Wake Forest Athletics
2026 Football Roster

Eli Potts
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Brock, TX
- High School:
- Brock
Prior to Wake Forest
2025 (Redshirt Junior)
Appeared in all 12 games during the season…Made appearances at wide receiver and on special teams…Recorded a total of four tackles, including three solo and one assisted…Registered a 32-yard kick return against Army on November 22, 2025.
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in nine games this season…Recorded one unassisted tackle at North Texas…2024 Academic All-Conference.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
Did not see any action…2023 Academic All-Conference.
2022 (Freshman)
Redshirted after not playing in a game…2022 Academic All-Conference.
High School
Was a three-year letterwinner at Brock High School…Started two years on offense, defense and special teams…Switched from running back to receiver in his junior year…Helped lead his team to a 15-1 record and state runner-up finish his senior season, and 13-1 mark as a junior…Had 88 receptions for 1,249 yards and 23 TDs his senior season…Tallied 130 tackles, 18 pass breakups and six interceptions in his career…Was a two-time first-team all-district all-state academic selection…Earned all-state, all-region and all-county honors as a senior…Lettered four years track and three years in baseball…Was a two-time UIL state champion in track & field…High school coach was Billy Mathis.
Personal
Began playing football at age 10…Has two younger siblings…Parents are Taylor and Maury Potts.



