Hergy Mayala

#1 · WR · Sr. · UConn6′2″ · 204 lb · Montreal, QC · Trinity-Pawling School

Hergy Mayala: WR · UConn · #1.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

T.L. Ford IICharlotte · 2016 · 95% season match
Ayden EberhardtWyoming · 2020 · 88% season match
Van JeffersonFlorida · 2018 · 86% season match
Joseph MatthewsNew Mexico State · 2014 · 84% season match
Dustin CreelEastern Michigan · 2015 · 83% season match

Hergy Mayala

WR · UConn · Sr · #1

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at UConn. A game that shows it: 61 receiving yards and 5 receptions against South Florida — Week 8, 2018.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

UConn in the news

M&T Bank gets naming rights for Gampel PavilionOct 21

Where to follow

Career stats

Swipe the table sideways for more columns.

Season	Team
2018	UConn	39	353	9.1	5	23
2017	UConn	43	615	14.3	7	80
2016	UConn	23	296	12.9	0	41
2015	UConn	7	80	11.4	0	29
Career		112	1,344	12.0	12	80

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Swipe the table sideways for more columns.

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-56vs No. 21 UCF	3	31	10.3	0	14
Wk 2	L 7-62@ No. 20 Boise State	3	24	8.0	0	12
Wk 3	W 56-49vs Rhode Island	5	44	8.8	2	13	2 TD catches
Wk 4	L 21-51@ Syracuse	5	41	8.2	0	13
Wk 5	L 7-49vs Cincinnati	2	7	3.5	0	6
Wk 6	L 14-55@ Memphis	5	47	9.4	0	23
Wk 8	L 30-38@ No. 21 South Florida	5	61	12.2	0	22	Season-high 61 yds
Wk 11	L 50-62vs SMU	3	39	13.0	2	22	2 TD catches
Wk 12	L 21-55@ East Carolina	6	35	5.8	1	7
Wk 13	L 7-57vs Temple	2	24	12.0	0	12
Total		39	353	9.1	5	23

Signature game

Week 3 · 2018

W 56-49

vs Rhode Island

5 rec · 44 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Rhode Island at home in a shootout.

With D. Pindell — 308 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · 137 rush yds (26 car) · 2 TD · K. Dixon — 2 rec · 37 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Temple · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +3.40David Pindell pass complete to Hergy Mayala for 12 yds to the UCONN 48 for a TEMPLE Penalty, roughing passer (Shaun Bradley) to the Temp 33 for a
Week 11 · SMU · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.20David Pindell pass complete to Hergy Mayala for 14 yds for a TD (David Pindell intercepted )
Week 12 · East Carolina · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.82David Pindell pass complete to Hergy Mayala for 6 yds for a TD (Michael Tarbutt KICK)
Week 6 · Memphis · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.77David Pindell pass complete to Hergy Mayala for 23 yds to the UConn 48 for a
Week 3 · Rhode Island · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.76David Pindell pass complete to Hergy Mayala for 5 yds for a TD (Michael Tarbutt KICK)
Week 11 · SMU · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.67David Pindell pass complete to Hergy Mayala for 22 yds for a TD (Michael Tarbutt KICK)

4 more plays

Week 1 · UCF · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.62David Pindell pass complete to Hergy Mayala for 12 yds to the UCF 45 for a
Week 3 · Rhode Island · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.54David Pindell pass complete to Hergy Mayala for 13 yds for a TD (Michael Tarbutt KICK)
Week 6 · Memphis · 4th and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.45David Pindell pass complete to Hergy Mayala for 4 yds to the Memph 46 for a
Week 8 · South Florida · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.35David Pindell pass complete to Hergy Mayala for 22 yds to the UConn 45 for a

Teams and coaches

2015UConn6-7HC: Bob Diaco · Run-leaning

2016UConn3-9HC: Bob Diaco · Balanced

2017UConn3-9HC: Randy Edsall · Run-leaning

2018UConn1-11HC: Randy Edsall · Run-leaning

Our ratings

Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2018 season

10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: explosive rate (14th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#170 / 702 · 76th pct

8.1%

EPA / target#375 / 702 · 47th pct

0.49

Catch rate#450 / 702 · 36th pct

64.5%

Yards / catch#589 / 702 · 16th pct

9.0

Explosive rate#603 / 702 · 14th pct

4.8%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#122 / 550 · 74th pct

Receptions#197 / 550 · 64th pct

Rec yards#318 / 550 · 42nd pct

353

Yards / catch#500 / 550 · 9th pct

9.1

Long catch#512 / 550 · 6th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

29th → 47th percentile

Explosive rate

33rd → 14th percentile

Catch rate

7th → 36th percentile

TD rate

76th → 76th percentile

Yards / catch

58th → 16th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2018. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.0	29.0	9.5	0.8
Road5g	4.8	41.6	8.7	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.8	32.3	8.0	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	4.0	39.8	10.8	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Randy Edsall

Pass share

41.3%

349 pass / 496 run

Plays / game

70.4

12 games

Team sack rate

6.4%

389 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

39 catches in 10 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Hergy Mayala

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

UConn in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

39 catches in 10 games

Four seasons at UConn

2015 6 games

Where it started