John Wolford
Photo: Bill Stafford, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Wake Forest, 2014–⁠17

John Wolford

Number
No. 10
Height
6′1″
Weight
200 lb
Hometown
Jacksonville, FL
Born
Oct 16, 1995, in Dallas, Texas

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John Wolford played quarterback at Wake Forest (2014–⁠17).

At a glance

Best season
3,192
Passing yards, 2017 (Wake Forest, 8–⁠5)
Best game
461 yards
Vs. Louisville, week 9, 2017: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

461passing yards, career highvs. Louisville, 20175touchdown passes, career highvs. Louisville, 2017136rushing yards, career highat Syracuse, 20173rushing touchdowns, career highat Syracuse, 2017

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2014Wake Forest21436758.32,0375.61214
2015Wake Forest14223360.91,7917.7911
2016Wake Forest16629955.51,7745.9910
2017Wake Forest23937463.93,1928.5296
Career7611,27359.88,7946.95941

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Wake Forest104−151−1.509
2015Wake Forest73670.9370
2016Wake Forest1305214.0664
2017Wake Forest1406834.91033
Career4471,1202.51970

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Wake Forest10QB
2015Wake Forest10QB
2016Wake Forest10QB
2017Wake Forest10QB6′1″200

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. passAdj. rush
2014Wake Forest4600.003rd (n=147)0.240.960%0.190.08
2015Wake Forest3070.1422nd (n=151)0.2442.740%0.100.00
2016Wake Forest4270.1519th (n=152)0.2566.250%0.100.35
2017Wake Forest5160.3988th (n=160)0.25202.656%0.550.25

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.

Game by game

2017 Wake Forest 12 games, 3,192 passing yards, 29 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.PresbyterianW 51–⁠711151073047
Sep 9atBoston CollegeW 34–⁠1013191511092
Sep 16vs.Utah StateW 46–⁠1012222422053
Sep 23atApp StateW 20–⁠1914271762077
Sep 30vs.Florida StateL 19–⁠2624342710163
Oct 21atGeorgia TechL 24–⁠38173025221−5
Oct 28vs.LouisvilleW 42–⁠3228344615014
Nov 4atNotre DameL 37–⁠4828453312159
Nov 11atSyracuseW 64–⁠43253836330136
Nov 18vs.NC StateW 30–⁠2419282473131
Nov 25vs.DukeL 23–⁠3116331912248
Dec 29 ✦vs.Texas A&MW 55–⁠5232494004068
2016 Wake Forest 12 games, 1,774 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.TulaneW 7–⁠3917790015
Sep 10atDukeW 24–⁠143517008
Sep 17vs.DelawareW 38–⁠2113241551170
Sep 24atIndianaW 33–⁠2816291721061
Oct 1atNC StateL 16–⁠3325412631028
Oct 8vs.SyracuseW 28–⁠913221400194
Oct 15atFlorida StateL 6–⁠1716341840220
Oct 29vs.ArmyL 13–⁠2123432201366
Nov 5vs.VirginiaW 27–⁠20910831094
Nov 12atLouisvilleL 12–⁠44132214100−2
Nov 26vs.Boston CollegeL 14–⁠1716331372269
Dec 27 ✦vs.TempleW 34–⁠26101918321−2
2015 Wake Forest 11 games, 1,791 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.ElonW 41–⁠320273233063
Sep 12atSyracuseL 17–⁠30304537313−21
Sep 19atArmyW 17–⁠143516017
Oct 3vs.Florida StateL 16–⁠2401000–
Oct 10atBoston CollegeW 3–⁠01125109019
Oct 17atNorth CarolinaL 14–⁠5016221762019
Oct 24vs.NC StateL 17–⁠35251500−13
Oct 30vs.LouisvilleL 19–⁠206181311310
Nov 14atNotre DameL 7–⁠281930219015
Nov 21atClemsonL 13–⁠3312209100−30
Nov 28vs.DukeL 21–⁠2723353382218
2014 Wake Forest 12 games, 2,037 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28atUL MonroeL 10–⁠1712229701−40
Sep 6vs.Gardner-WebbW 23–⁠730382912329
Sep 13atUtah StateL 24–⁠36205025722−32
Sep 20vs.ArmyW 24–⁠21253523821−15
Sep 27atLouisvilleL 10–⁠20193412203−53
Oct 4atFlorida StateL 3–⁠439155801−22
Oct 18vs.SyracuseL 7–⁠3091472114
Oct 25vs.Boston CollegeL 17–⁠232230242012
Nov 6vs.ClemsonL 20–⁠3411298820−31
Nov 15atNC StateL 13–⁠421532161008
Nov 22vs.Virginia TechW 6–⁠31832160010
Nov 29atDukeL 21–⁠41243625130−1

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height5′11½″
Weight205 lb
Arm length29⅛″
Hand size9⅝″
40-yard dash4.77 s
10-yard split1.70 sW
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′1″
3-cone drill6.78 s
20-yard shuttle4.18 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2020Los Angeles Rams122382310156
2021Los Angeles Rams214501−1
2022Los Angeles Rams238623901332
NFL career5611046261587

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2019AAFArizona Hotshots

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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