#89

Phillip Mayhue

Wide receiver for Memphis. 2017: 35 catches, 521 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Memphis · #89

6′3″ · 210 lb · Sicklerville, NJ

Memphis 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

WR recruit

No. 36 nationally · Joined Memphis

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 wide receiver for Memphis. 2017: 35 catches, 521 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Memphis in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Memphis, 2,110 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 142 yds vs Houston.Houston · W 48-442016

20147 games

Signed with Memphis2-star out of Atlanta Sports Academy

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#36 national

CFB

College

Memphis

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014–2015

Justin Fuente

Memphis

2016–2017

Mike Norvell

Memphis

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Justin Fuente → Mike Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Memphis10-3HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2015Memphis9-4HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2016Memphis8-5HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

2017Memphis10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#169 / 539 · 68th pct

14.9

Rec yards#197 / 539 · 64th pct

521

Receptions#216 / 539 · 59th pct

Rec TDs#204 / 539 · 55th pct

Long catch#310 / 539 · 42nd pct

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.7	45.6	17.1	0.4
Road4g	4.0	50.5	12.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.0	39.9	13.6	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	3.5	60.5	18.6	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Charles Huff

Pass share

38.2%

66 pass / 107 run

Plays / game

57.7

3 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

77 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Memphis	35	521	14.9	3	--
2016	Memphis	42	677	16.1	4	--
2015	Memphis	51	670	13.1	1	--
2014	Memphis	15	242	16.1	2	--
Career		143	2,110	14.8	10	--

Season	Team
2017	Memphis	--	--	--	--	--
2016	Memphis	--	--	--	--	--
2015	Memphis	1	4	--	--	--
2014	Memphis	--	--	--	--	--
Career		1	4	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2017

W 44–31

vs Southern Illinois

4 rec · 57 yds

Edged out Southern Illinois at home in a shootout.

With R. Ferguson — 288 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.4 · 23 rush yds (5 car) · S. Smith — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 35 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 37-29vs UL Monroe	1	19	19.0	0	19	Season-high 85 yds
Wk 3	W 48-45vs UCLA	2	23	11.5	1	20
Wk 4	W 44-31vs Southern Illinois	4	57	14.3	0	26
Wk 5	L 13-40@ UCF	3	24	8.0	0	17
Wk 6	W 70-31@ UConn	4	41	10.3	0	15
Wk 7	W 30-27vs Navy	2	30	15.0	0	20
Wk 8	W 42-38@ Houston	5	63	12.6	0	16
Wk 9	W 56-26vs Tulane	3	56	18.7	0	30
Wk 10	W 41-14@ Tulsa	4	74	18.5	0	38
Wk 13	W 70-13vs East Carolina	2	49	24.5	1	46
Bowl	L 20-21vs Iowa State	5	85	17.0	1	36
Total		35	521	15.4	3	46

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