Eli Finley
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
80
Good

Eli Finley

Louisiana Tech BulldogsAverage
TEOffenseGood
Projected Starter

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Eli Finley is the projected starter at TE for Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.

Senior · #84 · 6'6", 246 lbs

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Depth at TE · Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

  1. 18480Eli FinleyStarter
  2. 28756Brayden Bockler

Louisiana Tech Starting Lineup

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Up next for Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech plays Troy away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:00 PM ET.

The Story

The Playmaker

A 3-star recruit out of Rockwall-Heath, ranked #1,374 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 38 catches, 445 yards, 0 TD. That's 21% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 80 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,374 Natl3-Yr Total65 rec · 769 yds · 2 TDTeam Share21%
Heath, TX
Jersey
#84
Class
SR
Height
6'6"
Weight
246 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
2025384450
2024253142
20232100

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8511
National Rank
#1374
High School
Rockwall-Heath
Hometown
Rockwall, TX

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated offense; 72th-percentile production (×0.85 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 80.

Team offense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 72% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.85)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WUSAYDS 15
REC
2
YDS
15
AVG
7.5
TD
0

Final W 35-20

Oct 24WODUYDS 128
REC
10
YDS
128
AVG
12.8
TD
1

Final W 26-0

Oct 18WULMYDS 9
REC
2
YDS
9
AVG
4.5
TD
0

Final W 24-0

Oct 10WULYDS 114
REC
9
YDS
114
AVG
12.7
TD
2

Final W 32-31

Oct 3WARMYYDS 79
REC
4
YDS
79
AVG
19.8
TD
0

Final W 31-29

Sep 19LBAYYDS 65
REC
8
YDS
65
AVG
8.1
TD
1

Final L 36-19

Sep 12LLSUYDS 15
REC
2
YDS
15
AVG
7.5
TD
0

Final L 45-14

Sep 5WNWSTYDS 52
REC
4
YDS
52
AVG
13.0
TD
1

Final W 80-6

Eli Finley's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Playmaker
38 rec · 445 yds · 0 TD
Usage / Involvement100%
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