Eli Finley

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

Projected TE starter

444 2025 receiving yards
38 of 50 2025 catches
0 2025 TDs
6 Explosive plays
37 Career games (25 starts)

Career

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

2025 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 34.2 92
Yards per catch 11.7 72
Catch rate 76.0% 76
Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Eli

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Blake Baker QB · 1,251 pass yds · 8g
RB Jaden Miller RB · no college stats
WR-X Jalen Mickens WR · 177 rec yds · 13g
WR-Z Talyn Shettron WR · no college stats
WR-H Marcus Calwise Jr. WR · no college stats

The situation

Louisiana Tech 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 11.9% 66
Red zone TD rate 70.4% 51
Line yards per carry 2.8 71
Sack rate allowed 5.8% 53

2025 Game log

WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W1Southeastern Louisiana Lions 5 4 59
W2 @ LSU 4 4 18
W4 USM 6 6 154 1
W5 @ UTEP 1 1
W7 @ KENN 6 3 21 1
W9 WKU 7 5 36 2
W10 SHSU 3 3 45
W11 @ DEL 4 3 11
W12 @ WSU 3 3 21
W13 LIB 6 5 58
W14 @ MOSU 2 1 17
W19 CCAR 3 1 4

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
#1374 Antonio Smith S · Gulliver Prep FAU
#1374 Chris Snyder Jr. ATH · Mater Dei Catholic
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
2025 · 92th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 50th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.