Wake Forest Demon Deacons
ACC · WAKE · Jake Dickert 0–0
- SU
- 2–0
- ATS
- 0–2
- O/U
- 2–0
- SP+
- #62
Ratings
- SP+
- 3.4
- SP rank
- #62
- FPI
- 4.1
- Elo (pts)
- 0.3
- CORE
- 5.3
- WEPA
- —
- SRS
- —
- Off PPA
- 0.42
- Def PPA
- 0.17
Schedule & results
Consensus close. Click a result for the game page.
| Wk | Opponent | Series | Result | Line | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsAkron | — | W 38–16 | -27.5 / 50.5 | L | O |
| 2 | @Purdue | 1–4 | W 38–36 | -2.5 / 51.5 | L | O |
| 3 | vsMiami | 3–9 | Sep 18 | +21.0 / 55.5 | — | — |
| 4 | @Louisville | 3–7 | Sep 25 | — | — | — |
| 5 | vsStanford | 2–1 | Oct 2 | — | — | — |
| 6 | @NC State | 43–70–5 | Oct 9 | — | — | — |
| 7 | @California | 0–1 | Oct 16 | — | — | — |
| 9 | vsVirginia | 18–34 | Oct 30 | — | — | — |
| 10 | vsMerrimack | — | Nov 7 | — | — | — |
| 11 | @SMU | 1–3 | Nov 13 | — | — | — |
| 12 | @Georgia Tech | 8–25 | Nov 20 | — | — | — |
| 13 | vsDuke | 40–60–2 | Nov 27 | — | — | — |
Betting trends
- Home ATS
- 0–1
- Away ATS
- 0–1
- Over lean
- 2–0
Option Country predictions vs Wake Forest: 1–0 ATS
SP+ trajectory
Season rating since 2014. 0 ≈ average FBS team.
Efficiency profile
Latest full season vs FBS — 100th percentile is best.
- Offense PPA40th · #82 of 136 (2025)
- Defense PPA96th · #6 of 136 (2025)
- Offense success rate18th · #112 of 136 (2025)
- Defense success rate95th · #8 of 136 (2025)
- Offense explosiveness97th · #5 of 136 (2025)
- Defense explosiveness69th · #43 of 136 (2025)
Passing & adjusted
Air yards, depth of target, and opponent-adjusted EPA. 2026 season.
Giovanni Lopez
- Comp
- 37/59
- Cmp%
- 62.7%
- aDOT
- 8.6
- Air yards
- 496
- YAC
- 325
- INT
- 0
- Success
- 45.0%
- Adj. EPA
- —
Steele Pizzella
- Comp
- 1/3
- Cmp%
- 33.3%
- aDOT
- 0.3
- Air yards
- 1
- YAC
- 10
- INT
- 0
- Success
- 0.0%
- Adj. EPA
- —
Players
Roster, production, and the current recruiting cycle. Roster year 2026.
Returning production
13.6%of last season still on the roster (2025)
Player figures are last season's predicted points added (PPA).
- Added via transfer
- 100.0 PPA
- Lost via transfer
- 79.5 PPA
Back
2025 PPA- Carlos Hernandez · WR30.6
- Ty Clark III · RB6.4
- Kamrean Johnson · TE4.7
- Jamar Searcy · RB2.5
- Steele Pizzella · QB-2.5
- Jack Foley · WR-1.3
- Aidan Martin · OL—
- Aiden Hall · LB—
In
2025 PPA- Gio Lopez · QB · North Carolina57.3
- Wondame Davis Jr. · WR · UTEP18.7
- Antonio Meeks · WR · Louisville10.3
- Drayden Dickmann · WR · Rice-6.0
- Kam Shanks · WR · Arkansas5.8
- Chase Tyler · WR · Duke5.6
- Landon Morris · TE · California3.8
- Ny Carr · WR · Miami2.7
Out
2025 PPA- Sterling Berkhalter · WR · Texas25.5
- Chris Barnes · WR · Oklahoma State23.7
- Deshawn Purdie · QB · Liberty14.7
- Micah Mays Jr. · WR · Florida14.6
- Jeremiah Melvin · WR · East Carolina1.0
- Ben Grice · WR · Rice—
- Cal Joseph · P · Sam Houston—
- Cole Funderburk · DL · Marshall—
Stat leaders
- Passing yardsGiovanni Lopez575
- Passing yardsSteele Pizzella6
- Passing TDsGiovanni Lopez4
- Passing TDsSteele Pizzella0
- Rushing yardsTy Clark III141
- Rushing yardsGiovanni Lopez98
- Rushing yardsDeuce Lawrence97
- Rushing TDsGiovanni Lopez2
- Rushing TDsTy Clark III1
- Rushing TDsDeuce Lawrence1
- Receiving yardsCarlos Hernandez253
- Receiving yardsAntonio Meeks125
- Receiving yardsKameran Shanks94
- Receiving TDsAntonio Meeks1
- Receiving TDsKameran Shanks1
- Receiving TDsCarlos Hernandez1
- Total tacklesVincent Firenze20
- Total tacklesBraylon Johnson16
- Total tacklesAiden Hall13
- SacksLangston Hardy1
- SacksBraylon Johnson1
- SacksGabe Kirschke1
- Tackles for lossLangston Hardy2.5
- Tackles for lossGabe Kirschke2.5
- Tackles for lossAiden Hall2
Player PPA
- Giovanni Lopez · QB47.9 · 0.614/play
- Carlos Hernandez · WR25.1 · 1.572/play
- Antonio Meeks · WR9.6 · 1.202/play
- Bryce Kania · WR6.0 · 1.503/play
- Kameran Shanks · WR5.6 · 0.508/play
- Ty Clark III · RB2.8 · 0.163/play
- Hugh O'Brien · WR0.5 · 0.520/play
- Jamar Searcy · RB-0.1 · -0.059/play
- Will Loerzel · TE-0.4 · -0.135/play
- Kamrean Johnson · TE-0.5 · -0.244/play
Commits
- Xavier Brown · WR3★ #753
- Logan Steele · ATH3★ #753
- Jacquari Parks · CB3★ #805
- RJ Clem · OT3★ #805
- Carl Jones Jr. · CB3★ #852
- Keland Shelton Jr. · S3★ #852
- Randolph Ross · WR3★ #921
- McCoy Richardson · DL3★ #993
- Elijah Wright · EDGE3★ #1065
- Sammy Dantonka · EDGE3★ #1065
- Carter Myers · TE3★ #1065
- Esa Wittingburg · EDGE3★ #1136
- Joshua Simmons · DL3★ #1166
- Aaron Smith · WR3★ #1166
- Carter Hawkins · ATH3★ #1166
- Walter Maestre Jr. · WR3★ #1238
Roster
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Deuce Blades II | DB | 4 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 3 | Bernard Causey | DB | 2 | New Orleans, LA |
| 4 | Sascha Garcia | DB | 2 | Clinton, MD |
| 5 | Davaughn Patterson | DB | 3 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 6 | Rushaun Tongue | DB | 2 | Pasadena, MD |
| 8 | Braylon Johnson | DB | 3 | Richmond, VA |
| 13 | Ashaad Williams | DB | 4 | Russellville, AL |
| 15 | Devin Cook | DB | 2 | Chesapeake, VA |
| 17 | Zamari Stevenson | DB | 4 | Statesville, NC |
| 22 | Myles Turpin | DB | 2 | Ashburn, VA |
| 24 | Micah Bright | DB | 1 | Concord, NC |
| 25 | Joshua Patterson | DB | 1 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 26 | Freddie Gillens | DB | 1 | Columbia, SC |
| 27 | Travon West | DB | 3 | Piedmont, SC |
| 28 | AJ Marks | DB | 1 | Detroit, MI |
| 29 | Jake Ryan | DB | 2 | Minden, NE |
| 30 | Jerron Blackwell | DB | 1 | Greensboro, NC |
| 34 | Micheal Ahoua | DB | 1 | Torrington, CT |
| 35 | Koredell Bartley | DB | 2 | Greensboro, NC |
| 36 | Seth Carethers | DB | 1 | Coppell, TX |
| 37 | Trey Warren III | DB | 1 | Pahokee, FL |
| 38 | Somad Eaddy | DB | 1 | Greenville, SC |
| 39 | Mahamadou Siby | DB | 1 | |
| 9 | Camden Hardy | DL | 2 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 10 | Gabe Kirschke | DL | 4 | Lone Tree, CO |
| 11 | Langston Hardy | DL | 4 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 14 | Tyler Walton | DL | 3 | Suwanee, GA |
| 18 | D.J. Johnson | DL | 2 | Wilbraham, MA |
| 20 | Kerrington Lee | DL | 3 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| 48 | Ryan Harrington | DL | 1 | |
| 52 | Dallas Afalava | DL | 4 | Seattle, WA |
| 55 | Kadear Dembele | DL | 1 | West Haven, CT |
| 90 | Sydir Mitchell | DL | 3 | Paterson, NJ |
| 91 | Lucas Smalls-Allen | DL | 1 | Roswell, GA |
| 92 | Sefa Sackey | DL | 1 | |
| 93 | Cade Holles | DL | 1 | Centennial, CO |
| 94 | Zach Lohavichan | DL | 4 | Charlotte, NC |
| 95 | Brandon Smiley | DL | 4 | Durham, NC |
| 96 | Cooper Long | DL | 1 | |
| 97 | Matt Herron | DL | 4 | Holladay, UT |
| 98 | Christian Harris | DL | 1 | |
| 99 | Josiah Pratt | DL | 1 | Houston, TX |
| 7 | Buom Jock | LB | 3 | Mankato, MN |
| 12 | Tylan McNichols | LB | 3 | Decatur, MS |
| 21 | Aiden Hall | LB | 4 | Pleasant Grove, AL |
| 23 | Vincent Firenze | LB | 3 | Syracuse, NY |
| 32 | Joel Lowenberg | LB | 1 | Chattanooga, TN |
| 40 | Whittman Whaley | LB | 2 | Sevierville, TN |
| 42 | Isaac Nelson | LB | 1 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 43 | Frank Cusano | LB | 2 | Granite Bay, CA |
| 44 | Monroe Partin | LB | 1 | Daphne, AL |
| 46 | Deuce Dyce | LB | 1 | Hamden, CT |
| 49 | Eli Gilmour | LS | 2 | San Diego, CA |
| 50 | Ja'Marion Kennedy | OL | 3 | Shreveport, LA |
| 51 | Devin McRae | OL | 3 | McRae, GA |
| 52 | Uber Ajongo | OL | 2 | Ottawa, ON |
| 55 | Tolu Olajide | OL | 4 | Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 56 | Ethan Calloway | OL | 2 | Mooresville, NC |
| 60 | Will Saba | OL | 1 | Purcellville, VA |
| 62 | Jaishaun Offutt | OL | 1 | Winchester, VA |
| 64 | Ryan Berger | OL | 3 | Portland, OR |
| 65 | Clinton Richard | OL | 2 | Hiram, GA |
| 67 | Elliot Demaine | OL | 1 | Ottawa, ON |
| 68 | Luke Beemer | OL | 2 | Nashville, TN |
| 69 | Dalton DeBoer | OL | 1 | |
| 70 | Will Way | OL | 3 | Tucson, AZ |
| 72 | Aidan Martin | OL | 1 | Denver, CO |
| 73 | George Steih | OL | 3 | Franklin, TN |
| 74 | John Ohnegian | OL | 4 | Ramsey, NJ |
| 75 | Derrell Johnson II | OL | 4 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 76 | Fletcher Turk | OL | 1 | |
| 77 | Dylan Durbin | OL | 1 | |
| 78 | Jack Hines | OL | 2 | Avon, CT |
| 79 | Langston Hogg | OL | 1 | Kennesaw, GA |
| 45 | Ethan Hyams | P | 1 | Castlecrag, NSW |
| 96 | Jack Ploszay | P | 2 | Malvern, PA |
| 90 | Connor Calvert | PK | 2 | Bend, OR |
| 97 | Caleb Carlson | PK | 4 | Coconut Grove, FL |
| 3 | Gio Lopez | QB | 3 | Madison, AL |
| 6 | Steele Pizzella | QB | 1 | Simi Valley, CA |
| 13 | Billy Johnson | QB | 3 | Atherton, CA |
| 15 | Gannon Jones | QB | 1 | Cary, NC |
| 17 | Grant Lawless | QB | 1 | Denver, NC |
| 1 | KD Daniels | RB | 2 | West Point, MS |
| 4 | Ty Clark III | RB | 3 | Nashville, TN |
| 21 | Kyndall Mccaleb | RB | 1 | |
| 22 | Deuce Lawrence | RB | 1 | Tallahassee, FL |
| 24 | Sawyer Seidl | RB | 3 | Hugo, MN |
| 27 | Ryan Henley | RB | 2 | Charlotte, NC |
| 29 | Jamar Searcy | RB | 1 | Pittsburg, CA |
| 41 | Kalil Townes | RB | 1 | Atlanta, GA |
| 12 | Kamrean Johnson | TE | 4 | Birmingham, AL |
| 48 | Matthew Lusardi | TE | 4 | |
| 81 | Landon Morris | TE | 4 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 84 | Dominick Barry | TE | 1 | Greenwood, IN |
| 85 | Will Loerzel | TE | 2 | New Orleans, LA |
| 86 | Max Tillfeldt Retsler | TE | 1 | Stockholm |
| 87 | Charlie Wingfield | TE | 1 | Franklin Lakes, NJ |
| 89 | Brady Shust | TE | 1 | |
| 5 | Kam Shanks | WR | 3 | Prattville, AL |
| 7 | Wondame Davis Jr. | WR | 2 | Ennis, TX |
| 8 | Carlos Hernandez | WR | 4 | Alhambra, CA |
| 9 | Chase Tyler | WR | 2 | Powder Springs, GA |
| 10 | Jack Foley | WR | 1 | Bend, OR |
| 11 | Ny Carr | WR | 2 | Moultrie, GA |
| 14 | Antonio Meeks | WR | 4 | Lilburn, GA |
| 18 | Drayden Dickmann | WR | 3 | Georgetown, TX |
| 20 | Elijah Otieno | WR | 1 | Forney, TX |
| 23 | Zeek Jackson | WR | 3 | Baltimore, MD |
| 25 | Eli Potts | WR | 3 | Brock, TX |
| 28 | Hugh O'Brien | WR | 1 | Charlotte, NC |
| 38 | Walker Bryson | WR | 1 | Waynesville, NC |
| 80 | Braxton Winston III | WR | 1 | Charlotte, NC |
| 82 | Devin Goldston | WR | 1 | |
| 83 | Kobe Adeleke-Hokes | WR | 1 | Atlanta, GA |
| 88 | Bryce Kania | WR | 1 | Chatham, NJ |
NFL draft
Recent picks out of Wake Forest.
- 2026 Karon Prunty · CornerbackRd 5 · New England
- 2026 Demond Claiborne · Running BackRd 6 · Minnesota
- 2024 Malik Mustapha · SafetyRd 4 · San Francisco
- 2024 Caelen Carson · CornerbackRd 5 · Dallas
- 2024 Michael Jurgens · CenterRd 7 · Minnesota
- 2023 Kobie Turner · Defensive TackleRd 3 · Los Angeles
- 2023 A.T. Perry · Wide ReceiverRd 6 · New Orleans
- 2022 Zach Tom · Offensive GuardRd 4 · Green Bay
Recruiting classes
- 2026#39 · 217.9
- 2025#63 · 189.1
- 2024#52 · 196.5
- 2023#53 · 193.2
- 2022#71 · 164.2
- 2021#66 · 165.8
- 2020#60 · 173.8
- 2019#57 · 182.3
- 2018#64 · 176.3
- 2017#68 · 162.0
- 2016#57 · 169.4
- 2015#51 · 176.8
- 2014#67 · 160.4
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