Will Loerzel

TE · #85 · Wake Forest · SO · 6'5" · 250 · New Orleans, LA

Projected TE starter

40 2026 receiving yards
5 of 8 2026 catches
1 2026 TDs
7 Career games (5 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Wake Forest755-8 40 8.0 1

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 5.7 41
Yards per catch 8.0 33
Catch rate 62.5% 36
Receiving TDs 1 54

Around Will

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Gio Lopez QB · 1,947 pass yds · 7g
RB Ty Clark III RB · 328 rush yds · 7g
WR-X Antonio Meeks WR · 184 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z Carlos Hernandez WR · 720 rec yds · 7g
WR-H Kam Shanks WR · 241 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Wake Forest 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 12.0% 57
Red zone TD rate 76.7% 72
Line yards per carry 2.8 69
Sack rate allowed 4.4% 70

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W2 @ PUR3 2 16 0 0
W3 MIA2 1 15 0 0
W5 STAN2 2 9 1 2
W6 @ NCST1 0 0 0 1

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#2801 Ty Curran ATH · St. Thomas More BALL
#2804 Spencer Porath K · Brownsburg PUR
#2805 Will Loerzel TE · Isidore Newman USA
#2808 Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa ATH · Kahuku SJSU
#2808 Hutch Swilley RB · St. Thomas More ULL
TEs in the class
#128 Kayden Stuit Lynden Christian School
#131 Brody Benke Highlands MTU
#132 Will Loerzel Isidore Newman USA
#134 Kameron Anthony Hamilton Southeastern BALL
#135 Mason Cowgill Erie
2026 · 41th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 13th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.