Wake Forest Demon Deacons
9-4 2025 record (4-4 conf)
Title odds (#74 board)
Win total (O -132)
51% Returning starter games
34th Hardest path of 138
Coaching
All coachesJake Dickert Head Coach · 2nd year
9–4 At WAKE
32–24 Career · 6 seasons
Multiple Offense
4-2-5 Defense
Returning production
| Unit | Ret games | Games | Depth | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill offense | 35% | 26 / 74 | 3 / 13 | 16% |
| Offensive line | 26% | 14 / 53 | 8 / 12 | 54% |
| Defensive front | 71% | 65 / 91 | 10 / 18 | 57% |
| Secondary | 60% | 39 / 65 | 8 / 12 | 50% |
Back 30
Gone 28
Melvin Siani OL · 13g · to TEX 15%
New 15
Gio Lopez QB · 1,874 yds · 11g · from UNC 
Wondame Davis Jr. WR · 610 yds · 11g · from UTEP 
Drayden Dickmann WR · 321 yds · 12g · from RICE 
Antonio Meeks WR · 184 yds · 13g · from LOU 
KD Daniels RB · 137 yds · 10g · from FLA 
Kam Shanks WR · 105 yds · 12g · from ARK 2025 Percentile vs FBS
Offense
Points per game 28.1 53
Explosive play rate 12.0% 68
Red zone TD rate 68.3% 44
Line yards per carry 2.6 60
Sack rate allowed 4.3% 84
Defense
Points allowed per game 22.1 68
Explosive rate allowed 8.5% 88
Red zone score rate allowed 81.1% 66
Line yards per carry allowed 2.2 79
Sack rate 5.7% 38
2025 Margin by Game
KENN
WCU
NCST
GT
VT
ORST
SMU
FSU
UVA
UNC
DEL
DUKE
MSST
2026 schedule
34th-hardest path in FBS · 3 title-contender games · 6 road| W1 | Thu 11:00 PM | vs |  Akron | 5-7 | 22 | ACC Network | |
| W2 | Sat 4:00 PM | @ |  Purdue | 2-10 | 31 | Fox Sports 1 | |
| W3 | Fri 11:30 PM | vs |  Miami (FL) | 13-3 | 70 | ESPN | |
| W4 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Louisville | 9-4 | 50 | ||
| W5 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  Stanford | 4-8 | 29 | ||
| W6 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  NC State | 8-5 | 47 | ||
| W7 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  California | 7-6 | 39 | ||
| W9 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  Virginia | 11-3 | 45 | ||
| W10 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs | Merrimack Warriors | 8 | |||
| W11 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  SMU | 9-4 | 49 | ||
| W12 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Georgia Tech | 9-4 | 47 | ||
| W13 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  Duke | 9-5 | 43 |
Depth chart
Transfer First year| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Gio Lopez JR · #3 |  Steele Pizzella FR · #6 | |
| RB |  Ty Clark III JR · #4 | KD Daniels SO · #1 |  Sawyer Seidl JR · #24 |
| WR-X | Antonio Meeks SR · #14 | Wondame Davis Jr. SO · #7 |  Jack Foley FR · #10 |
| WR-Z |  Carlos Hernandez SR · #8 |  Ny Carr SO · #11 |  Chase Tyler SO · #9 |
| WR-SL | Kam Shanks JR · #5 | Drayden Dickmann JR · #18 | |
| TE |  Kamrean Johnson SR · #12 |  Landon Morris SR · #81 |  Will Loerzel SO · #85 |
| LT |  Tolu Olajide SR · #55 |  Elliot Demaine FR · #67 |  Ethan Calloway SO · #56 |
| LG |  Clinton Richard SO · #65 |  Ja'Marion Kennedy JR · #50 | |
| C |  Will Way JR · #70 | John Ohnegian SR · #74 |  Devin McRae JR · #51 |
| RG |  Ryan Berger JR · #64 |  Jack Hines SO · #78 | |
| RT |  Aidan Martin FR · #72 |  George Steih JR · #73 |
Roster 118
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KD Daniels | RB | SO | 5'11" | 205 | West Point, MS |
| 2 |  Deuce Blades II | DB | SR | 5'10" | 185 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 3 | Gio Lopez | QB | JR | 6'0" | 220 | Madison, AL |
| 3 |  Bernard Causey | DB | SO | 5'11" | 175 | New Orleans, LA |
| 4 | Ty Clark III | RB | JR | 6'0" | 205 | Nashville, TN |
| 4 |  Sascha Garcia | DB | SO | 6'1" | 195 | Clinton, MD |
| 5 |  Davaughn Patterson | DB | JR | 6'1" | 215 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 5 | Kam Shanks | WR | JR | 5'8" | 170 | Prattville, AL |
| 6 | Steele Pizzella | QB | FR | 5'11" | 185 | Simi Valley, CA |
| 6 |  Rushaun Tongue | DB | SO | 6'1" | 200 | Pasadena, MD |
| 7 |  Buom Jock | LB | JR | 6'3" | 235 | Mankato, MN |
| 7 | Wondame Davis Jr. | WR | SO | 5'11" | 185 | Ennis, TX |
| 8 |  Braylon Johnson | DB | JR | 6'1" | 190 | Richmond, VA |
| 8 | Carlos Hernandez | WR | SR | 6'0" | 190 | Alhambra, CA |
| 9 | Chase Tyler | WR | SO | 6'3" | 195 | Powder Springs, GA |
| 9 |  Camden Hardy | DL | SO | 6'3" | 235 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 10 | Jack Foley | WR | FR | 6'4" | 205 | Bend, OR |
| 10 |  Gabe Kirschke | DL | SR | 6'5" | 250 | Lone Tree, CO |
| 11 | Ny Carr | WR | SO | 5'10" | 190 | Moultrie, GA |
| 11 |  Langston Hardy | DL | SR | 6'4" | 245 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 12 |  Tylan McNichols | LB | JR | 6'1" | 225 | Decatur, MS |
| 12 | Kamrean Johnson | TE | SR | 6'5" | 230 | Theodore, AL |
| 13 |  Billy Johnson | QB | JR | 5'10" | 185 | Atherton, CA |
| 13 |  Ashaad Williams | DB | SR | 6'1" | 191 | Russellville, AL |
| 14 |  Tyler Walton | DL | JR | 6'5" | 260 | Suwanee, GA |
| 14 | Antonio Meeks | WR | SR | 6'1" | 205 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 15 |  Devin Cook | DB | SO | 5'11" | 175 | Chesapeake, VA |
| 15 | Gannon Jones | QB | FR | 5'10" | 190 | Cary, NC |
| 17 |  Zamari Stevenson | DB | SR | 5'10" | 185 | Statesville, NC |
| 17 | Grant Lawless | QB | FR | 6'3" | 205 | Denver, NC |
| 18 | Drayden Dickmann | WR | JR | 5'11" | 185 | Georgetown, TX |
| 18 | D.J. Johnson | DL | SO | 6'3" | 240 | Wilbraham, MA |
| 20 | Elijah Otieno | WR | FR | 5'9" | 165 | Forney, TX |
| 20 |  Kerrington Lee | DL | JR | 6'4" | 245 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| 21 | Kyndall McCaleb | RB | FR | 6'0" | 215 | Painesville, OH |
| 21 |  Aiden Hall | LB | SR | 6'1" | 220 | Birmingham, AL |
| 22 |  Myles Turpin | DB | SO | 5'11" | 190 | Ashburn, VA |
| 22 | Deuce Lawrence | RB | FR | 5'7" | 195 | Tallahassee, FL |
| 23 | Vincent Firenze | LB | JR | 6'4" | 230 | Syracuse, NY |
| 23 |  Zeek Jackson | WR | JR | 5'7" | 160 | Baltimore, MD |
| 24 | Micah Bright | DB | FR | 6'0" | 190 | Concord, NC |
| 24 | Sawyer Seidl | RB | JR | 5'9" | 175 | Hugo, MN |
| 25 |  Joshua Patterson | DB | FR | 6'0" | 195 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 25 |  Eli Potts | WR | JR | 5'11" | 190 | Brock, TX |
| 26 |  Freddie Gillens | DB | FR | 6'0" | 180 | Columbia, SC |
| 27 |  Ryan Henley | RB | SO | 5'9" | 200 | Charlotte, NC |
| 27 |  Travon West | DB | JR | 6'0" | 185 | Piedmont, SC |
| 28 | AJ Marks | DB | FR | 5'9" | 170 | Detroit, MI |
| 28 |  Hugh O'Brien | WR | FR | 5'11" | 195 | Charlotte, NC |
| 29 |  Jake Ryan | DB | SO | 6'0" | 195 | Minden, NE |
| 29 |  Jamar Searcy | RB | FR | 5'7" | 200 | Oakland, CA |
| 30 |  Jerron Blackwell | LB | FR | 6'0" | 215 | Greensboro, NC |
| 32 |  Joel Lowenberg | LB | FR | 6'0" | 220 | Chattanooga, TN |
| 34 | Micheal Ahoua | DB | FR | 6'4" | 200 | Torrington, CT |
| 35 |  Koredell Bartley | DB | SO | 5'11" | 195 | Greensboro, NC |
| 36 |  Seth Carethers | DB | FR | 5'11" | 180 | Coppell, TX |
| 37 | Trey Warren III | DB | FR | 5'10" | 180 | Pahokee, FL |
| 38 | Somad Eaddy | DB | FR | 5'11" | 170 | Greenville, SC |
| 38 | Walker Bryson | WR | FR | 5'11" | 185 | Waynesville, NC |
| 39 |  Wyatt Freeman | LS | SR | 5'11" | 205 | Bakersfield, CA |
| 39 | Mahamadou Siby | DB | FR | 5'10" | 175 | Justin, TX |
| 40 |  Whittman Whaley | LB | SO | 6'2" | 220 | Sevierville, TN |
| 41 |  Kalil Townes | DB | FR | 5'9" | 210 | Atlanta, GA |
| 42 | Isaac Nelson | LB | FR | 6'2" | 220 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 43 |  Frank Cusano | LB | SO | 6'2" | 230 | Granite Bay, CA |
| 44 | Monroe Partin | LB | FR | 6'3" | 230 | Daphne, AL |
| 45 | Ethan Hyams | P | FR | 6'3" | 215 | Castile Hill,, AUS |
| 46 | Deuce Dyce | LB | FR | 5'11" | 220 | Hamden, CT |
| 48 |  Matthew Lusardi | TE | SR | 6'1" | 250 | Basking Ridge, NJ |
| 48 | Ryan Harrington | DL | FR | 6'4" | 230 | Commerce Township, MI |
| 49 |  Eli Gilmour | LS | SO | 6'2" | 215 | San Diego, CA |
| 49 | Eric Williams | DB | JR | 5'11" | 195 | East Liverpool, OH |
| 50 | Ja'Marion Kennedy | OL | JR | 6'2" | 325 | Shreveport, LA |
| 51 | Devin McRae | OL | JR | 6'3" | 300 | McRae, GA |
| 52 |  Dallas Afalava | DL | SR | 6'2" | 295 | Seattle, WA |
| 52 |  Uber Ajongo | OL | SO | 6'6" | 305 | Ottawa, ON, CAN |
| 55 |  Kadear Dembele | DL | FR | 6'2" | 295 | West Haven, CT |
| 55 | Tolu Olajide | OL | SR | 6'4" | 305 | Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 56 | Ethan Calloway | OL | SO | 6'7" | 315 | Mooresville, NC |
| 60 |  Will Saba | OL | FR | 6'4" | 320 | Purcellville, VA |
| 62 |  Jaishaun Offutt | OL | FR | 6'3" | 330 | Winchester, VA |
| 64 | Ryan Berger | OL | JR | 6'4" | 320 | Portland, OR |
| 65 | Clinton Richard | OL | SO | 6'3" | 320 | Hiram, GA |
| 67 | Elliot Demaine | OL | FR | 6'6" | 300 | Ottawa, ON, CAN |
| 68 |  Luke Beemer | OL | SO | 6'3" | 310 | Nashville, TN |
| 69 | Dalton DeBoer | OL | FR | 6'5" | 370 | Clive, IA |
| 70 | Will Way | OL | JR | 6'2" | 315 | Tucson, AZ |
| 72 | Aidan Martin | OL | FR | 6'6" | 295 | Denver, CO |
| 73 | George Steih | OL | JR | 6'5" | 290 | Franklin, TN |
| 74 | John Ohnegian | OL | SR | 6'2" | 310 | Ramsey, NJ |
| 75 |  Derrell Johnson II | OL | SR | 6'3" | 305 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 76 | Fletcher Turk | OL | FR | 6'5" | 300 | Cumming, GA |
| 77 | Dylan Durbin | OL | FR | 6'6" | 275 | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 78 | Jack Hines | OL | SO | 6'8" | 310 | Avon, CT |
| 79 | Langston Hogg | OL | FR | 6'1" | 285 | Kennesaw, GA |
| 80 | Braxton Winston III | WR | FR | 6'0" | 190 | Charlotte, NC |
| 81 | Landon Morris | TE | SR | 6'5" | 240 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 82 | Devin Goldston | WR | FR | 6'2" | 205 | Raleigh, NC |
| 83 | Kobe Adeleke-Hokes | WR | FR | 5'11" | 185 | Atlanta, GA |
| 84 | Dominick Barry | TE | FR | 6'3" | 245 | Greenwood, IN |
| 85 | Will Loerzel | TE | SO | 6'5" | 250 | New Orleans, LA |
| 86 | Max Tillfeldt Retsler | TE | FR | 6'7" | 250 | Stockholm,, SWE |
| 87 | Charlie Wingfield | TE | FR | 6'4" | 250 | Franklin Lakes, NJ |
| 88 |  Bryce Kania | WR | FR | 6'4" | 205 | Chatham, NJ |
| 89 | Brady Shust | TE | FR | 6'6" | 255 | Sparta, NJ |
| 90 |  Sydir Mitchell | DL | JR | 6'5" | 370 | Paterson, NJ |
| 90 |  Connor Calvert | K | SO | 6'3" | 215 | Bend, OR |
| 91 | Lucas Smalls-Allen | DL | FR | 6'3" | 280 | Roswell, GA |
| 92 | Sefa Sackey | DL | FR | 6'5" | 215 | Accra,, GHA |
| 93 | Cade Holles | DL | FR | 6'6" | 240 | Centennial, CO |
| 94 |  Zach Lohavichan | DL | SR | 6'3" | 290 | Charlotte, NC |
| 95 |  Brandon Smiley | DL | SR | 6'2" | 310 | Durham, NC |
| 96 | Cooper Long | DL | FR | 6'4" | 300 | Fall River, MA |
| 96 |  Jack Ploszay | P | SO | 6'2" | 195 | Malvern, PA |
| 97 |  Matt Herron | DL | SR | 6'3" | 290 | Holladay, UT |
| 97 |  Caleb Carlson | K | SR | 6'2" | 205 | Miami, FL |
| 98 | Christian Harris | DL | FR | 6'0" | 320 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 99 |  Josiah Pratt | DL | FR | 6'0" | 315 | Houston, TX |