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Michael Mayer

Tight End, Las Vegas Raiders · #87.

Player facts

Team: Las Vegas Raiders
Position: Tight End
Number: 87
Born: Jul 6, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Independence, KY, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 256 lbs
College: Notre Dame
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	FUM
Regular Season	21	25	171	8.1	1	18	12	0
Last 5 Games	21	25	171	7.2	1	18	12	0
Career	104	147	959	9.2	4	32	57	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	34 targets	+0.25	65%		44th of 94

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	@ NE	L 45-17	1	1	2	2.0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs KC	L 30-27	8	10	82	10.3	0	17	5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ NO	W 35-27	3	3	32	10.7	1	18	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ LAC	W 26-14	3	4	23	7.7	0	10	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs MIA	W 27-13	6	7	32	5.3	0	14	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Michael Richard Mayer (born July 6, 2001) is an American professional football tight end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, finishing as their all-time receptions leader at tight end with 180.

From Wikipedia’s article on Michael Mayer (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Mayer was born on July 6, 2001, in Independence, Kentucky. He attended Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky. As a senior in 2019, he was the Gatorade Kentucky Football Player of the Year after recording 49 receptions for 970 yards and 15 touchdowns. He was selected to play in the 2020 All-American Bowl. He committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.

College career

Mayer was Notre Dame's starting tight end as a freshman in 2020. In 2021, Mayer was named a third-team All-American. In 2022, he surpassed Tyler Eifert to become the school's all-time receptions leader at tight end with over 140 catches. He was named a consensus All-American, the first in program history since Ken MacAfee in 1976.