Raiders Sign 2023 Second-Round Pick Michael Mayer

The Las Vegas Raiders signed their 2023 second-round pick from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, tight end Michael Mayer.

HENDERSON, Nev.--The Las Vegas Raiders are not only finishing their final OTA of the 2023 season, but additionally, they got some more good news today.

There was great joy inside the Silver and Black franchise when tight end Michael Mayer from the University of Notre Dame, a prospect they had with a top-15 first-round grade, fell to them in the second round.

Mayer has looked as good as a player can in shorts during the offseason, and they signed him today.

General Manager Dave Ziegler said of Mayer when he selected him in the 2023 NFL Draft that: "(Mayer)was one of the top-15 players on our board just in totality. So, to be able to get a guy like Michael [Mayer], a tight end, good size. A really unique thing about him, I'd say is his short-area quickness. He's a bigger guy, but he still has -- when you watch the tape -- he has the ability to win in a short area, can win on third down, and use his size down in the red zone. Obviously he has some size to continue to develop as a run blocker. He's another kid with excellent traits very smart. Probably in terms of our scale of traits, one of the highest guys on our board in that regard too, the way we kind of measure that. So, really excited to be able to get a young tight end with his skill set where we got him. We felt like that was very good value."

Per the Las Vegas Raiders press release today:

Raiders Sign Second-Round Pick TE Michael Mayer

HENDERSON, Nev. – The Las Vegas Raiders have signed second-round draft pick TE Michael Mayer, the club announced Wednesday.

Mayer, a 6-foot-4, 265-pound tight end out of Notre Dame, was selected with the 35th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. A three-year starter, Mayer played in 36 games with 28 starts and set program records for tight ends with 180 receptions for 2,099 yards (11.7 avg.) and 18 receiving touchdowns.

In 2022, Mayer was named a first-team All-American by Associated Press and was a John Mackey Award finalist after leading all FBS tight ends with nine touchdown receptions. He became the only tight end in the FBS with more than 800 receiving yards in both 2021 and 2022.

A native of Edgewood, Ky., Mayer attended Covington Catholic High School, where he led the team to a 5A state championship as a senior. He was named the 2019 Gatorade Kentucky Football Player of the Year, 2019 Kentucky Football Coaches Association Mr. Football, and 5A District Player of the Year. Mayer was rated a four-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals, and ESPN.com and participated in the 2020 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

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