Eli Finley

TE · #84 · Louisiana Tech · SR · 6'6" · 246 · Heath, TX

Projected TE starter

334 2026 receiving yards
29 of 40 2026 catches
4 2026 TDs
4 Explosive plays
43 Career games (31 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Louisiana Tech6629-40 334 11.5 4
2025 Louisiana Tech131038-50 444 11.7 0
2024 Louisiana Tech131325-38 314 12.6 2
2023 Louisiana Tech1122-3 10 5.0 0

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 55.7 99
Yards per catch 11.5 69
Catch rate 72.5% 59
Receiving TDs 4 97

Around Eli

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Blake Baker QB · 857 pass yds · 5g
RB Jaden Miller RB · 46 rush yds · 3g
WR-X Jay Wilkerson WR · 44 rec yds · 5g
WR-Z Talyn Shettron WR · 229 rec yds · 6g
WR-H Jalen Mickens WR · 476 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Louisiana Tech 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 11.7% 49
Red zone TD rate 76.5% 70
Line yards per carry 2.1 21
Sack rate allowed 8.1% 26

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1Northwestern State Demons6 4 52 1 2
W2 @ LSU3 2 15 0 0
W3 @ BAY13 8 65 1 2
W5 ARMY6 4 79 0 1
W6 ULL9 9 114 2 2
W7 @ ULM3 2 9 0 0

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#1371 Miles Hall ATH · Skyline BYU
#1371 Baylin Brooks WR · Loyola SDSU
#1374 Eli Finley TE · Rockwall-Heath LT
#1380 Daidren Zipperer WR · Lakeland UTAH
#1380 Desirrio Riles ATH · University Christian ECU
TEs in the class
#56 Will Anciaux Kapaun Mt. Carmel KSU
#57 Tanner Lemaster Washington UK
#58 Eli Finley Rockwall-Heath LT
#59 Logan Blake Hun School RUTG
#60 AJ Szymanski Loyola Blakefield MD
2026 · 99th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 50th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.