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Fantasy Football · Updated November 07, 2026 at 04:46 PM UTC · Default format: Superflex PPR

Michael Mayer ⚠️ experimental

TE · Notre Dame · Class of 2023 · Model rank #156 (pos #18)
352
Projected career fp
6.9
Projected peak3 fp/g
4.3
Proj yrs in league
21.0
Age
22
Comps w/ NFL data
v3.0 note — TE projections are preview-grade. The engine's TE Spearman ρ is 0.086 vs 0.27+ for QB/RB/WR. TE-specific feature weights are on the v3.1 roadmap. Use this comp grid as a directional indicator, not a hard projection. See methodology.
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🏈 NFL Draft 2023: Round 2, Pick #35 — LVR
KTC consensus. SF rank 259 (pos #36) — model delta ↑↑ +103. Positive delta = model bullish vs consensus; negative = bearish.
v3.6 projection methodology. Projection is a confidence-blend (“blend_0.58_pick_tier_baseline_R2”). With 7 meaningful comp NFL careers (≥200 career fp), confidence is 0.58; we blend the comp-only projection (232) with the pick-tier baseline (520).

Projection Inputs

College production summary feeding the v3.0 similarity vector. The engine weights these features against the prospect corpus (2000–present) to build the comp grid below.

College adj career fp/g: 11.92Final season fp/g: 14.09Peak season fp/g: 14.70Conf tier (last): P5

Top-25 college comparables

Historical college players whose production curves most closely match Michael Mayer. Hit-label colouring tags each comp's eventual NFL outcome: elite, starter, bust, unknown (still developing or never reached the NFL). Click an NFL name to jump to its veteran page when available.

College player School Class Similarity NFL outcome NFL career Career fp Peak3 fp/g Seasons
Brevin JordanMiami20210.582bustBrevin Jordan1395.05
Colston LovelandMichigan20250.475unknownColston Loveland2399.82
Kaden SmithStanford20190.457bustKaden Smith1114.83
Ben SinnottKansas State20240.454bustBen Sinnott441.93
Hunter BryantWashington20200.443unknownHunter Bryant51.81
Pat FreiermuthPenn State20210.422unknownPat Freiermuth7409.96
Hunter LongBoston College20210.410bustHunter Long572.46
Trey McBrideColorado State20220.389starterTrey McBride95317.55
Jelani WoodsVirginia20220.369bustJelani Woods842.73
Cole TurnerNevada20220.334unknownCole Turner271.72
Jaheim BellFlorida State20240.326unknownJaheim Bell41.01
Noah FantIowa20190.307unknownNoah Fant8329.38
Bucky HodgesVirginia Tech20170.306unknownBucky Hodges———
Troy FumagalliWisconsin20180.303unknownTroy Fumagalli382.92
Evan EngramOle Miss20170.299starterEvan Engram128512.910
Albert OkwuegbunamMissouri20200.294unknownAlbert Okwuegbunam1397.15
James MitchellVirginia Tech20210.290bustJames Mitchell392.94
Pharaoh BrownOregon20170.278bustPharaoh Brown1633.58
Jake ButtMichigan20170.249unknownJake Butt193.12
Harold FanninBowling Green20250.249unknownHarold Fannin Jr.27611.52
Theo JohnsonPenn State20240.245unknownTheo Johnson2116.23
Josiah PriceMichigan State20170.244unknownJosiah Price———
Ja'Tavion SandersTexas20240.228unknownJa'Tavion Sanders1274.72
Mason TaylorLSU20250.227unknownMason Taylor1347.92
Terrance CarterTexas Tech20260.224unknownTerrance Carter———

Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.