Michael Mayer
Stat Maniac
Through Week 5 of 2026, Michael Mayer is averaging 6.7 half-PPR points per game on 6.7 xFP (39th percentile among TEs), right in line with expectation. Mayer has played 81% of offensive snaps (74th percentile) with +0.24 EPA per target (41st percentile). The closest statistical comp since 2012 is Jason Witten's 2019 season (87% match): TE12 that year, then TE61 the next.
2026 season, through Week 5, 5 games, TE19 in total points. Percentiles against the top 36 TEs by points with 4+ games.
Closest seasons since 2012
- 87%2019 Jason Witten: TE12 that season (6.8 PPG), TE61 the next year (2.5 PPG).
- 87%2015 Heath Miller: TE17 that season (6.5 PPG), no qualifying season the next year.
- 87%2021 Evan Engram: TE23 that season (5.6 PPG), TE6 the next year (8.5 PPG).
2025 season, 12 games, TE41 in total points. Percentiles against the top 36 TEs by points with 4+ games.
Closest seasons since 2012
- 88%2013 Andrew Quarless: TE38 that season (4.6 PPG), TE28 the next year (4.1 PPG).
PoorAverageElite Half PPR, Weeks 1-17. Comps match percentile profiles across 2012-2025 at the position. xFP is expected points on the same touches; how it works.
Season lines
Half PPR, Weeks 1-17| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share | WOPR | Pts | PPG | Spike wks | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 45 | 32 | 281 | 1 | 13.3% | 0.29 | 50.1 | 4.2 | 2 | TE41 |
| 2026 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 171 | 1 | 14.3% | 0.27 | 33.6 | 6.7 | 2 | TE19 |
| 2026Maniacs proj | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.8 | 5.9 | - | - |
A spike week is a top-12 TE finish that week, the weeks that win best ball. Finish is the season rank by half-PPR points among all TEs.
Game log
Full color = top-12 week2026 season
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share | WOPR | Pts | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIA | 7 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 24.1% | 0.45 | 6.2 | TE21 |
| 2 | LAC | 4 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 13.8% | 0.25 | 3.8 | TE25 |
| 3 | NO | 3 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 10.0% | 0.18 | 10.7 | TE12 |
| 4 | KC | 10 | 8 | 82 | 0 | 20.8% | 0.40 | 12.2 | TE7 |
| 5 | NE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.8% | 0.05 | 0.7 | TE58 |
2025 game log (12 games)
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share | WOPR | Pts | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NE | 4 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 12.1% | 0.21 | 5.8 | TE22 |
| 2 | LAC | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.7% | 0.09 | 1.9 | TE40 |
| 3 | WAS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7% | 0.06 | 0.0 | TE67 |
| 6 | TEN | 7 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 30.4% | 0.69 | 13.5 | TE5 |
| 7 | KC | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11.8% | 0.31 | 1.5 | TE41 |
| 9 | JAX | 7 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 18.4% | 0.50 | 4.1 | TE33 |
| 10 | DEN | 4 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 16.0% | 0.34 | 3.7 | TE27 |
| 11 | DAL | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 10.3% | 0.21 | 2.8 | TE36 |
| 12 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2.4% | 0.04 | 1.9 | TE36 |
| 15 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00 | 0.0 | TE64 |
| 16 | HOU | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 13.6% | 0.34 | 1.5 | TE51 |
| 17 | NYG | 10 | 9 | 89 | 0 | 35.7% | 0.67 | 13.4 | TE5 |