Michael Fitzgerald is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Wyoming.
Fitzgerald wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Alex Miller and Jay Sawvel. One game to point at: 53 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Nevada — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wyoming | 16 | 228 | 14.2 | 3 | 35 |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 19 | 263 | 13.8 | 3 | 35 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 17-31vs UNLV | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-28vs San José State | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | 35 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24@ Air Force | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-0vs Colorado State | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-24@ San Diego State | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-24@ Fresno State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-13vs Nevada | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 53 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 7-27@ Hawai'i | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 16 | 228 | 14.2 | 3 | 35 |
Week 8 · 2025
L 21-24
at Air Force
3 rec · 28 yds · 1 TD
With K. Anderson — 211 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 47.8 · B. Edmiston — 41 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3310% of team targetsCatch rate
45%15 of 33 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
45% catch rate on 33 targets · 10% of the team's targets · 33% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 31.2 | 21.3 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 25.8 | 10.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 29.7 | 12.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Sawvel
Pass share
49.8%
383 pass / 386 run
Plays / game
64.1
12 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
437 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #421 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #33 of 41 Mountain West WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,919 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mountain West as a senior.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Walt Bell, Alex Miller, Don Brown and Jay Sawvel.
