Michael Mayer
TELV · TE35 · Age 25 · 6'4" · 256 lbs · Bye 13
SIT
Bench call at TE29 in Week 7: a heavy role is not enough to lift him to the starter line.
Clutch Score 7.4 · the TE12 starter line is 10.0 this week.
- Clutch Score · Wk 7
- 7.4
- Our TE29 this week
- Consensus, wk 7
- TE19
- We disagree by
- -10 spots
Why · what moved the number
Matchup
Hard
LAR is the 5th-toughest defense against TEs, on 2026 rates.
Game environment
×1.02
Vegas has LV at 23 implied points, around league average. O/U 49.5, spread +3.5.
Volume
82
A real workload: 81% of the snaps and 34 touches so far.
Strength of schedule
Weeks 1–18 vs TEs: 6 easy · 6 medium · 5 hard · 14th toughest of 32
Game log · 2026 season
| Wk | Opp | Proj | FPTS | Stat line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs MIA | 5.3 | 9.2 | 6 rec · 32 yd · 0 TD |
| 2 | @ LAC | 3.2 | 5.3 | 3 rec · 23 yd · 0 TD |
| 3 | @ NO | 4.3 | 12.2 | 3 rec · 32 yd · 1 TD |
| 4 | vs KC | 5.4 | 16.2 | 8 rec · 82 yd · 0 TD |
| 5 | @ NE | 6.3 | 1.2 | 1 rec · 2 yd · 0 TD |
| 6 | vs BUF | 7.9 | 16.5 | 7 rec · 95 yd · 0 TD |
| 7 | vs LAR | 7.0 | 6.2 | 3 rec · 32 yd · 0 TD |
Consistency
How reliable this player has been week to week (PPR).
Ceiling
16.5
Best week
Floor
1.2
Worst week
Avg / game
9.5
Boom rate
0%
Games ≥ 20 pts
Bust rate
57%
Games ≤ 10 pts
Season stats
Receptions
28
Rec Yds
266
Rec TD
1
Rush Yds
0
Rush TD
0
Usage & opportunity
Volume drives fantasy scoring: snaps, touches, and red-zone looks.
Snap share
81%
Of team offense
Targets
34
16% of team targets
Red-zone
2
3.5% of team red-zone work
Advanced metrics
What he did with the opportunity, in 2026.
Catch rate
82.4%
Receptions per target
Yds / target
7.8
Per pass thrown his way
Yds before catch
3.7
Per reception
Yds after catch
5.8
Per reception
TD reliance
9.9%
Of PPR points
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Stats via the Sleeper API (PPR) · updated 14h ago