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Michael Mayer
TE · LV · 2023–2026
Born July 6, 2001 · College Notre Dame · Drafted 2023, round 2, pick 35 (LV) · 6-4, 256 lb
EPA per target by season
Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.
Receiving
| Season | Team | G | Targets | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch % | EPA/target | Stabilised EPA/target | Target share % | aDOT | Rec EPA | Rec WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | LV | 12 | 40 | 27 | 304 | 2 | 67.5 | +0.418 | +0.209+0.040 to +0.379 | 10.7 | 5.7 | +16.7 | +0.31 |
| 2024 | LV | 11 | 32 | 21 | 156 | 0 | 65.6 | −0.000 | +0.132−0.042 to +0.306 | 8.0 | 6.2 | −0.0 | −0.07 |
| 2025 | LV | 13 | 50 | 35 | 328 | 1 | 70.0 | −0.197 | +0.119−0.046 to +0.285 | 12.9 | 4.8 | −9.8 | −0.02 |
| 2026 | LV | 9 | 46 | 39 | 388 | 1 | 84.8 | +0.181 | +0.211+0.044 to +0.378 | 14.8 | 5.2 | +8.3 | +0.33 |
| Career | LV | 45 | 168 | 122 | 1,176 | 4 | 72.6 | +0.090 | 11.4 | 5.4 | +15.2 | +0.54 |
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | LV | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | LV | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | LV | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | LV | 45 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | LV | 14 | 591 | 70.6 | – | – |
| 2024 | LV | 11 | 449 | 62.4 | – | – |
| 2025 | LV | 13 | 461 | 60.2 | – | – |
Hands and contested catches
Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Targets charted | Catchable % | Drops | Drop % of catchable | Contested targets | Contested catch % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 40 | 75.0 | 2 | 6.7 | 8 | 75.0 |
| 2024 | 32 | 75.0 | 1 | 4.2 | 4 | 25.0 |
| 2025 | 50 | 74.0 | 1 | 2.7 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 46 | 89.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 62.5 |
Game logs
2026 game log (9 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-13 | vs MIA | W 27–13 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 0 | +0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2026-09-20 | @ LAC | W 26–14 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 0 | +1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2026-09-27 | @ NO | W 35–27 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 1 | +3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2026-10-04 | vs KC | L 27–30 | 10 | 8 | 82 | 0 | +1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2026-10-11 | @ NE | L 17–45 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | −0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2026-10-18 | vs BUF | L 30–33 | 9 | 7 | 95 | 0 | +2.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2026-10-25 | vs LA | L 21–35 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | +1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2026-11-01 | @ NYJ | W 38–33 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 0 | +1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2026-11-08 | @ SF | L 17–38 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | −2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 game log (13 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | @ NE | W 20–13 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 0 | +5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-15 | vs LAC | L 9–20 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | −0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ WAS | L 24–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | vs TEN | W 20–10 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 1 | −0.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | @ KC | L 0–31 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | −1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | vs JAX | L 29–30 OT | 7 | 3 | 26 | 0 | −8.5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-06 | @ DEN | L 7–10 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 0 | −1.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-17 | vs DAL | L 16–33 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0 | −1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | vs CLE | L 10–24 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | +0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | @ PHI | L 0–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | @ HOU | L 21–23 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | −0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | vs NYG | L 10–34 | 10 | 9 | 89 | 0 | −0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | vs KC | W 14–12 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 0 | −0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (11 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | @ LAC | L 10–22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | −0.5 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | @ BAL | W 26–23 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | +0.6 |
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | vs CAR | L 22–36 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | −0.7 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | @ MIA | L 19–34 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | −1.0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | vs DEN | L 19–29 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | +0.2 |
| 13 | 2024-11-29 | @ KC | L 17–19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | −1.0 |
| 14 | 2024-12-08 | @ TB | L 13–28 | 9 | 7 | 68 | 0 | +3.5 |
| 15 | 2024-12-16 | vs ATL | L 9–15 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | −0.2 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | vs JAX | W 19–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| 17 | 2024-12-29 | @ NO | W 25–10 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | +0.0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | vs LAC | L 20–34 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 0 | +0.1 |
2023 game log (12 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | @ BUF | L 10–38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | −0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | vs PIT | L 18–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2023-10-09 | vs GB | W 17–13 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 0 | +1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | vs NE | W 21–17 | 6 | 5 | 75 | 0 | +7.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | @ CHI | L 12–30 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | −0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-30 | @ DET | L 14–26 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | +0.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2023-11-05 | vs NYG | W 30–6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | +0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2023-11-12 | vs NYJ | W 16–12 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 1 | +1.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | @ MIA | L 13–20 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 0 | +3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-26 | vs KC | L 17–31 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 0 | +1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | vs MIN | L 0–3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | −1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2023-12-14 | vs LAC | W 63–21 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 1 | +7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |