Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 52 | — |
| Target share | 25.2% | 64th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 73.1% | 122nd / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 61.5% | 54th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 8.9 | 198th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 13.5% | 190th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 7.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 12 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 8 | — |
Charting
Where Finley's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted53 targets charted
2025 charting · Louisiana Tech
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Finley’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted20 targets charted
Career
4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Louisiana Tech#73 · 6-2 | 8 | 79% | 41 | 477 | 5 | 25.2% |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech#80 · 8-5 | 11 | 67% | 38 | 444 | 0 | 16.1% |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech#109 · 5-8 | 11 | 60% | 25 | 314 | 2 | 7.5% |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech#120 · 3-9 | 2 | 5% | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Eli Finley's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Eli Finley's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Northwestern State | W 80–6 | 7.9 | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 1 | 29 |
| 2 | @ LSU | L 14–45 | 1.5 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | @ Baylor | L 19–36 | 8.8 | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 |  Army | W 31–29 | 8.4 | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 | 25 |
| 6 |  Louisiana | W 32–31 | 10.0 | 9 | 114 | 12.7 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | @ UL Monroe | W 24–0 | 5.1 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 |  Old Dominion | W 26–0 | 10.0 | 10 | 128 | 12.8 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | @ South Alabama | W 35–20 | 5.6 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 7.2 | 41 | 477 | 11.6 | 5 | 29 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 41 | 47th / 2089 |
| Yards | 477 | 83rd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 11.6 | 280th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 38th / 914 |
| Long | 29 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 12 | — |
| Average | 12 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 12 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Northwestern State | ✓ TE | 58 | ~39 (18–56) | 6 | 1 | · | 67% |
| Wk 2 · LSU | ✓ TE | 55 | ~43 (36–52) | 3 | · | · | 78% |
| Wk 3 · Baylor | ✓ TE | 78 | ~69 (58–78) | 13 | · | 2 | 88% |
| Wk 5 · Army | ✓ TE | 57 | ~48 (41–57) | 6 | · | · | 84% |
| Wk 6 · Louisiana | ✓ TE | 77 | ~67 (57–77) | 9 | · | · | 87% |
| Wk 7 · UL Monroe | ✓ TE | 65 | ~40 (34–48) | 3 | · | · | 62% |
| Wk 8 · Old Dominion | ✓ TE | 80 | ~66 (56–80) | 10 | · | · | 83% |
| Wk 9 · South Alabama | — | 55 | ~44 (37–53) | 5 | · | · | 80% |
| Season | 7 GS | 525 | 416 (356–497) | 55 | 1 | 2 | 79% |
Position Room
7 TEs on the Louisiana Tech roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Eli Finley | TE | SR | 41 | 477 | 5 | 22% | +0.51 |
| 87 | Brayden Bockler | TE | JR | 5 | 9 | 2 | 7% | +0.70 |
| 9 | Joshua Brantley | TE | FR | — | — | — | 5% | +2.79 |
| 45 | Skylar Kirk | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Deven Muniz | TE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | William Mayes | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Luke Seib | TE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →