GM Tom Telesco said Thursday that he excepts Mayer to "take a leap this year" even though the Raiders drafted fellow tight end Brock Bowers at No. 13 overall, Nick Walters of KTNV Las Vegas reports. The Raiders presumably plan to use a lot of multi-TE formations, but the new competition for snaps and targets is nonetheless terrible news for Mayer's fantasy value. He and Bowers were arguably the most productive tight ends in college football over the past half-decade, with Mayer recording 2,099 yards and 18 TDs in three seasons at Notre Dame and Bowers putting up 2,538 and 26, respectively, over three seasons for Georgia. While Mayer is both taller and heavier, Bowers is faster, more agile and an earlier draft pick (Mayer went 35th in 2023). On the bright side, Telesco said there's "no concern" about the foot injury that brought Mayer's rookie season to an early end after 14 games (12 starts) and a 27-304-2 receiving line, per Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com.
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2023 Season Stats
Receiving
Year | Team | GP | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TDS | LNG | YAC | YDS/G |
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2023 | LV | 14 | 27 | 40 | 304 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 164 | 22 |
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Receiving
Year | Team | GP | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TDS | LNG | YAC | YDS/G |
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2023 | LV | 14 | 27 | 40 | 304 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 164 | 22 |
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2023 Regular Season
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receiving
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Date
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Opp
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Result
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REC
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TGTS
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YDS
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AVG
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TDS
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LNG
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YAC
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12/14
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W
63-21
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4
|
5
|
39
|
9.8
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1
|
13
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22
|
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12/10
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L
0-3
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1
|
2
|
14
|
14
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0
|
14
|
7
|
|
11/26
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L
17-31
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2
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4
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27
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13.5
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0
|
17
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20
|
|
11/19
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L
13-20
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4
|
5
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46
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11.5
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0
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17
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33
|
|
11/12
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W
16-12
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3
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5
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19
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6.3
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1
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7
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3
|
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11/5
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W
30-6
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2
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2
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11
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5.5
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0
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7
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11
|
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10/30
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L
14-26
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1
|
2
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19
|
19
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0
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19
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2
|
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10/22
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L
12-30
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2
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4
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13
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6.5
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0
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11
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6
|
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10/15
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W
21-17
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5
|
6
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75
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15
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0
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32
|
34
|
|
10/9
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W
17-13
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2
|
3
|
39
|
19.5
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0
|
20
|
26
|
|
9/24
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L
18-23
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0
|
1
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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9/17
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L
10-38
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
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Regular Season Totals |
27
|
40
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304
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10.2
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2
|
32
|
164
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Joined by Bowers in TE room
GM Tom Telesco said Thursday that he excepts Mayer to "take a leap this year" even though the Raiders drafted fellow tight end Brock Bowers at No. 13 overall, Nick Walters of KTNV Las Vegas reports. The Raiders presumably plan to use a lot of multi-TE formations, but the new competition for snaps and targets is nonetheless terrible news for Mayer's fantasy value. He and Bowers were arguably the most productive tight ends in college football over the past half-decade, with Mayer recording 2,099 yards and 18 TDs in three seasons at Notre Dame and Bowers putting up 2,538 and 26, respectively, over three seasons for Georgia. While Mayer is both taller and heavier, Bowers is faster, more agile and an earlier draft pick (Mayer went 35th in 2023). On the bright side, Telesco said there's "no concern" about the foot injury that brought Mayer's rookie season to an early end after 14 games (12 starts) and a 27-304-2 receiving line, per Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com.