Mitchell Juergens

WR · BYU 2016 · #87

Last confirmed: BYU, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′10″ · Houston, TX

Mitchell Juergens: WR · BYU · #87.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Devin LauderdaleTexas Tech · 2016 · 95% season match
C.J. BestTexas State · 2014 · 95% season match
Jayshon JacksonCincinnati · 2020 · 95% season match
DeMarcus AyersHouston · 2014 · 92% season match
Clinton TaylorFlorida International · 2015 · 91% season match

Mitchell Juergens

WR · BYU · #87

Moves the chains on third down. Three seasons at BYU, two different head coaches: Bronco Mendenhall and Kalani Sitake. On tape: 82 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Southern Utah, Week 11, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

BYU in the news

Judge grants injunction for fifth year eligibilityOct 20
BYU upsets No. 2 Notre DameOct 18
Cooper Flanagan out for gameOn3 Oct 17
BYU adds two starters back to depth chartSports Illustrated Oct 12

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	BYU	34	333	9.8	2
2015	BYU	37	471	12.7	2
2014	BYU	28	424	15.1	4
Career		99	1,228	12.4	8

Season	Team
2016	BYU	--	--	--	15
2015	BYU	3	11	--	--
2014	BYU	6	23	112	60
Career		9	34	112	75

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 19-20@ Utah	8	52	6.5	0	12
Wk 3	L 14-17vs UCLA	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 4	L 32-35@ West Virginia	5	50	10.0	1	25
Wk 6	W 31-14@ Michigan State	2	24	12.0	0	20
Wk 7	W 28-21vs Mississippi State	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 8	L 27-28@ No. 14 Boise State	4	57	14.3	0	33
Wk 10	W 20-3@ Cincinnati	4	24	6.0	0	11
Wk 11	W 37-7vs Southern Utah	6	82	13.7	0	31	Season-high 82 yds
Wk 12	W 51-9vs Massachusetts	3	24	8.0	0	13
Wk 13	W 28-10vs Utah State	1	10	10.0	1	10
Total		34	333	9.8	2	33

Signature game

Week 4 · 2016

L 32-35

vs West Virginia · neutral site

5 rec · 50 yds · 1 TD

With T. Hill — 241 yds · 2 TD · 3 INT · QBR 61.2 · 105 rush yds (14 car) · J. Williams — 169 rush yds (24 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 11 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Boise State · 2nd and 25 · Q3 · EPA +4.27Taysom Hill pass complete to Mitchell Juergens for 33 yds to the BoiSt 1 for a BOISE ST Penalty, Roughing Passer (Jabril Frazier) to the BoiSt 1 for a
Week 4 · West Virginia · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.50Taysom Hill pass complete to Mitchell Juergens for 25 yds for a TD, (Rhett Almond KICK)
Week 12 · Massachusetts · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −3.27Taysom Hill pass complete to Mitchell Juergens for 6 yds to the UMASS 44 BYU Penalty, illegal block (-21 Yards) to the BYU 35
Week 13 · Utah State · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.08Hill to Juergens: a 10-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · Michigan State · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.64Taysom Hill pass complete to Mitchell Juergens for 20 yds to the MchSt 24 for a
Week 11 · Southern Utah · 4th and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.45Taysom Hill pass complete to Mitchell Juergens for 15 yds to the SoUth 24 for a

4 more plays

Week 2 · Utah · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.05Taysom Hill pass complete to Mitchell Juergens for 11 yds to the Utah 26 for a
Week 4 · West Virginia · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.84Taysom Hill pass complete to Mitchell Juergens for 6 yds to the WVirg 45 for a
Week 12 · Massachusetts · 4th and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.72Taysom Hill pass complete to Mitchell Juergens for 5 yds to the UMass 29 for a
Week 2 · Utah · 4th and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.63Mitchell Juergens pass complete to Corbin Kaufusi for 9 yds to the Utah 16 for a

Teams and coaches

2014BYU8-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2015BYU9-4HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Pass-leaning

2016BYU9-4HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: yards / catch (18th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#388 / 674 · 42nd pct

65.4%

Explosive rate#504 / 674 · 25th pct

7.7%

TD rate#524 / 674 · 22nd pct

1.9%

EPA / target#530 / 674 · 21st pct

0.30

Yards / catch#551 / 674 · 18th pct

9.7

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#227 / 524 · 56th pct

Rec TDs#266 / 524 · 41st pct

Rec yards#319 / 524 · 39th pct

333

Long catch#425 / 524 · 18th pct

Yards / catch#462 / 524 · 12th pct

9.8

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

76th → 21st percentile

Explosive rate

62nd → 25th percentile

Catch rate

87th → 42nd percentile

TD rate

51st → 22nd percentile

Yards / catch

58th → 18th percentile

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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.2	25.2	10.4	0.2
Road4g	4.5	39.2	9.7	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.2	27.2	9.6	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	3.6	39.4	10.4	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Kalani Sitake

Pass share

43.3%

408 pass / 534 run

Plays / game

72.5

13 games

Team sack rate

5.6%

425 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

34 catches and 1 pass attempt in 10 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

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