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With Brock Bowers out for a few games and sidelined for Week 1, Michael Mayer will step into a bigger role. Last year, he was utilized sparingly with a 44.4% route share, but when he was on the field, he was productive. Last season, among 54 qualifying tight ends, Mayer was tenth in target per route run rate (23%), 23rd in yards per route run (1.57), and 19th in first downs per route run (0.086). Mayer could easily flirt with TE1 production in Week 1 against a defense that last season allowed the ninth-most yards per target and fantasy points per opportunity to tight ends.
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Mayer's expanded role with Bowers out positions him for TE1 upside in Week 1.

With Brock Bowers sidelined for Week 1, Michael Mayer steps into a bigger role. Last season, Mayer was utilized sparingly with a 44.4% route share but showed productivity when on the field, ranking tenth in target per route run rate (23%) among 54 qualifying tight ends, 23rd in yards per route run (1.57), and 19th in first downs per route run (0.086). Derek Brown projects Mayer could easily flirt with TE1 production in Week 1 against a defense that allowed the ninth-most yards per target and fantasy points per opportunity to tight ends last season.

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