Is Michael Mayer playing this week?
No injury designationMichael Mayer has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 4:25 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:35 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Bench. Projected 3.5 points, #58 among TEs this week.
Why we say bench
- Projected 3.5 points, #58 among TEs this week, outside the top 16.
- Upside: Scored 12.2 points last game against a typical 4.9 (trending up).
- Averaging 4.7 targets a game.
- Played 87% of the offense's snaps last game.
- No. 2 TE on the depth chart.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 4.9 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~22 pts
- Vegas line
- LV underdogs by 4.5
- Game total
- 47.5
- KC vs TEs
- 11% fewer points
- Last game snaps
- 87%
All week 4 tight end rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
25
Height
6'4"
Weight
256 lb
College
Notre Dame
Experience
3 seasons
Draft
2023 · Pick #35 (LV)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 43.8?
Mayer's grade sits just below average because nothing separated him from the typical tight end. Every measure landed in the middle, and a rough week 1 was followed by a strong week 3. The sample is small, just 14 targets over 3 games.
Lifting the grade
- Week 3 at New Orleans: an 18-yard catch on 2nd and 6 from Cousins, worth +1.7 expected points.
- Week 1 vs Miami: an 8-yard catch on 3rd and 6 in the fourth quarter, also +1.7 expected points.
- Week 3 was his best game at 93.3, up from 25.6 in week 1.
Holding it back
- Week 1 vs Miami: a fumble after a 5-yard catch on 3rd and 7, recovered by Miami (-0.9 expected points).
- Week 1 vs Miami: a catch for -2 yards on 2nd and 7 in the fourth quarter (-1.1 expected points).
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.331
Success rate
64%
WPA (sum)
0.13
Opponent adj.
-0.137
Plays graded
14
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 1 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen StatsWhat do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.