Newsstand: Where Notre Dame TE Michael Mayer ranks among all FBS TEs per PFF
Pro Football Focus is not the end all, be all for determining which players are the best at their respective positions. But love it or hate it, it’s a solid analytical indicator. And the metrics are in Notre Dame junior tight end Michael Mayer’s favor in 2022.
Mayer has been stellar his entire career. This year has been no different. Where it does differ from last year’s campaign, however, is with how well he has graded out in PFF’s system. He currently owns the No. 3 overall spot for offensive grades among FBS tight ends. At the end of 2021, when he had 71 catches for 840 yards and 7 touchdowns, he ranked No. 16 among all FBS tight ends.
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Mayer has upped his season-long PFF grade from 82.8 a year ago to 91.1 this season. The kicker? the two tight ends ahead of him are both parts of triple-option offenses; Air Force’s Kyle Patterson (92.2) and Army’s Joshua Lingenfelter (92.0). Patterson has 3 catches for 32 yards and 0 TDs. Lingenfelter has 2 catches for 61 yards and 0 TDs.
Mayer has 59 catches for 711 yards and 7 TDs. All of those statistics rank No. 2 in the FBS among tight ends. No FBS tight end has been targeted more times than Mayer (92). Mayer’s run-blocking grade of 80.2 ranks 18th nationally among tight ends. Last year, his mark of 67.1 slotted him in 139th. The improvement has been night and day.
It could all very well add up to a Mackey Award victory for Mayer.
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