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

Best season
1,048
Rushing yards, 2024 (Wake Forest, 4–⁠8)
Best game
193 yards
Vs. Western Carolina, week 2, 2025: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 198
Round 6, 2026 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Career highs

193rushing yards, career highvs. Western Carolina, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Western Carolina, 20258catches, career highvs. NC State, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Wake Forest14574.1032
2023Wake Forest1375864.3542
2024Wake Forest2281,0484.61160
2025Wake Forest1799055.11085
Career5582,5964.72685

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Wake Forest1−5−5.000
2023Wake Forest33511.7022
2024Wake Forest2325411.0244
2025Wake Forest281405.0021
Career554247.7244

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2023Wake Forest102841
2024Wake Forest112771
2025Wake Forest1180
Career225792

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Wake Forest1RBFr.
2023Wake Forest1RBSo.
2024Wake Forest1RBJr.
2025Wake Forest1RBSr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022Wake Forest15-0.59––-8.9––
2023Wake Forest1400.0414th (n=450)0.175.521%0.13
2024Wake Forest2520.2168th (n=434)0.1654.030%0.17
2025Wake Forest167-0.0021st (n=576)0.10-0.327%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

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Wake Forest35%2.800.901.7019%

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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Kennesaw StateW 10–⁠9319013––
Sep 6vs.Western CarolinaW 42–⁠10101933852−2
Sep 11vs.NC StateL 24–⁠34123518833
Sep 27vs.Georgia TechL 29–⁠302111922729
Oct 4atVirginia TechW 30–⁠2372911127
Oct 11atOregon StateW 39–⁠1416144166226
Oct 25vs.SMUW 13–⁠12237301711
Nov 1atFlorida StateL 7–⁠42142709216
Nov 8atVirginiaW 16–⁠9257501228
Nov 15vs.North CarolinaW 28–⁠122398120212
Nov 22vs.DelawareW 52–⁠141237113320
Nov 29atDukeL 32–⁠491356014210
2024 Wake Forest 12 games, 1,048 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.North Carolina A&TW 45–⁠1317135148––
Sep 7vs.VirginiaL 30–⁠312186217114
Sep 14vs.Ole MissL 6–⁠40112005439
Sep 28vs.LouisianaL 38–⁠411294160210
Oct 5atNC StateW 34–⁠302013623228
Oct 12vs.ClemsonL 14–⁠49185301214
Oct 19atUConnW 23–⁠20246027120
Oct 26atStanfordW 27–⁠2423127019362
Nov 8vs.CaliforniaL 36–⁠4623113118351
Nov 16atNorth CarolinaL 24–⁠312095222328
Nov 23atMiamiL 14–⁠421962017214
Nov 30vs.DukeL 17–⁠23206701214
2023 Wake Forest 10 games, 586 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.ElonW 37–⁠171370116––
Sep 9vs.VanderbiltW 36–⁠2026165017––
Sep 16atOld DominionW 27–⁠241134020213
Sep 23vs.Georgia TechL 16–⁠301342114––
Oct 7atClemsonL 12–⁠17196018––
Oct 14atVirginia TechL 13–⁠303403––
Oct 21vs.PittsburghW 21–⁠171496242122
Oct 28vs.Florida StateL 16–⁠411122016––
Nov 2atDukeL 21–⁠241981014––
Nov 11vs.NC StateL 6–⁠2681207––
2022 Wake Forest 4 games, 57 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.VMIW 44–⁠10613071−5
Oct 8vs.ArmyW 45–⁠104904––
Oct 22vs.Boston CollegeW 43–⁠15233032––
Oct 29atLouisvilleL 21–⁠482203––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026
Height5′9¾″
Weight188 lb
Arm length30⅛″
Hand size9″
Wingspan72¼″
40-yard dash4.37 s
10-yard split1.59 s
Broad jump10′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.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2026 (so far)Minnesota Vikings4613028

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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