Defensive line, Wake Forest, 2014–18
Willie Yarbary
- Number
- No. 48
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 285 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Augusta, GA
Willie Yarbary played defensive line at Wake Forest (2014–18).
Career highs
2sacks, career highthree times; last at Duke, 2018Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wake Forest | 21 | 13 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Wake Forest | 31 | 15 | 7.5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 54 | 34 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 106 | 62 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 of 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Wake Forest | 48 | DL | RS | ||
| 2015 | Wake Forest | 48 | DL | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Wake Forest | 48 | DL | So. | ||
| 2017 | Wake Forest | 48 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 48 | DL | Sr. | 6′2″ | 285 |
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
2018 Wake Forest 13 games, 54 tackles, 5.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Tulane | W 23–17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Towson | W 51–20 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Boston College | L 34–41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Notre Dame | L 27–56 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Rice | W 56–24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Clemson | L 3–63 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Florida State | L 17–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Louisville | W 56–35 | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Syracuse | L 24–41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at NC State | W 27–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Pittsburgh | L 13–34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Duke | W 59–7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. Memphis | W 37–34 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2017 Wake Forest 11 games, 31 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Presbyterian | W 51–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atBoston College | W 34–10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Utah State | W 46–10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at App State | W 20–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Florida State | L 19–26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atClemson | L 14–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Georgia Tech | L 24–38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Louisville | W 42–32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs.NC State | W 30–24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Duke | L 23–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Texas A&M | W 55–52 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Wake Forest 11 games, 21 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Tulane | W 7–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Delaware | W 38–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Indiana | W 33–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atNC State | L 16–33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Syracuse | W 28–9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atFlorida State | L 6–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Army | L 13–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atLouisville | L 12–44 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Clemson | L 13–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Boston College | L 14–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Temple | W 34–26 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ |
| Weight | 287 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 10⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.21 s |
| Vertical jump | 30″ |
| Broad jump | 9′4″ |
| Bench press | 28 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.58 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.67 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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