#85
Wake Forest · 2026

Will Loerzel

TESophomore6' 5", 250 lbsNew Orleans, LA
Wake Forest Demon Deacons2-1 · TDC #51
Snap share
53%
3 of 3 started · likely 21–76%
Receptions
3
788th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
31
858th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
10.3
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.01
5 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

5 plays · +0.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.01
Passing+0.01
1st down-1.00
2nd down+0.53
3rd down-0.51
Standard downs-0.49
Passing downs+0.78
LoerzelWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays6%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down6%
3rd down4%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs5%
LoerzelWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets5—
Target share6.8%—
Catch rate60.0%—
Success rate per target60.0%—
Yards per target6.2—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions3788th / 1676
Yards31858th / 1662
Yards / catch10.3—
Touchdowns0—
Long15—

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 involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Akron✓ TE67··1—
Wk 2 · Purdue✓ TE68~42 (36–51)3·62%
Wk 3 · Miami✓ TE63~27 (13–39)2·43%
Season3 GS13169 (28–99)5153%

Position Room

6 TEs on the Wake Forest roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
12Kamrean JohnsonTESR43316%+0.69
85Will LoerzelTESO33106%+0.01
81Landon MorrisTESR11309%-0.17
84Dominick BarryTEFR1604%-0.31
48Matthew LusardiTESR—————
89Brady ShustTEFR—————

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. Wake Forest depth chart →