Eni Falayi is a tight end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Wake Forest.
Falayi shows up in the passing game from any alignment. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Don Brown and Jake Dickert. One game to point at: 52 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Kennesaw State — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 21 | 228 | 10.9 | 2 | 42 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 24 | 254 | 10.6 | 2 | 42 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 10-9vs Kennesaw State | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-34vs NC State | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 0 | 42 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-30vs No. 16 Georgia Tech | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-23@ Virginia Tech | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 9 | W 13-12vs SMU | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 11 | W 16-9@ No. 12 Virginia | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 14 | L 32-49@ Duke | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 5 | |
 Bowl | W 43-29vs Mississippi State | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 21 | 228 | 10.9 | 2 | 42 |
Week 9 · 2025
W 13-12
vs SMU
The plays that mattered most
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
258% of team targetsCatch rate
76%19 of 25 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
76% catch rate on 25 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 39.5 | 19.1 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 20.0 | 6.6 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 38.6 | 17.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 11.7 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
48.0%
405 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
64.9
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
399 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #97 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #14 of 22 ACC TEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 2,441 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the ACC as a senior.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Don Brown and Jake Dickert.
