#87

Michael Mayer

TE · Notre Dame · Jr. · #87

Consensus AALas Vegas — drafted 2023, Rd 2, Pick 4, #35 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Michael Mayer

TE · Notre Dame · Jr · #87

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★★
#32 national
CFB
College
Notre Dame
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
R2 · #35
Las Vegas · 2023

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

7 entries
🏆

ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2022)

5 first-team selectors

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2020)

All-ACC

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
Notre Dame
2022
Notre Dame
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Marcus Freeman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Las VegasEntering 4th NFL season

#35Rd 2 · Pick 4
Las VegasEntering 4th NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Notre Dame11-2HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2022Notre Dame9-4HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-heavy

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

7 entries
🏆

ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2022)

5 first-team selectors

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2020)

All-ACC

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Notre Dame6780912.19--
2021Notre Dame7184011.87--
Career1381,64911.916--

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Michael Mayer’s 2021 season.

Notre Dame · 2021

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 4
#2

Caden Prieskorn

Memphis · 2022

All-AAC
52%
#3

Trey McBride

Colorado State · 2021

MackeyConsensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 2 · Pk 23
48%
#4

Sam LaPorta

Iowa · 2021

All-Big TenNFL Rd 2 · Pk 3
37%
#5

Sam LaPorta

Iowa · 2022

All-Big TenNFL Rd 2 · Pk 3
35%

Matches Michael on

Class year
Recruiting rating
TD rate

Differs from Michael on

Total EPA (college ability) (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Caden Prieskorn's junior season at Memphis (2022).

Memphis · 2022

All-SEC
#2

Ben Sinnott

Kansas State · 2023

All-Big 12NFL Rd 2 · Pk 21
70%
#3

Dalton Kincaid

Utah · 2022

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 26
67%
#4

Brock Bowers

Georgia · 2023

MackeyConsensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 13
67%
#5

Gunnar Helm

Texas · 2024

NFL Rd 4
66%

Matches Caden on

Height
Weight

Differs from Caden on

Class year (lower)
Reception volume (higher)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
8402021
8092022

-4%

Down 4% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).