3% · 52
- Deep target ratestyle0.0% · 12
- Middle-of-field ratestyle23.1% · 50
- Catch rate85.7% · 98
- Yards / reception7.3 · 7
- Red-zone target ratestyle15.4% · 52
- EPA / target0.41 · 59
Colored bars are quality measures. Gray "style" bars show how often he does something, not whether it's good.
Where he's targeted
23%
left
23%
middle
54%
right
0% of targets deep (15+ air yards), 100% short
Career statistics
Regular season, by year and team. Career bests are highlighted.
Receiving
Defense
Scoring
2026 game log
Box score lines from completed games this season.