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Michael Mayer

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Michael Mayer

Top 50% all-time TEsSolid ContributorTwo-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight256 lb

BornJul 6, 2001

Age25

CollegeNotre Dame See College Stats

ConferenceIndependent

Rookie yr2023

Draft2023 · Rd 2, Pick 35 · LV

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 20 · #3112 · Role Player

Worth 20 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 68% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

1 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

46

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

2

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+10

Avg surplus

peak +10

2 seasons × ~10 surplus ≈ VORP 20

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2023	—	LV	12	—	40	27	304	2	67.5%	11.3	7.6	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	602	71.0%	—	0.0%	63	19.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	NYJ	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.7	0	227
2024	—	LV	11	—	32	21	156	0	65.6%	7.4	4.9	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	460	63.0%	—	0.0%	45	17.2%	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.0	0	197
2025	—	LV	12	—	50	35	328	1	70.0%	9.4	6.6	—	18	9	8	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	465	61.8%	—	0.0%	86	26.2%	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	37	—	122	83	788	3	68.0%	9.5	6.5	—	45	11	10	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1,527	65.3%	—	0.0%	194	20.8%	—	—	16.7	0	424

Career EPA16.7·17 receiving·8.4/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2023	22	LV	12	10*	40	27	304	2	67.5%	11.3	7.6	—	19	7.3
2024	23	LV	11	7*	32	21	156	0	65.6%	7.4	4.9	—	8	4.1
2025	24	LV	12	8*	50	35	328	1	70.0%	9.4	6.6	—	18	6.9
Career			35	25*	122	83	788	3	68.0%	9.5	6.5	—	45	18.3

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2023	22	NYJ	2	2*	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2025	24	LV	6	6*	9	8	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career			8	8*	11	10	1	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	—	0	0

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2023	22	LV	14	10*	602	71.0%	—	0.0%	63	19.0%
2024	23	LV	11	7*	460	63.0%	—	0.0%	45	17.2%
2025	24	LV	13	8*	465	61.8%	—	0.0%	86	26.2%
Career			38	25*	1,527	—	—	—	194	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2023	22	—	—	10*	—	—	16.7	0	227
2024	23	—	—	7*	—	—	-0.0	0	197
Career				17*	—	—	—	0	424

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	ADOT	YBC/R	YAC/R	BrkTkl	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2023	22	LV	14	10*	5.7	5.2	6.1	3	1	0.0	19	96.2
2024	23	LV	11	7*	6.2	4.5	2.9	2	2	0.1	8	77.1
2025	24	LV	13	8*	4.8	3.8	5.6	1	1	0.0	18	69.4
Career			38	25*	—	—	—	6	4	—	45	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 45 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 45 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

53

Sustained

career value

×.6

53

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.86

Longevity

career length

Blend 53 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 45· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 39.2

Availability 13.8

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

2023bestavg 532025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

9

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Receptions leader5

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

8.36 EPA/season over 2 seasons53

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 87%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

43

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:0.516 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.516Touch rate0.08EPA/snap0.011Snap share65.3%Off snaps1,527ReliableCV 0.29

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within tight ends, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2023

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

TE · 2023 class

4.70s

40-Yard

Above avg · 60th pct

Pos 60thAll 44thClass Pos 28thClass All 31th

32.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 39thClass Pos 21thClass All 34th

118"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 55thClass Pos 36thClass All 40th

College Stats

Notre DameImported college table

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2020	Notre Dame	—	42	450	2	—	10.7	—	—	—
2021	Notre Dame	—	71	840	7	—	11.8	—	—	—
2022	Notre Dame	—	67	809	9	—	12.1	—	—	—
Career		0	180	2,099	18	—	11.7	—	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2023 Draft Class· this player went #35

#27Anton HarrisonOT #28Myles MurphyDE #29Bryan BreseeDT #30Nolan SmithLB #31Felix Anudike-UzomahDE #32Joey Porter Jr.CB #33Will LevisQB #34Sam LaPortaTE #36Steve AvilaG #37Derick HallLB #38Matthew BergeronOL #39Jonathan MingoWR #40Isaiah FoskeyDE #41BJ OjulariLB #42Luke MusgraveTE #43Joe TippmannC

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Michael inherited the Las Vegas Raiders TE room from Foster Moreau (2019–2022), and handed it to Brock Bowers (2024–2025).

Ethan Horton 1987–1993Andrew Glover 1991–1996Rickey Dudley 1996–2000Roland Williams 2001–2002Doug Jolley 2002–2004Courtney Anderson

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Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with LV
2023draft
Drafted by LV — Round 2, Pick 35

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 256 lb

Frame

249 lb at 4.70s

Size-speed

32.5" vert / 118" broad

Explosion

Injury History

6 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	LV	3	W4Out· Not injury related - personal matterW5Out· Not injury related - personal matterW6Out· Not injury related - personal matterW11Questionable· Not injury related - personal matter
2023	LV	3	W16Out· ToeW17Out· ToeW18Out· Toe

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →

45

peak 53

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2023

C2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.

75%

20232025

2024 · Not injury related - personal matter · 65%

Era Translator

Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
2023	304	25.3	451+147	26.5
2024	156	14.2	251+95	14.8
2025	328	27.3	465+137	27.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

20 career value over replacement — #3112 all-time of 4,642. 6.7/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #35 (Rd 2) · LV · 2023 · -9.9 vs expected KV-H

45actual

54.9 expected · Δ−9.9

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