Senior wide receiver for Wyoming. 2025: 16 catches, 228 receiving yards, 3 TD.
6′6″ · 210 lb · Atlanta, GA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line.
Yards / catch: 84th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
receiving yards · 2025
16 catches · 3 TD · 14.3 per catch
Swing playSwung Wyoming from 21% to 46% to win.Wyoming at Air Force · 24-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Wyoming. 2025: 16 catches, 228 receiving yards, 3 TD.
Michael Fitzgerald
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 53 rec yds, 4 receptions against Nevada — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Craig Bohl → Jay Sawvel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (84th percentile). Concern: catch rate (4th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 31.2 | 21.3 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 25.8 | 10.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 29.7 | 12.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Sawvel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #421 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #33 of 41 Mountain West WRs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wyoming | 16 | 228 | 14.2 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 19 | 263 | 13.8 | 3 | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 17-31vs UNLV | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-28vs San José State | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | 35 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24@ Air Force | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-0vs Colorado State | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-24@ San Diego State | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-24@ Fresno State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-13vs Nevada | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 53 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 7-27@ Hawai'i | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 16 | 228 | 15.8 | 3 | 35 |
Play style
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wyoming
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Wyoming
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wyoming · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #127 · 2026 recruiting class #114
Player DNA
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nick Mardner’s 2022 season.
Matches Nick on
Differs from Nick on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Carlos Carriere's sophomore season at Maryland (2021).
Matches Carlos on
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Player DNA