#48
Wake Forest · 2026

Matthew Lusardi

TESenior6' 1", 250 lbsBasking Ridge, NJ
Wake Forest Demon Deacons6-1 · TDC #22
Snap share
4%
likely 2–5%

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

1 plays · +1.9 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+1.90
Passing+1.90
2nd down+1.90
Standard downs+1.90
LusardiWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays1%
Pass plays3%
Run plays0%
1st down0%
2nd down4%
3rd down0%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs0%
LusardiWR/TE average

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnaps
2026 so farWake Forest#22 · 6-124%
2025Wake Forest#57 · 9-42—

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Matthew Lusardi's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Matthew Lusardi's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.9 avg. game scoreBest: 5.9 at NC State (Week 6)0 of 1 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1AkronW 38–16—no stats recorded
2@PurdueW 38–36—·····
3MiamiL 20–33—no stats recorded
4@LouisvilleW 30–27—no stats recorded
5StanfordW 57–3—no stats recorded
6@NC StateW 38–145.9111.011
7@CaliforniaW 41–7—no stats recorded
2026 · 2 games5.9111.011

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11613th / 1995
Yards11945th / 1981
Yards / catch1—
Touchdowns1346th / 826
Long1—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns1—
Yards12—
Average12—
Touchdowns0—
Long12—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 2 · Purdue68··1—
Wk 6 · NC State70~16 (7–23)1·23%
Season45716 (7–23)114%

Position Room

6 TEs on the Wake Forest roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
12Kamrean JohnsonTESR96416%+0.17
84Dominick BarryTEFR611635%+0.88
85Will LoerzelTESO54016%+0.08
48Matthew LusardiTESR1113%+1.90
81Landon MorrisTESR11309%-0.17
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 →