Defensive back, Wake Forest, 2023–26
Davaughn Patterson
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 217 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Jacksonville, FL
Davaughn Patterson plays defensive back for Wake Forest. Last time out, at NC State: 4 tackles.
2026 so far
40 tackles
Last game: 4 tackles at NC State, W 38–14
Next game: vs. Virginia, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Clemson, 2024Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 74 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 80 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 40 | 15 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Career | 203 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 5 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 5 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 5 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 5 | DB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′0″ | 217 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Wake Forest 6 games, 40 tackles
2025 Wake Forest 13 games, 80 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Kennesaw State | W 10–9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Western Carolina | W 42–10 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 11 | vs. NC State | L 24–34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 29–30 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Virginia Tech | W 30–23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Oregon State | W 39–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. SMU | W 13–12 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 1 | at Florida State | L 7–42 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Virginia | W 16–9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. North Carolina | W 28–12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Delaware | W 52–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Duke | L 32–49 | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Mississippi State | W 43–29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Wake Forest 12 games, 74 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 45–13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.Virginia | L 30–31 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Ole Miss | L 6–40 | 9 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Louisiana | L 38–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | atNC State | W 34–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Clemson | L 14–49 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at UConn | W 23–20 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Stanford | W 27–24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. California | L 36–46 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | atNorth Carolina | L 24–31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Miami | L 14–42 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Duke | L 17–23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Wake Forest 3 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Elon | W 37–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Old Dominion | W 27–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Syracuse | L 31–35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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