Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Atlantic Coast · Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium · Winston-Salem, NC

9-4 2025 record (4-4 conf)
Title odds (#25 board)
Win total (O -136)
48% Returning starter games
33rd Hardest path of 138

Coaching

All coaches
Jake Dickert Head Coach · 2nd year
9–4 At WAKE
32–24 Career · 6 seasons
Multiple Offense
4-2-5 Defense

Returning production

UnitRet gamesGamesDepthShare
Skill offense 35%26 / 743 / 1316%
Offensive line 15%9 / 608 / 1347%
Defensive front 71%65 / 9110 / 1857%
Secondary 60%39 / 658 / 1250%

Back 30

Zamari Stevenson DB · 2 INT+PD · 12g 50%
Langston Hardy DL · 25 havoc · 13g 26%
Gabe Kirschke DL · 14 havoc · 13g 15%
Jack Hines OL · 10g 10%
Dallas Afalava DL · 9 havoc · 13g 9%
Carlos Hernandez WR · 665 yds · 13g 8%

Gone 29

Karon Prunty DB · 2 INT+PD · 13g · gone 50%
Robby Ashford QB · 3,026 yds · 12g · gone 37%
Nuer Gatkuoth DL · 18 havoc · 12g · gone 19%
George Sell OL · 13g · gone 13%
Devin Kylany OL · 13g · gone 13%
Melvin Siani OL · 13g · to TEX 13%

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

33rd-hardest path in FBS · 2 title-contender games · 6 road
W1Thu 11:00 PMvs Akron5-7 21W 38-16ACC Network
W2Sat 4:00 PM@ Purdue2-10 31W 38-36Fox Sports 1
W3Fri 11:30 PMvs Miami (FL)13-3 75L 20-33ESPN
W4Sat 4:00 PM@ Louisville9-4 48W 30-27ESPN
W5Sat 4:00 PMvs Stanford4-8 29W 57-3ACC Network
W6Sat 4:00 PM@ NC State8-5 47W 38-14The CW
W7Sun 2:30 AM@ California7-6 39W 41-7ESPN2
W9Sat 5:00 PMvs Virginia11-3 44
W10Sat 5:00 PMvs Merrimack Warriors 8
W11Sat 6:00 PM@ SMU9-4 47
W12Sat 6:00 PM@ Georgia Tech9-4 46
W13Sat 6:00 PMvs Duke9-5 43

Depth chart

Confirmed unavailable players omitted · backups promoted Transfer First year
Starter2nd3rd
QB Gio Lopez JR · #3 Steele Pizzella FR · #6
RB Ty Clark III JR · #4 Deuce Lawrence FR · #22 KD Daniels SO · #1
WR-X Antonio Meeks SR · #14 Jack Foley FR · #10 Chase Tyler SO · #9
WR-Z Carlos Hernandez SR · #8 Bryce Kania FR · #88 Walker Bryson FR · #38
TE Will Loerzel SO · #85 Dominick Barry FR · #84 Kamrean Johnson SR · #12
LT Tolu Olajide SR · #55 Elliot Demaine FR · #67 Uber Ajongo SO · #52
LG Clinton Richard SO · #65 Fletcher Turk FR · #76
C Will Way JR · #70 John Ohnegian SR · #74
RG Ryan Berger JR · #64 Jack Hines SO · #78 Derrell Johnson II SR · #75
RT Aidan Martin FR · #72 George Steih JR · #73
WR-H Kam Shanks JR · #5 Drayden Dickmann JR · #18 Elijah Otieno FR · #20

Roster 118

#PlayerPosClassHtWtHometown
1 KD Daniels RBSO5'11"205West Point, MS
2 Deuce Blades II DBSR5'10"185Fort Lauderdale, FL
3 Gio Lopez QBJR6'0"220Madison, AL
3 Bernard Causey DBSO5'11"175New Orleans, LA
4 Ty Clark III RBJR6'0"205Nashville, TN
4 Sascha Garcia DBSO6'1"195Clinton, MD
5 Davaughn Patterson DBJR6'1"215Jacksonville, FL
5 Kam Shanks WRJR5'8"170Prattville, AL
6 Steele Pizzella QBFR5'11"185Simi Valley, CA
6 Rushaun Tongue DBSO6'1"200Pasadena, MD
7 Buom Jock LBJR6'3"235Mankato, MN
7 Wondame Davis Jr. WRSO5'11"185Ennis, TX
8 Braylon Johnson DBJR6'1"190Richmond, VA
8 Carlos Hernandez WRSR6'0"190Alhambra, CA
9 Chase Tyler WRSO6'3"195Powder Springs, GA
9 Camden Hardy DLSO6'3"235Jacksonville, FL
10 Jack Foley WRFR6'4"205Bend, OR
10 Gabe Kirschke DLSR6'5"250Lone Tree, CO
11 Ny Carr WRSO5'10"190Moultrie, GA
11 Langston Hardy DLSR6'4"245Jacksonville, FL
12 Tylan McNichols LBJR6'1"225Decatur, MS
12 Kamrean Johnson TESR6'5"230Theodore, AL
13 Billy Johnson QBJR5'10"185Atherton, CA
13 Ashaad Williams DBSR6'1"191Russellville, AL
14 Tyler Walton DLJR6'5"260Suwanee, GA
14 Antonio Meeks WRSR6'1"205Las Vegas, NV
15 Devin Cook DBSO5'11"175Chesapeake, VA
15 Gannon Jones QBFR5'10"190Cary, NC
17 Zamari Stevenson DBSR5'10"185Statesville, NC
17 Grant Lawless QBFR6'3"205Denver, NC
18 Drayden Dickmann WRJR5'11"185Georgetown, TX
18 D.J. Johnson DLSO6'3"240Wilbraham, MA
20 Elijah Otieno WRFR5'9"165Forney, TX
20 Kerrington Lee DLJR6'4"245Palm Beach Gardens, FL
21 Kyndall McCaleb RBFR6'0"215Painesville, OH
21 Aiden Hall LBSR6'1"220Birmingham, AL
22 Myles Turpin DBSO5'11"190Ashburn, VA
22 Deuce Lawrence RBFR5'7"195Tallahassee, FL
23 Vincent Firenze LBJR6'4"230Syracuse, NY
23 Zeek Jackson WRJR5'7"160Baltimore, MD
24 Micah Bright DBFR6'0"190Concord, NC
24 Sawyer Seidl RBJR5'9"175Hugo, MN
25 Joshua Patterson DBFR6'0"195Jacksonville, FL
25 Eli Potts WRJR5'11"190Brock, TX
26 Freddie Gillens DBFR6'0"180Columbia, SC
27 Ryan Henley RBSO5'9"200Charlotte, NC
27 Travon West DBJR6'0"185Piedmont, SC
28 AJ Marks DBFR5'9"170Detroit, MI
28 Hugh O'Brien WRFR5'11"195Charlotte, NC
29 Jake Ryan DBSO6'0"195Minden, NE
29 Jamar Searcy RBFR5'7"200Oakland, CA
30 Jerron Blackwell LBFR6'0"215Greensboro, NC
32 Joel Lowenberg LBFR6'0"220Chattanooga, TN
34 Micheal Ahoua DBFR6'4"200Torrington, CT
35 Koredell Bartley DBSO5'11"195Greensboro, NC
36 Seth Carethers DBFR5'11"180Coppell, TX
37 Trey Warren III DBFR5'10"180Pahokee, FL
38 Somad Eaddy DBFR5'11"170Greenville, SC
38 Walker Bryson WRFR5'11"185Waynesville, NC
39 Wyatt Freeman LSSR5'11"205Bakersfield, CA
39 Mahamadou Siby DBFR5'10"175Justin, TX
40 Whittman Whaley LBSO6'2"220Sevierville, TN
41 Kalil Townes DBFR5'9"210Atlanta, GA
42 Isaac Nelson LBFR6'2"220Indianapolis, IN
43 Frank Cusano LBSO6'2"230Granite Bay, CA
44 Monroe Partin LBFR6'3"230Daphne, AL
45 Ethan Hyams PFR6'3"215Castile Hill,, AUS
46 Deuce Dyce LBFR5'11"220Hamden, CT
48 Matthew Lusardi TESR6'1"250Basking Ridge, NJ
48 Ryan Harrington DLFR6'4"230Commerce Township, MI
49 Eli Gilmour LSSO6'2"215San Diego, CA
49 Eric Williams DBJR5'11"195East Liverpool, OH
50 Ja'Marion Kennedy OLJR6'2"325Shreveport, LA
51 Devin McRae OLJR6'3"300McRae, GA
52 Dallas Afalava DLSR6'2"295Seattle, WA
52 Uber Ajongo OLSO6'6"305Ottawa, ON, CAN
55 Kadear Dembele DLFR6'2"295West Haven, CT
55 Tolu Olajide OLSR6'4"305Lawrenceville, NJ
56 Ethan Calloway OLSO6'7"315Mooresville, NC
60 Will Saba OLFR6'4"320Purcellville, VA
62 Jaishaun Offutt OLFR6'3"330Winchester, VA
64 Ryan Berger OLJR6'4"320Portland, OR
65 Clinton Richard OLSO6'3"320Hiram, GA
67 Elliot Demaine OLFR6'6"300Ottawa, ON, CAN
68 Luke Beemer OLSO6'3"310Nashville, TN
69 Dalton DeBoer OLFR6'5"370Clive, IA
70 Will Way OLJR6'2"315Tucson, AZ
72 Aidan Martin OLFR6'6"295Denver, CO
73 George Steih OLJR6'5"290Franklin, TN
74 John Ohnegian OLSR6'2"310Ramsey, NJ
75 Derrell Johnson II OLSR6'3"305Jacksonville, FL
76 Fletcher Turk OLFR6'5"300Cumming, GA
77 Dylan Durbin OLFR6'6"275Corpus Christi, TX
78 Jack Hines OLSO6'8"310Avon, CT
79 Langston Hogg OLFR6'1"285Kennesaw, GA
80 Braxton Winston III WRFR6'0"190Charlotte, NC
81 Landon Morris TESR6'5"240Indianapolis, IN
82 Devin Goldston WRFR6'2"205Raleigh, NC
83 Kobe Adeleke-Hokes WRFR5'11"185Atlanta, GA
84 Dominick Barry TEFR6'3"245Greenwood, IN
85 Will Loerzel TESO6'5"250New Orleans, LA
86 Max Tillfeldt Retsler TEFR6'7"250Stockholm,, SWE
87 Charlie Wingfield TEFR6'4"250Franklin Lakes, NJ
88 Bryce Kania WRFR6'4"205Chatham, NJ
89 Brady Shust TEFR6'6"255Sparta, NJ
90 Sydir Mitchell DLJR6'5"370Paterson, NJ
90 Connor Calvert KSO6'3"215Bend, OR
91 Lucas Smalls-Allen DLFR6'3"280Roswell, GA
92 Sefa Sackey DLFR6'5"215Accra,, GHA
93 Cade Holles DLFR6'6"240Centennial, CO
94 Zach Lohavichan DLSR6'3"290Charlotte, NC
95 Brandon Smiley DLSR6'2"310Durham, NC
96 Cooper Long DLFR6'4"300Fall River, MA
96 Jack Ploszay PSO6'2"195Malvern, PA
97 Matt Herron DLSR6'3"290Holladay, UT
97 Caleb Carlson KSR6'2"205Miami, FL
98 Christian Harris DLFR6'0"320Cincinnati, OH
99 Josiah Pratt DLFR6'0"315Houston, TX