Linebacker, Wake Forest, 2018–22
Ryan Smenda Jr.
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Orange Park, FL
Ryan Smenda Jr. played linebacker at Wake Forest (2018–22).
Career highs
16tackles, career highthree times; last vs. North Carolina, 2022Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 22 | 11 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 81 | 38 | 7 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 52 | 26 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 83 | 43 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 106 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Career | 344 | 154 | 24.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 5 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 45 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 5 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 5 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 5 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 235 |
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
2022 Wake Forest 11 games, 106 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Vanderbilt | W 45–25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Liberty | W 37–36 | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Clemson | L 45–51 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at Florida State | W 31–21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Army | W 45–10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Boston College | W 43–15 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Louisville | L 21–48 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at NC State | L 21–30 | 16 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. North Carolina | L 34–36 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Syracuse | W 45–35 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Duke | L 31–34 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Wake Forest 14 games, 83 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Old Dominion | W 42–10 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Norfolk State | W 41–16 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Florida State | W 35–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Virginia | W 37–17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Louisville | W 37–34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atSyracuse | W 40–37 | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atArmy | W 70–56 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Duke | W 45–7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atNorth Carolina | L 55–58 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.NC State | W 45–42 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atClemson | L 27–48 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atBoston College | W 41–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Pittsburgh | L 21–45 | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Rutgers | W 38–10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Wake Forest 9 games, 52 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs.Clemson | L 13–37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | atNC State | L 42–45 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Campbell | W 66–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Virginia | W 40–23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 23–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atSyracuse | W 38–14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | atNorth Carolina | L 53–59 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atLouisville | L 21–45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Wisconsin | L 28–42 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Wake Forest 13 games, 81 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Utah State | W 38–35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Rice | W 41–21 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs.North Carolina | W 24–18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Elon | W 49–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | atBoston College | W 27–24 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Louisville | L 59–62 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Florida State | W 22–20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.NC State | W 44–10 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atVirginia Tech | L 17–36 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atClemson | L 3–52 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Duke | W 39–27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atSyracuse | L 30–39 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Michigan State | L 21–27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2018 Wake Forest 7 games, 22 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Tulane | W 23–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Towson | W 51–20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs.Boston College | L 34–41 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Notre Dame | L 27–56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Syracuse | L 24–41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | atNC State | W 27–23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. Memphis | W 37–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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