TE · Las Vegas Raiders
The current Sleeper roster snapshot does not include an injury or practice designation for Michael Mayer. nflverse lists the player at depth rank 2 for Tight End.
Michael Mayer is a 25-year-old tight end in FairPlay's bench tier at rank #272, with a value of 1,201. For Las Vegas against San Francisco, Week 9 3 targets fell from the prior usable row. The decision is whether that workload supports the current dynasty value. Week 7: 3 targets, 3 catches, 32 receiving yards, 82% snaps, and 10.7 yards per target. Week 8: 6 targets, 5 catches, 53 receiving yards, 79% snaps, and 8.8 yards per target. Week 9: 3 targets, 3 catches, 37 receiving yards, 76% snaps, and 12.3 yards per target. The roster snapshot lists Active, which is an administrative status and not a promise of future volume.
Generated from FairPlay and nflverse data · Reviewed November 6, 2026 · Editorial policyFairPlay's solid market proxy (80) is above its steady production input (70). This is a FairPlay input comparison, not a verified external ADP or market price. career window is near the model ceiling; roster status is the next strongest input. efficiency is very low, which keeps the recommendation conditional.
The next usable row for Las Vegas against San Francisco needs to show whether week 9 3 targets was a one-week result or part of a stable role. Watch targets and yards per target.
The same player can require a different decision depending on your competitive window and the liquidity of the return.
A contender should treat Michael Mayer as a lineup purchase only when the available usage does not yet prove a weekly lineup edge and the tight-end edge exceeds a cheaper active alternative. Do not use the current profile to assume routes, targets, or a guaranteed scoring outcome.
A rebuilder can retain Michael Mayer's younger tight end window, but should sell if an offer prices more certainty than 3-week observed sample supports. The market-over-production gap is the cleanest point to test a liquidity gain.
FairPlay values Michael Mayer at 1,201. FairPlay's market proxy sits ahead of its production input by 10 points. Treat that as a model comparison, not a verified ADP or trade price.
Week 7: 3 targets, 3 catches, 32 receiving yards, 82% snaps, and 10.7 yards per target. Week 8: 6 targets, 5 catches, 53 receiving yards, 79% snaps, and 8.8 yards per target. Week 9: 3 targets, 3 catches, 37 receiving yards, 76% snaps, and 12.3 yards per target. This is observed box-score usage and offensive-snap context only.
FairPlay's solid market proxy (80) is above its steady production input (70). This is a FairPlay input comparison, not a verified external ADP or market price.
FairPlay value 1,201 · Overall rank #272 · Market proxy 80 · Historical production input 70These are negotiation scenarios calibrated to the current FairPlay tier, not promises that every league will price the assets identically.
Michael Mayer ↔ Darnell Washington (calculator comparison, not a quote)
Darnell Washington has an Active roster status and a usable local usage row. Compare each player's FairPlay value and current workload in the calculator. This page does not claim that the swap is even in an outside market.
Michael Mayer ↔ Blake Corum (calculator comparison, not a quote)
Blake Corum is an Active running back with a usable local usage row. Compare the two values in the calculator, then decide whether the positional change helps this roster. No outside-market adjustment is asserted.
For Las Vegas against San Francisco, Week 9 3 targets fell from the prior usable row. The decision is whether that workload supports the current dynasty value. FairPlay's strongest scored input is career window (100), while efficiency is the main limitation. The usage record can test that read but cannot verify an external price or future outcome.
A second verified row that materially changes target volume and yards per target from Week 9 would test whether Michael Mayer's latest role is repeatable. Separately, a material efficiency change or a different market-proxy/production-model gap would require a new FairPlay read.
Michael Mayer is age 25, with a career-window input score of 100/100 for TEs.
The search-rank proxy is 80/100 and the historical NFL production input is 70/100. These are separate model inputs, not verified trade prices or current-season performance.
Historical production, opportunity and efficiency are normalized within the TE statistical group. The market proxy uses the full player pool; career-window and draft-capital inputs use their own scales.
Normalized model input scores, not probabilities. The production model uses completed 2020–2025 NFL seasons. The current-season usage file is a separate evidence layer. The career-window and draft-capital scales are not empirical percentiles.
Career-window input is the strongest part of Michael Mayer’s current profile at 100/100. Historical NFL efficiency input is the clearest source of downside at 28/100. For trade decisions, compare that strength-and-risk mix with your roster timeline rather than relying on the overall value alone.
Comparable values to guide your offers.
Start with Michael Mayer in the dedicated Superflex calculator, then add the other side of the offer.