#84

Eli Finley

TESenior6' 6", 246 lbsHeath, TX
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs1-2 · TDC #78
Snap share
79%
3 of 3 started · likely 67–95%
Receptions
14
88th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
132
204th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
9.4
370th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
54th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.23
239th of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

22 plays · +5.2 total EPA · 239th of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.23
Passing+0.26
Rushing-0.26
1st down+0.10
2nd down+0.04
3rd down+0.97
Standard downs+0.26
Passing downs+0.15
FinleyWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays11%
Pass plays23%
Run plays1%
1st down11%
2nd down14%
3rd down10%
Standard downs14%
Passing downs8%
FinleyWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets20—
Target share28.6%42nd / 489
Catch rate60.0%321st / 489
Success rate per target40.0%349th / 489
Yards per target5.8384th / 489
Explosive catches10.0%257th / 489
Deep-target rate10.0%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets4—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions1488th / 1676
Yards132204th / 1662
Yards / catch9.4370th / 499
Touchdowns254th / 527
Long29—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
Recovered0—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns1—
Yards12—
Average12—
Touchdowns0—
Long12—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Northwestern State✓ TE58~39 (18–56)61·67%
Wk 2 · LSU✓ TE55~43 (36–52)3··78%
Wk 3 · Baylor✓ TE78~69 (58–78)13·288%
Season3 GS191151 (128–182)221279%

Position Room

7 TEs on the Louisiana Tech roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
84Eli FinleyTESR14132223%+0.23
87Brayden BocklerTEJR27014%+0.48
9Joshua BrantleyTEFR———5%+2.79
45Skylar KirkTEFR—————
80Deven MunizTEJR—————
81William MayesTEFR—————
82Luke SeibTEJR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Louisiana Tech depth chart →