Michael Mayer (American football)
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Independence, Kentucky, U.S.
_(cropped).jpg) Mayer in 2023 | |||||||||
| No. 87 – Las Vegas Raiders | |||||||||
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
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| Born | July 6, 2001 Independence, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 256 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Covington Catholic (Park Hills, Kentucky) | ||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (2020–2022) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: 2nd round, 35th overall pick | ||||||||
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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.
Mayer was born on July 6, 2001, in Independence, Kentucky.[1] 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.[2] He was selected to play in the 2020 All-American Bowl.[3] He committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.[4][5]
College career
Mayer was Notre Dame's starting tight end as a freshman in 2020.[6][7] In 2021, Mayer was named a third-team All-American.[8] In 2022, he surpassed Tyler Eifert to become the school's all-time receptions leader at tight end with over 140 catches.[9] He was named a consensus All-American, the first in program history since Ken MacAfee in 1976.[10]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1.94 m) | 249 lb (113 kg) | 31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.70 s | 1.66 s | 2.75 s | 4.44 s | 7.26 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | 21 reps | |
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The Las Vegas Raiders selected Mayer with the 35th overall pick in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft.[13] In Week 10, he scored his first professional touchdown against the Jets.[14] He finished his rookie season with 27 catches for 304 yards and two touchdowns through 14 games and 12 starts.[15] In the 2024 season, he finished with 21 receptions for 156 yards.[16]
Career statistics
NFL
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | Cmb | Solo | Ast | ||
| 2023 | LV | 14 | 12 | 27 | 304 | 11.3 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | LV | 11 | 8 | 21 | 156 | 7.4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | LV | 13 | 12 | 35 | 328 | 9.4 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 38 | 32 | 83 | 788 | 9.5 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
College
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 12 | 4 | 42 | 450 | 10.7 | 29 | 2 |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 | 71 | 840 | 11.8 | 52 | 7 |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 | 67 | 809 | 12.1 | 37 | 9 |
| Career | 36 | 28 | 180 | 2,099 | 11.7 | 52 | 18 | |
