TE · Las Vegas Raiders · #87

Michael Mayer

TE2

College: Notre Dame
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 256 lb
Experience: 4th season

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Season

EPA / target

+0.26▲ 0.46 vs '25

9th of 21 TEs

Catch rate

83.8%▲ 13.8 vs '25

3rd of 21 TEs

Yards / target

8.1▲ 1.5 vs '25

8th of 21 TEs

Target share

14.5%▲ 0.8 vs '25

18th of 21 TEs

Receiving

298 yds+0.26 EPA/TGT

31 rec · 37 tgt · 1 td

Ranks compare against the 21 qualifying tight ends on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving+9.7

Rushing0.0

Net+9.7

Best game · Wk 3 @ NO

3/3

Rec/Tgt

Rec yds

+3.3

Rec EPA

+1.10

EPA/target

10.7

Yds/rec

2026 game log

	Receiving									Rushing
Game	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Average depth of targetAir yards per target.	Receiving EPAExpected points added on targets, including incompletions and interceptions.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
Wk 1 vs MIAW	7	6	32	5.3	0	85.7	4.0	+0.1	+0.01	0	0	0
Wk 2 @ LACW	4	3	23	7.7	0	75.0	4.5	+1.3	+0.31	0	0	0
Wk 3 @ NOW	3	3	32	10.7	1	100.0	4.0	+3.3	+1.10	0	0	0
Wk 4 vs KCL	10	8	82	10.3	0	80.0	5.8	+1.7	+0.17	0	0	0
Wk 5 @ NEL	1	1	2	2.0	0	100.0	2.0	−0.3	−0.28	0	0	0
Wk 6 vs BUFL	9	7	95	13.6	0	77.8	3.9	+2.5	+0.28	0	0	0
Wk 7 vs LAL	3	3	32	10.7	0	100.0	9.3	+1.1	+0.38	0	0	0
Season	37	31	298	9.6	1	83.8	4.9	+9.7	+0.26	0	0	0

How he compares

2026 tight ends who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

signed 2026 with Raiders

$45Mover 3 years

Avg. per year: $15M
Guaranteed: $22.5M 50%
2026 cap hit: $5.8M 1.9% of the cap
Signed: 2026
Runs through: 2028

2026 · now

2027

2028

Year 1 of 3 ·

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall		Receiving									Rushing
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Yards per targetReceiving yards per target, including incompletions.	Target shareShare of the team's targets, averaged across games.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
2026	7	+9.7	37	31	298	1	83.8	9.6	8.1	14.5	+0.26	0	0	0
2025	13	−9.8	50	35	328	1	70.0	9.4	6.6	13.7	−0.20	0	0	0
2024	11	0.0	32	21	156	0	65.6	7.4	4.9	8.1	0.00	0	0	0
2023	14	+17.8	40	27	304	2	67.5	11.3	7.6	10.0	+0.42	0	0	0
Career	45	+17.7	159	114	1,086	4	71.7	9.5	6.8	11.4	+0.10	0	0	0