Notre Dame’s Mayer recognized as an All-American

The talented true-freshman was recognized by 247Sports as one of the best true freshman in the country.

The hype for Michael Mayer out of high school has been warranted, as a former 5-Star out of Kentucky there were big expectations after Cole Kmet took his talents to the NFL a year early. Mayer showed not only Notre Dame fans but the country that the Irish have reloaded at the position, as he was named to the 247Sports True Freshman All-American team.

Mayer’s final stat line was impressive for a first-year player, finishing with 35 receptions for 388-yards and two scores. It was plays like this that have everyone in South Bend drooling about his future potential.

Over the course of the season, Mayer has become a security blanket for quarterback Ian Book, finding the talented freshman and watching him truck over defenders.

The future is extremely bring for Mayer and this is just the beginning of a Notre Dame career that should see more hardware being handed to him before he ultimately leaves early and becomes a star in the NFL. Tight End U is alive and well.