2019 - 2020 KENTUCKY
FOOTBALL
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
MICHAEL
MAYER
TIGHT END/LINEBACKER
COVINGTON CATHOLIC HS
PARK HILLS, KENTUCKY
SENIOR
HEIGHT: 6-FOOT-5
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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
902
RECEIVING YARDS
15
RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS
90
TACKLES
4
INTERCEPTIONS
“Michael Mayer is one of the best football players I’ve ever seen. Every team knows he’s going to get the ball and no one can stop him. He’s just as dominant, if not more dominant, on the defensive side of the ball.”
Brian Weinrich
Head Coach Head coach at Highlands High

Athletic Excellence


The 6-foot-5, 235-pound senior tight end and linebacker had led the Colonels (14-0) to a berth in the Class 5A state championship game at the time of his selection. Mayer caught 45 passes for 902 yards and 15 touchdowns through 14 games, also recording 90 tackles and four interceptions to lead a defense that allowed 6.1 points per game entering the title tilt. A First Team All-State honoree, he was selected to play in the 2020 All-American Bowl.

Academic Achievement


Mayer has maintained a 3.49 GPA in the classroom. He has verbally committed to play football on scholarship at the University of Notre Dame next fall.

Exemplary Character


Also a basketball standout, Mayer has volunteered locally on behalf of Hosea House, Rose Garden Home Mission and a soup kitchen.