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Eni Falayi

TE · Wake Forest · Sr.

Returning to Wake Forest for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Eni Falayi

TE · Wake Forest · Sr

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2441 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022
Wake Forest
2023
Wake Forest
2025
Wake Forest
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Massachusetts1-11HC: Don Brown · Run-heavy
2023Massachusetts3-9HC: Don Brown · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Wake Forest2122810.92--
2023Massachusetts11414.00--
2022Massachusetts2126.00--
Career2425410.62--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025

W 13–12

vs SMU

3 rec · 25 yds · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Wake Forest

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Tight end · Wake Forest

Returning around him

  • 26% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 2 Wake Forest players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +1 net (24 in / 23 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Wake Forest · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #74 · 2026 recruiting class #39

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Elijah Mojarro’s 2024 season.

Rice · 2024

#2

Camm McDonald

Florida State · 2021

82%
#3

Brayden Willis

Oklahoma · 2021

NFL Rd 7
80%
#4

Payten Singletary

South Florida · 2024

80%
#5

Broc Lane

Utah State · 2024

78%

Matches Elijah on

Height
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Bentley Hanshaw's junior season at Liberty (2024).

Liberty · 2024

#2

Broc Lane

Utah State · 2023

83%
#3

Lincoln Sefcik

South Alabama · 2023

All-Sun Belt
81%
#4

Dallas Payne

UAB · 2024

81%
#5

Christian Trahan

Houston · 2022

80%

Matches Bentley on

Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception

Differs from Bentley on

Reception volume (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #807

Final rank
#841
Avg #997.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #807 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
12.02022
14.02023
2282025

+1800%

Up 1800% from first season to most-recent.