Wake Forest Demon Deacons
FBS
Atlantic Coast Conference · WAKE
Team Vitals
+7.0
power · 2026 · #58 D1
+2.0 / +5.0
off / def (higher = better)
9–4
2025 record
121
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | Wk 1 | Akron FBS | HOME | Wake Forest 74% |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Purdue FBS | AWAY | Wake Forest 55% |
| 2026-09-18 | Wk 3 | Miami FBS | HOME | Miami 65% |
| 2026-09-26 | Wk 4 | Louisville FBS | AWAY | Louisville 62% |
| 2026-10-03 | Wk 5 | Stanford FBS | HOME | Wake Forest 67% |
| 2026-10-10 | Wk 6 | NC State FBS | AWAY | NC State 57% |
| 2026-10-17 | Wk 7 | California FBS | AWAY | Wake Forest 53% |
| 2026-10-31 | Wk 9 | Virginia FBS | HOME | Virginia 51% |
| 2026-11-07 | Wk 10 | Merrimack FCS | HOME | Wake Forest 78% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | SMU FBS | AWAY | SMU 65% |
| 2026-11-21 | Wk 12 | Georgia Tech FBS | AWAY | Georgia Tech 58% |
| 2026-11-28 | Wk 13 | Duke FBS | HOME | Wake Forest 52% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-02 | 2025 | Bowl | Mississippi State @ | W | 43–29 |
| 2025-11-29 | 2025 | Wk 14 | Duke @ | L | 32–49 |
| 2025-11-22 | 2025 | Wk 13 | Delaware vs | W | 52–14 |
| 2025-11-15 | 2025 | Wk 12 | North Carolina vs | W | 28–12 |
| 2025-11-08 | 2025 | Wk 11 | Virginia @ | W | 16–9 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2025 | Wk 10 | Florida State @ | L | 7–42 |
| 2025-10-25 | 2025 | Wk 9 | SMU vs | W | 13–12 |
| 2025-10-11 | 2025 | Wk 7 | Oregon State @ | W | 39–14 |
| 2025-10-04 | 2025 | Wk 6 | Virginia Tech @ | W | 30–23 |
| 2025-09-27 | 2025 | Wk 5 | Georgia Tech vs | L | 29–30 |
| 2025-09-11 | 2025 | Wk 3 | NC State vs | L | 24–34 |
| 2025-09-06 | 2025 | Wk 2 | Western Carolina vs | W | 42–10 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 365 | 287 | +78 |
| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 308 | 390 | -82 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 | 243 | 326 | -83 |
| 2022 | 8 | 5 | 469 | 368 | +101 |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | 574 | 404 | +170 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 | 324 | 295 | +29 |
| 2019 | 8 | 5 | 414 | 378 | +36 |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | 427 | 433 | -6 |
| 2017 | 8 | 5 | 459 | 368 | +91 |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 | 265 | 288 | -23 |
| 2015 | 3 | 9 | 209 | 295 | -86 |
Injuries
None reported.
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langston Hardy | DL | 94 | #5 | 12 | 65 tkl · 7.0 sacks · 15.0 TFL |
| Nick Andersen | DB | 89 | #16 | 12 | 95 tkl · 7 PD |
| Davaughn Patterson | DB | 84 | #37 | 12 | 78 tkl · 9 PD |
| Nuer Gatkuoth | DL | 80 | #61 | 11 | 37 tkl · 6.0 sacks · 8.0 TFL |
| Demond Claiborne | RB | 76 | #77 | 12 | 907 rush yds · 10 TD · 28 rec |
| Jayden Loving | DL | 72 | #190 | 12 | 39 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 8.0 TFL |
| Dallas Afalava | DL | 71 | #221 | 11 | 30 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 4.0 TFL |
| Eni Falayi | TE | 71 | #78 | 7 | 19 rec · 218 yds · 2 TD |
| Dylan Hazen | LB | 71 | #173 | 12 | 68 tkl · 9.0 TFL |
| Robby Ashford | QB | 70 | #89 | 11 | 2,169 pass yds · 9 TD · 7 INT |
| Gabe Kirschke | DL | 69 | #274 | 12 | 32 tkl · 4.0 sacks · 7.5 TFL |
| Aiden Hall | LB | 67 | #250 | 12 | 66 tkl · 6.5 TFL |
| Chris Barnes | WR | 67 | #336 | 11 | 39 rec · 547 yds · 3 TD |
| Connor Calvert | K | 66 | #75 | 12 | 18 FG · 29 XP · 83 pts |
| Lardarius Webb Jr. | DB | 64 | #579 | 10 | 33 tkl · 6 PD |
| Karon Prunty | DB | 64 | #593 | 12 | 34 tkl · 8 PD · 1 INT |
| Carlos Hernandez | WR | 63 | #506 | 12 | 34 rec · 538 yds · 3 TD |
| Zach Lohavichan | DL | 63 | #531 | 12 | 22 tkl · 5.5 TFL |
| Sawyer Racanelli | WR | 62 | #558 | 6 | 17 rec · 290 yds · 1 TD |
| Zeek Jackson | DB | 60 | #813 | 2 | 5 tkl · 1 PD |
| Micah Mays Jr. | WR | 60 | #653 | 8 | 18 rec · 302 yds · 2 TD |
| Braylon Johnson | DB | 58 | #984 | 11 | 35 tkl · 4 PD |
| Melvin Siani team-inferred | OL | 58 | #152 | 2 | — |
| Ty Clark III | RB | 57 | #615 | 11 | 232 rush yds · 3 TD · 14 rec |
| Sterling Berkhalter | WR | 57 | #838 | 11 | 25 rec · 382 yds · 2 TD |
| Quincy Bryant | LB | 56 | #681 | 12 | 55 tkl · 2.0 TFL |
| Jeremiah Melvin | WR | 55 | #952 | 2 | 3 rec · 39 yds · 1 TD |
| Karate Brenson | WR | 54 | #996 | 3 | 3 rec · 83 yds · 1 TD |
| Mateen Ibirogba | DL | 53 | #1094 | 11 | 21 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 3.5 TFL |
| Deshawn Purdie | QB | 52 | #433 | 8 | 618 pass yds · 6 TD · 3 INT |
| Frank Cusano | LB | 52 | #908 | 11 | 39 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.0 TFL |
| Rushaun Tongue | DB | 52 | #1511 | 2 | 4 tkl · 1 PD |
| Matthew Dennis | K | 50 | #275 | 1 | 3 XP · 3 pts |
| Dominic Deluca | TE | 50 | #465 | 1 | 1 rec · 7 yds |
| Jerron Blackwell | DB | 49 | #1719 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Steele Pizzella | QB | 47 | #566 | 1 | 0 INT · -1 rush yds |
| Kerrington Lee | DL | 46 | #1611 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Freddie Gillens | DB | 45 | #2060 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Darius Jones | LB | 43 | #1366 | 2 | 4 tkl |
| Mason Andrade | TE | 43 | #615 | 1 | — |