Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Head coach: Jake Dickert · since 2025 · 9-4 here
Home: Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium · 31,500 seats · opened 1968
Surface: Artificial turf
Talent composite: #74 nationally
Last 12 seasons: 76-73
Best of those: 11-3 in 2021
Drafted since 1968: 60 picks, 3 in the first round
All time: 495-693-31 · .419
Winning seasons: 40 of 118
Most drafted: Wide Receiver · 7 picks
Homegrown: 13 of 103 from NC

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Roster 103 players

College football has no public depth chart worth printing, so this is who is on the team rather than a guess at who starts.

Quarterbacks5

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
3	Gio Lopez	QB	Jr.	6′0″	203	Madison, AL
6	Steele Pizzella	QB	Fr.	5′11″	180	Simi Valley, CA
13	Billy Johnson	QB	Jr.	5′11″	180	Atherton, CA
15	Gannon Jones	QB	Fr.	5′11″	175	Cary, NC
17	Grant Lawless	QB	Fr.	6′4″	195	Denver, NC

Running backs7

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
1	KD Daniels	RB	So.	6′0″	203	West Point, MS
4	Ty Clark III	RB	Jr.	6′0″	207	Nashville, TN
22	Deuce Lawrence	RB	Fr.	5′8″	190	Tallahassee, FL
24	Sawyer Seidl	RB	Jr.	5′10″	175	Hugo, MN
27	Ryan Henley	RB	So.	5′9″	199	Charlotte, NC
29	Jamar Searcy	RB	Fr.	5′8″	180	Pittsburg, CA
41	Kalil Townes	RB	Fr.	5′10″	200	Atlanta, GA

Wide receivers14

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
5	Kam Shanks	WR	Jr.	5′8″	169	Prattville, AL
7	Wondame Davis Jr.	WR	So.	6′1″	180	Ennis, TX
8	Carlos Hernandez	WR	Sr.	6′0″	192	Alhambra, CA
9	Chase Tyler	WR	So.	6′2″	200	Powder Springs, GA
10	Jack Foley	WR	Fr.	6′4″	205	Bend, OR
11	Ny Carr	WR	So.	6′0″	185	Moultrie, GA
20	Elijah Otieno	WR	Fr.	5′9″	160	Forney, TX
23	Zeek Jackson	WR	Jr.	5′6″	158	Baltimore, MD
25	Eli Potts	WR	Jr.	5′10″	190	Brock, TX
28	Hugh O'Brien	WR	Fr.	6′0″	190	Charlotte, NC
38	Walker Bryson	WR	Fr.	6′0″	185	Waynesville, NC
80	Braxton Winston III	WR	Fr.	6′0″	175	Charlotte, NC
83	Kobe Adeleke-Hokes	WR	Fr.	5′11″	185	Atlanta, GA
88	Bryce Kania	WR	Fr.	6′4″	200	Chatham, NJ

Tight ends7

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
12	Kamrean Johnson	TE	Sr.	6′5″	230	Birmingham, AL
48	Matthew Lusardi	TE	Sr.	6′1″	247
81	Landon Morris	TE	Sr.	6′5″	240	Indianapolis, IN
84	Dominick Barry	TE	Fr.	6′3″	240	Greenwood, IN
85	Will Loerzel	TE	So.	6′5″	244	New Orleans, LA
86	Max Tillfeldt Retsler	TE	Fr.	6′7″	240	Stockholm
87	Charlie Wingfield	TE	Fr.	6′4″	239	Franklin Lakes, NJ

Offensive line18

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
50	Ja'Marion Kennedy	OL	Jr.	6′3″	323	Shreveport, LA
51	Devin McRae	OL	Jr.	6′3″	294	McRae, GA
52	Uber Ajongo	OL	So.	6′6″	308	Ottawa, ON
55	Tolu Olajide	OL	Sr.	6′5″	300	Lawrenceville, NJ
56	Ethan Calloway	OL	So.	6′7″	305	Mooresville, NC
60	Will Saba	OL	Fr.	6′5″	272	Purcellville, VA
62	Jaishaun Offutt	OL	Fr.	6′3″	342	Winchester, VA
64	Ryan Berger	OL	Jr.	6′4″	318	Portland, OR
65	Clinton Richard	OL	So.	6′3″	305	Hiram, GA
67	Elliot Demaine	OL	Fr.	6′7″	280	Ottawa, ON
68	Luke Beemer	OL	So.	6′3″	313	Nashville, TN
70	Will Way	OL	Jr.	6′3″	290	Tucson, AZ
72	Aidan Martin	OL	Fr.	6′6″	265	Denver, CO
73	George Steih	OL	Jr.	6′5″	295	Franklin, TN
74	John Ohnegian	OL	Sr.	6′2″	304	Ramsey, NJ
75	Derrell Johnson II	OL	Sr.	6′3″	306	Jacksonville, FL
78	Jack Hines	OL	So.	6′7″	311	Avon, CT
79	Langston Hogg	OL	Fr.	6′2″	280	Kennesaw, GA

Defensive line15

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
9	Camden Hardy	DL	So.	6′3″	231	Jacksonville, FL
10	Gabe Kirschke	DL	Sr.	6′5″	249	Lone Tree, CO
11	Langston Hardy	DL	Sr.	6′4″	250	Jacksonville, FL
14	Tyler Walton	DL	Jr.	6′5″	265	Suwanee, GA
18	D.J. Johnson	DL	So.	6′4″	248	Wilbraham, MA
20	Kerrington Lee	DL	Jr.	6′4″	252	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
52	Dallas Afalava	DL	Sr.	6′1″	291	Seattle, WA
55	Kadear Dembele	DL	Fr.	6′3″	285	West Haven, CT
90	Sydir Mitchell	DL	Jr.	6′6″	355	Paterson, NJ
91	Lucas Smalls-Allen	DL	Fr.	6′3″	270	Roswell, GA
93	Cade Holles	DL	Fr.	6′6″	240	Centennial, CO
94	Zach Lohavichan	DL	Sr.	6′3″	285	Charlotte, NC
95	Brandon Smiley	DL	Sr.	6′2″	306	Durham, NC
97	Matt Herron	DL	Sr.	6′3″	280	Holladay, UT
99	Josiah Pratt	DL	Fr.	6′0″	315	Houston, TX

Linebackers10

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
7	Buom Jock	LB	Jr.	6′5″	235	Mankato, MN
12	Tylan McNichols	LB	Jr.	6′0″	220	Decatur, MS
21	Aiden Hall	LB	Sr.	6′0″	231	Pleasant Grove, AL
23	Vincent Firenze	LB	Jr.	6′4″	221	Syracuse, NY
32	Joel Lowenberg	LB	Fr.	6′2″	210	Chattanooga, TN
40	Whittman Whaley	LB	So.	6′2″	222	Sevierville, TN
42	Isaac Nelson	LB	Fr.	6′2″	215	Indianapolis, IN
43	Frank Cusano	LB	So.	6′2″	222	Granite Bay, CA
44	Monroe Partin	LB	Fr.	6′3″	225	Daphne, AL
46	Deuce Dyce	LB	Fr.	6′0″	215	Hamden, CT

Defensive backs22

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
2	Deuce Blades II	DB	Sr.	5′11″	180	Fort Lauderdale, FL
3	Bernard Causey	DB	So.	5′11″	165	New Orleans, LA
4	Sascha Garcia	DB	So.	6′2″	192	Clinton, MD
5	Davaughn Patterson	DB	Jr.	6′0″	217	Jacksonville, FL
6	Rushaun Tongue	DB	So.	6′1″	193	Pasadena, MD
8	Braylon Johnson	DB	Jr.	6′1″	185	Richmond, VA
13	Ashaad Williams	DB	Sr.	6′2″	178	Russellville, AL
15	Devin Cook	DB	So.	5′11″	170	Chesapeake, VA
17	Zamari Stevenson	DB	Sr.	5′10″	180	Statesville, NC
22	Myles Turpin	DB	So.	5′11″	202	Ashburn, VA
24	Micah Bright	DB	Fr.	5′11″	185	Concord, NC
25	Joshua Patterson	DB	Fr.	5′11″	195	Jacksonville, FL
26	Freddie Gillens	DB	Fr.	6′0″	171	Columbia, SC
27	Travon West	DB	Jr.	6′0″	185	Piedmont, SC
28	AJ Marks	DB	Fr.	5′11″	185	Detroit, MI
29	Jake Ryan	DB	So.	6′0″	199	Minden, NE
30	Jerron Blackwell	DB	Fr.	6′2″	190	Greensboro, NC
34	Micheal Ahoua	DB	Fr.	6′4″	190	Torrington, CT
35	Koredell Bartley	DB	So.	5′11″	173	Greensboro, NC
36	Seth Carethers	DB	Fr.	6′0″	165	Coppell, TX
37	Trey Warren III	DB	Fr.	5′11″	185	Pahokee, FL
38	Somad Eaddy	DB	Fr.	6′0″	160	Greenville, SC

Specialists5

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
45	Ethan Hyams	P	Fr.	6′3″	215	Castlecrag, NSW
49	Eli Gilmour	LS	So.	6′3″	218	San Diego, CA
90	Connor Calvert	PK	So.	6′3″	203	Bend, OR
96	Jack Ploszay	P	So.	6′2″	191	Malvern, PA
97	Caleb Carlson	PK	Sr.	6′1″	210	Coconut Grove, FL

History

Season by season 1908–2025 · 118 seasons

Year	Record	League	Conf.
2025	9-4	ACC	4-4
2024	4-8	ACC	2-6
2023	4-8	ACC	1-7
2022	8-5	ACC	3-5
2021	11-3	ACC	7-3
2020	4-5	ACC	3-4
2019	8-5	ACC	4-4
2018	7-6	ACC	3-5
2017	8-5	ACC	4-4
2016	7-6	ACC	3-5
2015	3-9	ACC	1-7
2014	3-9	ACC	1-7
2013	4-8	ACC	2-6
2012	5-7	ACC	3-5
2011	6-7	ACC	5-3
2010	3-9	ACC	1-7
2009	5-7	ACC	3-5
2008	8-5	ACC	4-4
2007	9-4	ACC	5-3
2006	11-3	ACC	7-2
2005	4-7	ACC	3-5
2004	4-7	ACC	2-7
2003	5-7	ACC	4-6
2002	7-6	ACC	6-5
2001	6-5	ACC	4-5
2000	2-9	ACC	1-7
1999	7-5	ACC	3-5
1998	3-8	ACC	2-6
1997	5-6	ACC	3-5
1996	3-8	ACC	1-7
1995	1-10	ACC	0-8
1994	3-8	ACC	1-7
1993	2-9	ACC	1-7
1992	8-4	ACC	4-4
1991	3-8	ACC	1-6
1990	3-8	ACC	0-7
1989	2-8-1	ACC	1-6
1988	6-4-1	ACC	4-3
1987	7-4	ACC	4-3
1986	5-6	ACC	2-5
1985	4-7	ACC	1-6
1984	6-5	ACC	3-4
1983	4-7	ACC	1-6
1982	3-8	ACC	0-6
1981	4-7	ACC	1-5
1980	5-6	ACC	2-4
1979	8-4	ACC	3-2
1978	1-10	ACC	1-5
1977	1-10	ACC	0-6
1976	5-6	ACC	3-3
1975	3-8	ACC	3-3
1974	1-10	ACC	0-6
1973	1-9-1	ACC	0-5-1
1972	2-9	ACC	1-5
1971	6-5	ACC	2-3
1970	6-5	ACC	5-1
1969	3-7	ACC	2-5
1968	2-7-1	ACC	2-3-1
1967	4-6	ACC	3-4
1966	3-7	ACC	2-4
1965	3-7	ACC	1-5
1964	5-5	ACC	4-3
1963	1-9	ACC	1-5
1962	0-10	ACC	0-7
1961	4-6	ACC	3-4
1960	2-8	ACC	2-5
1959	6-4	ACC	4-3
1958	3-7	ACC	2-4
1957	0-10	ACC	0-7
1956	2-5-3	ACC	1-5-1
1955	5-4-1	ACC	3-3-1
1954	2-7-1	ACC	1-4-1
1953	3-6-1	ACC	2-3
1952	5-4-1	Southern	5-1
1951	6-4	Southern	5-3
1950	6-1-2	Southern	6-1-1
1949	4-6	Southern	3-3
1948	6-4	Southern	5-2
1947	6-4	Southern	3-4
1946	6-3	Southern	2-3
1945	5-3-1	Southern	4-1-1
1944	8-1	Southern	6-1
1943	4-5	Southern	3-2
1942	6-2-1	Southern	6-1-1
1941	5-5-1	Southern	4-2-1
1940	7-3	Southern	4-2
1939	7-3	Southern	3-3
1938	4-5-1	Southern	3-4-1
1937	3-6	Southern	1-4
1936	5-4	Southern	2-3
1935	2-7	FBS Independents	2-2
1934	3-7	FBS Independents	0-4
1933	0-5-1	FBS Independents	0-1
1932	3-3-2	FBS Independents	0-1
1931	4-4	FBS Independents	1-0
1930	5-3-1	FBS Independents	1-1
1929	6-5-1	FBS Independents	1-1
1928	2-6-2	FBS Independents	1-1
1927	2-6-2	FBS Independents	0-2-1
1926	5-4-1	FBS Independents	2-2-1
1925	6-2-1	FBS Independents	2-0-1
1924	7-2	FBS Independents	1-0
1923	6-3	FBS Independents	2-0
1922	3-5-2	FBS Independents	1-2-1
1921	2-8	FBS Independents	1-2
1920	2-7	FBS Independents	0-6
1919	2-6	FBS Independents	0-6
1918	1-2	FBS Independents	1-2
1917	1-6-1	FBS Independents	0-6
1916	3-3	FBS Independents	2-3
1915	3-4	FBS Independents	0-4
1914	3-6	FBS Independents	1-6
1913	0-8	FBS Independents	0-6
1912	2-6	FBS Independents	0-5
1911	3-5	FBS Independents	0-5
1910	2-7	FBS Independents	0-5
1909	2-4	FBS Independents	1-3
1908	1-5	FBS Independents	0-5

Drafted 1968–2026 · 60 picks

Every pick back to the first common AFL–NFL draft in 1967, which is as far as the record goes.

Year	Player	Pos	Rd	To
2026	Karon Prunty	Cornerback	5 (171)	New England
2026	Demond Claiborne	Running Back	6 (198)	Minnesota
2024	Malik Mustapha	Safety	4 (124)	San Francisco
2024	Caelen Carson	Cornerback	5 (174)	Dallas
2024	Michael Jurgens	Center	7 (230)	Minnesota
2023	Kobie Turner	Defensive Tackle	3 (89)	Los Angeles
2023	A.T. Perry	Wide Receiver	6 (195)	New Orleans
2022	Zach Tom	Offensive Guard	4 (140)	Green Bay
2022	Ja'Sir Taylor	Cornerback	6 (214)	Los Angeles
2021	Carlos Basham Jr.	Defensive End	2 (61)	Buffalo
2020	Justin Strnad	Outside Linebacker	5 (178)	Denver
2020	Justin Herron	Offensive Tackle	6 (195)	New England
2019	Phil Haynes	Offensive Guard	4 (124)	Seattle
2018	Jessie Bates III	Safety	2 (54)	Cincinnati
2018	Duke Ejiofor	Defensive End	6 (177)	Houston
2017	Marquel Lee	Outside Linebacker	5 (168)	Las Vegas
2015	Kevin Johnson	Cornerback	1 (16)	Houston
2014	Michael Campanaro	Wide Receiver	7 (218)	Baltimore
2013	Tommy Bohanon	Fullback	7 (215)	New York
2012	Chris Givens	Wide Receiver	4 (96)	Los Angeles
2012	Kyle Wilber	Outside Linebacker	4 (113)	Dallas
2012	Joe Looney	Offensive Guard	4 (117)	San Francisco
2012	Josh Bush	Safety	6 (187)	New York
2010	Brandon Ghee	Cornerback	3 (96)	Cincinnati
2010	Chris DeGeare	Offensive Guard	5 (161)	Minnesota
2009	Aaron Curry	Outside Linebacker	1 (4)	Seattle
2009	Alphonso Smith	Cornerback	2 (37)	Denver
2009	Chip Vaughn	Safety	4 (116)	New Orleans
2009	Stanley Arnoux	Inside Linebacker	4 (118)	New Orleans
2008	Jeremy Thompson	Defensive End	4 (102)	Green Bay
2008	Kenneth Moore	Wide Receiver	5 (136)	Detroit
2008	Steve Justice	Center	6 (201)	Indianapolis
2007	Josh Gattis	Defensive Back	5 (150)	Jacksonville
2007	Steve Vallos	Offensive Guard	7 (232)	Seattle
2006	Ryan Plackemeier	Punter	7 (239)	Seattle
2005	Eric King	Defensive Back	5 (156)	Buffalo
2003	Calvin Pace	Defensive End	1 (18)	Arizona
2003	Ovie Mughelli	Running Back	4 (134)	Baltimore
2003	Montique Sharpe	Defensive Tackle	7 (230)	Kansas City
2000	Fred Robbins	Defensive Tackle	2 (55)	Minnesota
2000	Dustin Lyman	Tight End	3 (87)	Chicago
2000	Reggie Austin	Defensive Back	4 (125)	Chicago
1999	Desmond Clark	Tight End	6 (179)	Denver
1993	Ben Coleman	Offensive Tackle	2 (32)	Arizona
1993	John Henry Mills	Tight End	5 (131)	Tennessee
1993	Mike McCrary	Defensive End	7 (170)	Seattle
1990	Ricky Proehl	Wide Receiver	3 (58)	Arizona
1990	Tony Mayberry	Center	4 (108)	Tampa Bay
1989	Mike Elkins	Quarterback	2 (32)	Kansas City
1989	David Braxton	Linebacker	2 (52)	Minnesota
1987	Paul Kiser	Offensive Guard	6 (153)	Atlanta
1982	Kenny Duckett	Wide Receiver	3 (68)	New Orleans
1980	Syd Kitson	Offensive Guard	3 (61)	Green Bay
1978	Larry Tearry	Center	4 (109)	Detroit
1974	Chuck Ramsey	Place Kicker	6 (141)	New England
1972	Ed Bradley	Linebacker	4 (88)	Pittsburgh
1970	Ed George	Offensive Tackle	4 (80)	Pittsburgh
1969	Fred Summers	Defensive Back	4 (98)	Cleveland
1968	Bob Grant	Linebacker	2 (50)	Indianapolis
1968	Ken Henry	Wide Receiver	7 (177)	Arizona