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Honors
- Named to John Mackey Award Midseason Watch List
- Named to College Football Performance Awards Weekly Honor Roll after game at Florida
2011
- 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 12/12
- Starting tight end had 29 catches for 344 yards and a TD
- 21st among all tight ends in NCAA in receptions (3rd in SEC) and 19th in receiving yards (3rd in SEC)
- Second on UT in catches and second in receiving yards
- Equaled entire 2010 season total for catches (11) and passed yards total (112) in third game of 2011 season
- Finished year with two catches for 18 yards at Kentucky (11/26)
- Late catch vs. Vanderbilt (11/19) for 11 yards
- Had three receptions for 32 yards vs. MTSU (11/5)
- Two catches for 15 yards vs. #14 South Carolina (10/29)
- Had a catch for 13 yards at #2 Alabama (10/22)
- Career-high 85 yards on five catches vs. Georgia (10/8)
- Three catches for 38 yards vs. Buffalo (10/1)
- Made five catches for career-high 71 yards at #16 Florida (9/17). First-ever TD on 18-yard reception in fourth quarter
- Most catches in a single-game by a UT tight end since Chris Brown in 2007 with six vs. Cincinnati
- Career game with new highs of six catches and 54 yards vs. Cincinnati (9/10)
- First-career start at tight end in opener vs. Montana (9/3)
2010
- Games/Starts: 13/13
- Hauled in 11 receptions for 112 yards
- Caught a critical 26-yard pass on third-and-13 to keep UT's fourth touchdown drive vs. Mississippi alive
- Catch was a career long and helped him finish with a personal-best 35 receiving yards
- Snatched a career-best three receptions for 29 yards at Memphis
- First career reception was a seven-yarder in the opener against UT Martin
- On the receiving end of a 16-yard pass vs. Alabama
- Posted a pair of receptions good for six yards vs. UAB
- Hauled in a 15-yard reception against North Carolina in the Music City Bowl
College of the Canyons (2009)
- Caught 32 passes for 316 yards and three touchdowns in 11 games
- Receptions and yards both ranked second on team
- Coach at College of the Canyons: Garrett Tujague
High School
- Ranked as the No. 39 overall tight end and No. 94 overall prospect in California as a high school senior in 2007 by Rivals.com
- Scout.com rated him the No. 76 overall prospect in California out of high school
- As a high school senior, had 21 receptions for 210 yards
- Caught passes in seven of eight games played
- Scored three touchdowns
- Originally signed with Oregon in 2008
- Helped Birmingham High School to 2007 West Valley League title with a 13-1 record, as well as a fourth-place finish in the final state rankings and a second consecutive City Championship Sectional title
- Coach at Birmingham Senior High School: Osorio Arnold
Career Highs
- Receptions - 6 vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11
- Receiving Yards - 8 vs. Georgia, 10/8/11
- Touchdowns - 1 at Florida, 9/17/11
Personal
- Full Name: Mychal Rashawn Rivera
- Born: September 8, 1990 in Los Angeles, California
- Son of George and Yolanda Rivera
- Majoring in Communication Studies
