| Quarterbacks | Yr | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass Grade | Run Grade | Pass PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #15 Deshawn Purdie (QB) | SO ('3) | 6'4"/220 | 100/200 (50%), 1802 Yds, 10 TD / 6 INT | 41 Car, -130 Yds, (-3.2 YPC), 1 TD, 7 FUM | D+ | C- | #115 | 437 (29.4%) | 0.86 | CHAR ('25) |
| #4 Robby Ashford (QB) | GR ('1) | 6'2"/229 | 23/32 (72%), 324 Yds, 2 TD / 0 INT | 41 Car, 227 Yds, (5.5 YPC), 2 TD, 3 FUM | B+ | B | #164 | 129 (8.4%) | 0.85 | SC ('25) |
| #14 Tyler Mizzell (QB) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/171 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 2 (0%) | 0 | NA | |||
| #00 Elijiah Oehlke (QB) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/208 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Steele Pizzella (QB) | FR ('3) | 5'11"/165 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Running Backs | Yr | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run Grade | Rec Grade | Rush PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #1 Demond Claiborne (RB) | SR ('1) | 5'9"/200 | 228 Car, 1048 Yds, (4.6 YPC), 11 TD, 3 FUM | 23 Rec, 254 Yds, (11 YPR), 2 TD | B+ | A- | #51 | 580 (64%) | 0.9 | 4* HS ('22) |
| #30 Tate Carney (RB) | JR ('1) | 5'10"/209 | 82 Car, 335 Yds, (4.1 YPC), 6 TD, 0 FUM | 9 Rec, 113 Yds, (12.6 YPR), 1 TD | B+ | A | #198 | 302 (33%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #26 Drew Pickett (RB) | SO ('2) | 5'9"/184 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #28 David Egbe (RB) | JR ('1) | 5'10"/203 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #00 Jamar Searcy (RB) | FR ('3) | 5'8"/180 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Wide Receivers | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec Grade | Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #8 Carlos Hernandez (WR) | JR ('2) | 6'0"/189 | 31 Rec, 397 Yds, (12.8 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | B | #234 | 375 (17.4%) | 0.87 | WSU ('25) |
| #18 Micah Mays Jr. (WR) | SO ('2) | 6'2"/184 | 16 Rec, 218 Yds, (13.6 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B | #399 | 434 (34%) | 0.9 | 4* HS ('23) |
| #84 Sterling Berkhalter (WR) | SR ('1) | 6'3"/200 | 11 Rec, 191 Yds, (17.4 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | C+ | #443 | 198 (9%) | 0.85 | CIN ('25) |
| #25 Chris Barnes (WR) | SO ('3) | 5'7"/158 | 2 Rec, 19 Yds, (9.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, -1 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | D | #906 | 34 (1.8%) | 0.84 | WSU ('25) |
| #87 Jaydn Girard (WR) | JR ('1) | 6'0"/181 | 1 Rec, 25 Yds, (25 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 3 Yds, 0 TD | A+ | C+ | 11 (1%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #88 Ian VerSteeg (WR) | JR ('1) | 6'0"/182 | 0 | 0 | NA | |||||
| #83 Jeremiah Melvin (WR) | SO ('3) | 6'5"/188 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B- | 14 (1%) | 0.89 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #29 Christian Greene (WR) | SR (0) | 6'2"/173 | 0 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('21) | |||||
| #00 Trishstin Glass (WR) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/175 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Koredell Bartley (WR) | FR ('3) | 5'11"/173 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Jack Foley (WR) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/195 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Bryce Kania (WR) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/195 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #82 EJ Reid (WR) | SO ('2) | 5'11"/165 | #910 | 0 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| Tight Ends | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rec Grade | Run Block Grade | Pass Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #89 Harry Lodge (TE) | JR ('2) | 6'6"/239 | 24 Rec, 220 Yds, (18.4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A | B- | 11 (0.6%) | 0.86 | GT ('25) | ||
| #17 Michael Frogge (TE) | SR (0) | 6'5"/240 | 2 Rec, 9 Yds, (4.5 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | D | F | D | 116 (12%) | 0.83 | 3* HS ('20) | |
| #84 Kamrean Johnson (TE) | JR ('2) | 6'5"/221 | 1 Rec, 6 Yds, (6 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | F | A- | A- | 63 (3.6%) | 0.86 | VAN ('25) | |
| #86 Dominic Deluca (TE) | SO ('3) | 6'6"/250 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | F | 3 (0%) | 0.82 | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #00 Charlie Wingfield (TE) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/225 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Offensive Lineman | Yr | H/W | Snaps | Grade | Run Block | Pass Block | Rating | Origin | ||
| #70 Melvin Siani (T) | SO ('2) | 6'6"/300 | 600 (40.2%) | B- | C- (38%) | B+ (62%) | 0.86 | TEM ('25) | ||
| #77 Jacob Dennison (T) | GR ('1) | 6'5"/299 | 598 (40.2%) | B- | C (54%) | B (46%) | 0.86 | OHIO ('25) | ||
| #79 Fa'alili Fa'amoe (T) | SR ('1) | 6'5"/314 | 521 (34.8%) | C- | C- (42%) | B+ (58%) | 0.92 | WSU ('25) | ||
| #60 Uber Ajongo (T) | SO ('2) | 6'6"/279 | 8 (1%) | C+ | C+ (88%) | C+ (13%) | 0.83 | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #00 Nathan Pahanich (OT) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/280 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Aidan Martin (OT) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/255 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #57 Rodrick Tialavea (G) | SR (0) | 6'5"/321 | 668 (42%) | D | D (42%) | B- (58%) | 0.85 | WSU ('25) | ||
| #77 George Sell (G) | SR (0) | 6'4"/300 | 420 (44%) | B- | B (39%) | B- (61%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('20) | ||
| #66 Ja'Marion Kennedy (G) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/316 | 348 (22.2%) | B- | B (48%) | C+ (52%) | 0.86 | LT ('25) | ||
| #79 George Steih (G) | SO ('2) | 6'5"/273 | 2 (0%) | C | C (100%) | F (0%) | 0.84 | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #70 Devin Kylany (C) | SR (0) | 6'5"/303 | 770 (59.4%) | B+ | B+ (42%) | A- (58%) | 0.86 | WSU ('25) | ||
| #65 Hank Lucas (C) | JR ('1) | 6'2"/275 | 2 (0%) | C+ | B- (100%) | F (0%) | 0 | NA | ||
| #51 Devin McRae (C) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/295 | 5 (1%) | C- | C (100%) | F (0%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #00 Jaishaun Offutt (IOL) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/315 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Will Saba (IOL) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/270 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #64 Clinton Richard (OL) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/284 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||||
| #75 Derrell Johnson II (OL) | JR ('1) | 6'3"/294 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('22) | ||||||
| #78 Jack Hines (OL) | SO ('2) | 6'7"/283 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||||
| #50 Kyland Armstrong (OL) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/271 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('23) | ||||||
| #32 Will Cobb (LS) | SR ('0) | 5'10"/201 | 0 | NA | ||||||
| Defensive Line | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #58 Gabe Kirschke (DE) | JR ('1) | 6'5"/250 | 41 Tac, 12 Solo, 10 TFL, 6 Sacks, 8 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A- (43%) | A- (56%) | B (1%) | 650 (46.2%) | 0.85 | CSU ('25) |
| #18 BJ Williams (DE) | SR (0) | 6'4"/256 | 23 Tac, 9 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (46%) | C- (47%) | A- (8%) | 351 (42%) | 0.84 | 3* HS ('21) |
| #9 Nuer Gatkuoth (DE) | JR ('1) | 6'4"/230 | 14 Tac, 6 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A (39%) | D (58%) | C+ (4%) | 187 (13.2%) | 0.86 | CSU ('25) |
| #46 Kerrington Lee (DE) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/241 | 7 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (57%) | C- (37%) | F (6%) | 115 (14%) | 0.88 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #42 Tyler Walton (DE) | SO ('2) | 6'5"/249 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ (44%) | D+ (56%) | 34 (4%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #90 Camden Hardy (DE) | SO ('3) | 6'3"/223 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (55%) | D+ (33%) | B (12%) | 33 (4%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #58 Matthew Lusardi (DE) | JR ('1) | 6'2"/244 | D+ (86%) | C+ (14%) | 7 (1%) | 0 | NA | |||
| #92 Ka'Shawn Thomas (DE) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/276 | C- (100%) | 2 (0%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('23) | ||||
| #00 Cole Funderburk (DE) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/230 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #94 Zach Lohavichan (DT) | SR (0) | 6'3"/280 | 12 Tac, 6 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B (46%) | C+ (54%) | C+ (0%) | 335 (37%) | 0 | NA |
| #94 Jayden Loving (DT) | SR (0) | 6'2"/308 | 9 Tac, 5 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ (48%) | B (52%) | 121 (8.4%) | 0.86 | WKU ('25) | |
| #98 Wyatt Crespi (DT) | SR (0) | 6'1"/279 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B (54%) | C- (46%) | 72 (8%) | 0.76 | 2* HS ('20) | |
| #99 Mateen Ibirogba (DT) | SR ('1) | 6'4"/270 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (39%) | B- (61%) | 23 (3%) | 0.85 | GTWN ('24) | |
| #00 Kadear Dembele (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/285 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #93 Josh Harrison (DL) | SO ('2) | 6'2"/230 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 Josiah Pratt (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/305 | 0 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Linebackers | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #24 Dylan Hazen (LB) | SR (0) | 6'1"/228 | 78 Tac, 32 Solo, 6 TFL, 1 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A (40%) | A- (5%) | C- (55%) | 667 (110%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('21) |
| #9 Quincy Bryant (LB) | SR (0) | 6'0"/224 | 48 Tac, 17 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A (45%) | A- (7%) | A+ (48%) | 363 (60%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('21) |
| #19 Langston Hardy (LB) | JR ('1) | 6'4"/250 | 44 Tac, 19 Solo, 7 TFL, 4 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS) | B (42%) | B (44%) | C- (14%) | 585 (57.6%) | 0.85 | CONN ('25) |
| #39 Aiden Hall (LB) | JR ('2) | 6'2"/217 | 11 Tac, 5 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F (46%) | B (2%) | C (52%) | 159 (26%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #25 Frank Cusano (LB) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/220 | 3 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (57%) | D+ (21%) | F (21%) | 14 (1.2%) | 0.85 | WSU ('25) |
| #34 Darius Jones (LB) | SO ('3) | 6'2"/215 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (70%) | B (30%) | 10 (2%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Bailey Benson (LB) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/205 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Joel Lowenberg (LB) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/210 | 0 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #20 Alec Marenco (LB) | GR ('0) | 6'2"/234 | 0 | 0.83 | KSU ('25) | |||||
| Secondary | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #7 Lardarius Webb Jr. (CB) | SR (0) | 5'9"/168 | 40 Tac, 27 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | A (44%) | A- (0%) | B+ (56%) | 838 (51.6%) | 0.85 | USA ('25) |
| #12 Jaxon Mull (CB) | JR ('1) | 5'11"/180 | 30 Tac, 16 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (43%) | C- (57%) | 448 (46%) | 0 | NA | |
| #17 Zamari Stevenson (CB) | JR ('1) | 5'11"/175 | 29 Tac, 19 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A (36%) | C+ (0%) | B- (64%) | 291 (30%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #13 Jaylon Edmond (CB) | SO ('3) | 5'9"/153 | 3 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- (73%) | B (27%) | 15 (1.2%) | 0.83 | WSU ('25) | |
| #27 Travon West (CB) | SO ('2) | 5'11"/171 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (43%) | D+ (57%) | 21 (2%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #37 William Tackie Jr. (CB) | SO ('2) | 5'10"/190 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (44%) | C+ (56%) | 18 (2%) | 0 | NA | |
| #00 William Wiebush (CB) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/185 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Freddie Gillens (CB) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/165 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Braxton Winston (CB) | FR ('3) | 5'11"/165 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Seth Carethers (CB) | FR ('3) | 5'11"/165 | 0 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #13 Davaughn Patterson (S) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/214 | 74 Tac, 28 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B (39%) | D+ (8%) | A- (53%) | 710 (55%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #6 Rushaun Tongue (S) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/181 | 34 Tac, 25 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A+ (37%) | B+ (63%) | 286 (22%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #8 Braylon Johnson (S) | JR ('2) | 6'1"/180 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D (51%) | C+ (2%) | B (47%) | 43 (1.8%) | 0.83 | VT ('25) |
| #35 Myles Turpin (S) | SO ('3) | 6'0"/180 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (78%) | B- (22%) | 18 (1%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #38 Anthony Borriello (S) | SR (0) | 5'11"/191 | C (100%) | 1 (0%) | 0 | NA | ||||
| #00 Jerron Blackwell (S) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/190 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #15 Devin Cook (DB) | SO ('2) | 6'0"/165 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| Kickers | Yr | H/W | Field Goals | XPs | Points | FG Grade | Kickoffs | Rating | Origin | |
| #99 Matthew Dennis (K) | SR (0) | 5'11"/193 | 16/20 (80%), Long 42 Yds | 34/34 | 82 Pts | B+ | C- | 0.8 | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #97 Caleb Carlson (K) | JR ('1) | 6'3"/193 | 2/2 | 2 Pts | B+ | 0 | NA | |||
| Punters | Yr | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin | ||
| #98 Tyler Black (P) | JR ('2) | 5'10"/179 | 0.81 | 3* HS ('23) |
Total Team Talent for '25 is: 750, #59 in CFB. 0.85 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 3.23%
Breakdown - Offense: 353.12 (48) Defense: 276.44 (42) ST: 12.88 (3)
93 Total players, 23 from Transfer Portal. 18.5% of roster is from the Portal.
37 from the '25 Transfer Portal. 29.8% of roster is from this years Portal, 29 players left via portal after '24.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 3 very good players, 39 good players, 40 JAGS, 0 low JAGS, 1 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 3922 (25%), JR: 4224 (27%), SR: 7022 (44%), GR: 727 (5%)
31 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.
QB Exp: (37.8%), Prod: (44%) Wake Forest lost their starting QB from last year. Deshawn Purdie & Robby Ashford from the Portal could compete for the job.
RB Exp: (97%), Prod: (92%) Wake Forest returns Demond Claiborne & Tate Carney, their top two RB's from last year.
Wake Forest lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
WR Exp: (32%), Prod: (39%) OL Experience: T: (58%): G: (54%): C: (60%):
Wake Forest OL: 1 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 5 potential OL starters from '25 Portal, 1 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (62%) DT: (28%)
LB Experience: (86%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (66%) S: (40%)
Kicker Experience: (100%), Punter: (10%)
Return Experience - QB 37.8%, Skill Players 46%, Off Line 57%, Front Seven 59%, Secondary 53% | Offense 50% - Defense 56%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 44%, Rush Yds: 92%, Rec Yds: 39%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 54%, Sacks: 55%, QB Hurries: 41%, TFLs: 65%, Pass Def: 48%, INTs: 67%