#85
Wake Forest · 2026

Will Loerzel

TESophomore6' 5", 250 lbsNew Orleans, LA
Wake Forest Demon Deacons6-1 · TDC #22
Snap share
25%
4 of 6 started · likely 17–33%
Receptions
5
985th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
40
1139th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
8.0
Rec. TD
1
346th of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.08
8 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

8 plays · +0.7 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.08
Passing+0.08
1st down+0.05
2nd down+0.26
3rd down-0.51
Standard downs-0.15
Passing downs+0.78
LoerzelWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays6%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down4%
3rd down2%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs2%
LoerzelWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets7—
Target share5.3%—
Catch rate57.1%—
Success rate per target57.1%—
Yards per target5.6—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

Where Loerzel's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
8
5 caught (63%)
Avg. depth of target
5.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.0
15 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
25
of 40 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted8 targets charted

63% comp5.1 avg. depth3.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (38%), 2 caught (67%), 9 yds, 3.0 per target367% · 9yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (25%), 1 caught (50%), 15 yds, 7.5 per target250% · 15yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Game Log

Will Loerzel'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: 6.5 vs Stanford (Week 5)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1AkronW 38–16—no stats recorded
2@PurdueW 38–365.72168.009
3MiamiL 20–335.511515.0015
4@LouisvilleW 30–27—no stats recorded
5StanfordW 57–36.5294.518
6@NC StateW 38–14—no stats recorded
7@CaliforniaW 41–7—no stats recorded
2026 · 3 games5.95408.0115

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions5985th / 1995
Yards401139th / 1981
Yards / catch8—
Touchdowns1346th / 825
Long15—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Akron✓ TE67··1—
Wk 2 · Purdue✓ TE68~42 (36–51)3·62%
Wk 3 · Miami✓ TE63~27 (13–39)2·43%
Wk 5 · Stanford—66~29 (13–41)2·44%
Wk 6 · NC State—70~16 (7–23)1·23%
Wk 7 · California✓ TE62···—
Season4 GS457114 (79–153)8125%

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 →