Michael Mayer
TE
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This is how TEs have played against the Chiefs in the 2026 season.
TE1 = the highest-scoring TE against Chiefs in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  DEN | Evan Engram | 5 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 14.3 |
| 2 |  IND | Tyler Warren | 7 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 14.4 |
| 3 |  MIA | Greg Dulcich | 7 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Average | 6.3 | 5.0 | 39.7 | 0.7 | 13.1 | ||
| Median | 7.0 | 5.0 | 43.0 | 1.0 | 14.3 | ||
| High | 7 | 6 | 55 | 1 | 14.4 | ||
| Low | 5 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Michael Mayer should do vs the ChiefsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Chiefs, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Michael Mayer has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Chiefs opponents to line them up with: the best TE they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Michael Mayer will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Chiefs avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Michael Mayer's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Michael Mayer usually produces.
Projected is Michael Mayer's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Chiefs were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIA | 7 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 9.2 |
| 2 | LAC | 4 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 5.3 |
| 3 | NO | 3 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 12.2 |
| 4 | KC | 10 | 8 | 82 | 0 | 16.2 |
| 5 | NE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 6 | BUF | 9 | 7 | 95 | 0 | 16.5 |
| 7 | LA | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 8 | NYJ | 6 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 10.3 |
| Mayer avg | 5.4 | 4.5 | 43.9 | 0.1 | 9.6 | |
| Chiefs TE1 avg | 6.3 | 5.0 | 39.7 | 0.7 | 13.1 | |
| Difference | +1.0 | +0.5 | -4.2 | +0.5 | +3.4 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Mayer averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
Prediction & chance to scoreMichael Mayer vs the Chiefs
Prediction for Michael Mayer
Nobody knows which slot Michael Mayer will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Chiefs.
I predict about 8.9 points for Michael Mayer if playing as a TE1. Michael Mayer has averaged 8.9 over 3 games, and the Chiefs have given up 13.1 to TE1s (+24% vs the league average of 10.5).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Michael Mayer scored: Wk 1 9.2, Wk 2 5.3, Wk 3 12.2. Average 8.9; weighted toward recent games it is 8.0.
2. The defense. Over 3 games, the Chiefs allowed 13.1 points to their opponent's TE1. The league average for that slot is 10.5, so that is +24%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 3 defensive games, only 50% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +12% adjustment (x1.12).
4. Result. 8.0 x 1.12 = 8.9. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.
It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.
Chance to score
Type a point total to see how likely Michael Mayer is to reach it as a TE1.
Why this percentage?
The projection (8.9) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 4.4 points, leaning on Michael Mayer's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical TE swings before that).
Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 9.
With only 3 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- TE1s have averaged 5.0 receptions, 39.7 receiving yards and 0.7 receiving TDs against the Chiefs across 3 games.
- The Chiefs allow 13.1 PPR points to TE1s, +24% versus the league average of 10.5 (ranked 11 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
- 3 of 3 games reached 7+ PPR points. Scores range from 10.5 to 14.4 (median 14.3).
- TE1s scored a touchdown in 2 of 3 games (67%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.