Running back, Wake Forest, 2022–25
Demond Claiborne
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Aylett, VA
- Born
- Oct 9, 2003
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Demond Claiborne played running back at Wake Forest (2022–25). The Minnesota Vikings took Claiborne in round 6, No. 198 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
193rushing yards, career highvs. Western Carolina, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Western Carolina, 20258catches, career highvs. NC State, 2025Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 14 | 57 | 4.1 | 0 | 32 |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 137 | 586 | 4.3 | 5 | 42 |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 228 | 1,048 | 4.6 | 11 | 60 |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 179 | 905 | 5.1 | 10 | 85 |
| Career | 558 | 2,596 | 4.7 | 26 | 85 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 1 | −5 | −5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 22 |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 23 | 254 | 11.0 | 2 | 44 |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 28 | 140 | 5.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Career | 55 | 424 | 7.7 | 2 | 44 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 10 | 284 | 1 |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 11 | 277 | 1 |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Career | 22 | 579 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 1 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 1 | RB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 1 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 1 | RB | Sr. | 5′10″ | 195 |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 15 | -0.59 | – | – | -8.9 | – | – |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 140 | 0.04 | 14th (n=450) | 0.17 | 5.5 | 21% | 0.13 |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 252 | 0.21 | 68th (n=434) | 0.16 | 54.0 | 30% | 0.17 |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 167 | -0.00 | 21st (n=576) | 0.10 | -0.3 | 27% | 0.05 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 35% | 2.80 | 0.90 | 1.70 | 19% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2025 Wake Forest 12 games, 905 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 10–9 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 42–10 | 10 | 193 | 3 | 85 | 2 | −2 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | L 24–34 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 33 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 29–30 | 21 | 119 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 9 |
| Oct 4 | at | W 30–23 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 7 |
| Oct 11 | at | W 39–14 | 16 | 144 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 26 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 13–12 | 23 | 73 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 7–42 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| Nov 8 | at | W 16–9 | 25 | 75 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 8 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 28–12 | 23 | 98 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 12 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 52–14 | 12 | 37 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 20 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 32–49 | 13 | 56 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 10 |
2024 Wake Forest 12 games, 1,048 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 45–13 | 17 | 135 | 1 | 48 | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 30–31 | 21 | 86 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 14 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 6–40 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 39 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 38–41 | 12 | 94 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 10 |
| Oct 5 | at | W 34–30 | 20 | 136 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 8 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 14–49 | 18 | 53 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 23–20 | 24 | 60 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| Oct 26 | at | W 27–24 | 23 | 127 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 62 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 36–46 | 23 | 113 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 51 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 24–31 | 20 | 95 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 28 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 14–42 | 19 | 62 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 14 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 17–23 | 20 | 67 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
2023 Wake Forest 10 games, 586 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 37–17 | 13 | 70 | 1 | 16 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 36–20 | 26 | 165 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at | W 27–24 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 13 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 16–30 | 13 | 42 | 1 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 12–17 | 19 | 60 | 1 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | at | L 13–30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 21–17 | 14 | 96 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 22 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 16–41 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | L 21–24 | 19 | 81 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 6–26 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
2022 Wake Forest 4 games, 57 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 44–10 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | −5 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 45–10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 43–15 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 32 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 21–48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9¾″ |
| Weight | 188 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 72¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.37 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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