#87

Mitchell Juergens

Wide receiver for BYU. 2016: 34 catches, 333 receiving yards, 2 TD.

WR · BYU · #87

5′10″ · Houston, TX

BYU 2016 alumnus

The story

2016 wide receiver for BYU. 2016: 34 catches, 333 receiving yards, 2 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at BYU, 1,228 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 172 yds vs Boise State.Boise State · W 35-242015

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

BYU

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

2 coaches

2014–2015

Bronco Mendenhall

BYU

2016

Kalani Sitake

BYU

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Kalani Sitake. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014BYU8-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2015BYU9-4HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Pass-leaning

2016BYU9-4HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: yards / catch (12th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#227 / 524 · 56th pct

Rec TDs#266 / 524 · 41st pct

Rec yards#319 / 524 · 39th pct

333

Long catch#425 / 524 · 18th pct

Yards / catch#462 / 524 · 12th pct

9.8

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.2	25.2	10.4	0.2
Road5g	4.6	41.4	9.8	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.2	27.2	9.6	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	3.6	39.4	10.4	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kalani Sitake

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	BYU	34	333	9.8	2	--
2015	BYU	37	471	12.7	2	--
2014	BYU	28	424	15.1	4	--
Career		99	1,228	12.4	8	--

Season	Team
2016	BYU	--	--	--	15	--
2015	BYU	3	11	--	--	--
2014	BYU	6	23	112	60	--
Career		9	34	112	75	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 19-20@ Utah	8	52	6.5	0	12
Wk 3	L 14-17vs UCLA	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 4	L 32-35@ West Virginia	5	50	10.0	1	25
Wk 6	W 31-14@ Michigan State	2	24	12.0	0	20
Wk 7	W 28-21vs Mississippi State	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 8	L 27-28@ Boise State	4	57	14.3	0	33
Wk 10	W 20-3@ Cincinnati	4	24	6.0	0	11
Wk 11	W 37-7vs Southern Utah	6	82	13.7	0	31	Season-high 82 yds
Wk 12	W 51-9vs Massachusetts	3	24	8.0	0	13
Wk 13	W 28-10vs Utah State	1	10	10.0	1	10
Total		34	333	10.1	2	33

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology