Teams Wake Forest 2019 Roster ← 2018 2020 → 2019 Wake Forest roster 109 players: 16 freshmen, 9 sophomores, 8 juniors, 13 seniors, 63 with no class listed. From 20 states; the most from North Carolina (25) and Georgia (20). The 2019 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 16 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 8
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 QB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 230 Graham, NC 2,868 passing yards, 26 TD 10 QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 210 Charlotte, NC 830 passing yards, 4 TD 15 Michael Kern QB 6′2″ 192 Orlando, FL 50 passing yards, 1 TD 13 Tayvone Bowers QB So. 6′1″ 200 Harrisburg, PA 0 passing yards 17 Leo Kelly QB 6′3″ 227 Monkton, MD
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 36 Cade Carney RB Sr. 5′11″ 215 Advance, NC 620 rushing yards, 5 TD 9 Ken Walker III RB Fr. 5′10″ 210 Arlington, TN 579 rushing yards, 4 TD 8 Christian Beal-Smith RB 5′9″ 205 Winston-salem, NC 304 rushing yards, 2 TD 29 DeAndre’ Delaney RB Jr. 6′3″ 205 Morristown, TN 8 tackles 26 Kendrell Flowers RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 223 Columbia, SC 27 rushing yards 28 Courtney McKinney RB Fr. 6′1″ 215 Biscoe, NC 19 rushing yards 34 Will Drawdy RB So. 6′0″ 195 Easley, SC 4 rushing yards 38 Joey Ray RB RS 5′9″ 200 Pilot Mountain, NC
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 2 WR Sr. 6′0″ 195 Durham, NC 73 catches, 1,001 yards, 4 TD 14 Sage Surratt WR 6′3″ 215 Lincolnton, NC 66 catches, 1,001 yards, 11 TD 7 Scotty Washington WR Sr. 6′5″ 225 Washington, DC 35 catches, 607 yards, 7 TD 5 Steven Claude WR Sr. 6′2″ 200 Miami, FL 20 catches, 211 yards 3 Donavon Greene WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 196 Mount Airy, NC 13 catches, 249 yards, 2 TD 5 Jaquarii Roberson WR 6′1″ 182 Murfreesboro, NC 6 catches, 80 yards, 1 TD 8 Waydale Jones WR 6′4″ 195 Beeville, TX 5 catches, 41 yards 9 A.T. Perry WR 6′5″ 205 Lake Worth, FL 4 catches, 62 yards, 1 TD 2 Taylor Morin WR 5′10″ 180 Centreville, VA 10 Nolan Groulx WR 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′0″ 190 Cornelius, NC 11 Davis Johnson WR Jr. 5′11″ 180 Alpharetta, GA 11 Ian Driscoll WR So. 5′10″ 177 Garden City, NY 32 Jarrett Brown WR 6′0″ 186 Flower Mound, TX 35 J.D. Kavel WR 6′2″ 198 Johns Creek, GA 87 Teddy Centofanti WR RS 5′11″ 184 Winchester, MA 88 Andy Elkins Jr. WR 6′1″ 195 Cambridge, MA
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 86 Jack Freudenthal TE Sr. 6′3″ 235 Richmond, VA 32 catches, 325 yards, 5 TD 23 Brandon Chapman TE So. 6′5″ 243 Grove City, OH 11 catches, 100 yards 20 Cameron Hite TE 6′3″ 243 Greeneville, TN 40 Connor Hebbeler TE 6′2″ 230 Franklin Lakes, NJ 48 Jack Connelly TE RS 6′6″ 215 Palos Verdes, CA 84 Drelyn Ford TE RS 6′3″ 215 Franklin, VA 85 Blake Whiteheart TE RS 6′4″ 243 Winston-salem, NC 88 Alec Rowan TE Fr. 6′3″ 230 Indian Trail, NC
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 55 Michael Jurgens OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 311 Damascus, MD 2 tackles 60 Taleni Suhren OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 297 Charlotte, NC 1 tackle 71 Nathan Gilliam OL Sr. 6′5″ 300 Knoxville, TN 1 tackle 50 Zach Tom OL 6′5″ 305 Prairieville, LA 52 Spencer Clapp OL RS 6′6″ 300 Gibsonville, NC 53 Je’Vionte’ Nash OL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Orange Park, FL 58 Tyler Watson OL Jr. 6′5″ 280 Roswell, GA 59 Loic Nya OL Fr. 6′3″ 307 Silver Spring, MD 62 DeVonte Gordon OL 6′5″ 310 Washington, DC 66 Goran Jovanovic OL So. 6′4″ 291 Ashburn, VA 67 Trey Turner OL RS 6′3″ 274 Peachtree City, GA 71 C.J. Elmonus OL 6′7″ 295 Fairview, NC 73 Jake Benzinger OL Sr. 6′7″ 295 Williamstown, MA 75 Justin Herron OL Sr. 6′5″ 290 Silver Spring, MD 75 Mike Edwards OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 355 Hope Mills, NC 76 Allan Rappleyea OL Fr. 6′5″ 295 Millbrook, NY 78 Orlando Heggs II OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Jacksonville, FL 79 Sean Maginn OL Fr. 6′3″ 304 Suwanee, GA
Defensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 9 DL Jr. 6′5″ 285 Roanoke, VA 57 tackles, 11 sacks 4 JaCorey Johns DL 6′4″ 255 Cartersville, GA 53 tackles, 3 sacks 80 Rondell Bothroyd DL 6′3″ 275 Manchester, CT 31 tackles, 1.5 sacks 72 Tyler Williams DL 6′2″ 295 West Palm Beach, FL 24 tackles, 0.5 sacks 1 Sulaiman Kamara DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 291 Richmond, VA 25 tackles 95 Dion Bergan DL 6′1″ 294 Kissimmee, FL 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks 12 Manny Walker DE So. 6′4″ 235 Holly Hill, SC 7 tackles, 1 INT 39 Royce Francis DL 6′3″ 260 Acworth, GA 12 tackles 92 Adam Winter DL So. 6′3″ 271 Saint Louis, MO 4 tackles 35 Mike Allen DT 6′5″ 290 Sugar Hill, GA 3 tackles 11 Justin Williams DL 6′2″ 282 Seffner, FL 13 Jaylen Hudson DL 6′3″ 227 Fayetteville, NC 51 Will Smart DL 6′4″ 281 Milford, NJ 93 Isaiah Chaney DL 6′4″ 279 Cartersville, GA 99 Tyric Swennie DL Fr. 6′0″ 261 Durham, NC
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 45 Ryan Smenda Jr. LB 6′2″ 235 Orange Park, FL 81 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT 8 Ja’Cquez Williams LB 6′2″ 220 Hinesville, GA 73 tackles, 3.5 sacks 23 Justin Strnad LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 235 Palm Harbor, FL 69 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 47 Chase Monroe LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 212 Huntersville, NC 21 tackles, 1 INT 21 Chase Jones LB 6′1″ 234 Warren, NJ 24 tackles 17 Shamar McCollum LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 225 Hamer, SC 14 tackles, 2 sacks 34 Zach Ranson LB 6′2″ 233 Snellville, GA 7 tackles 32 Jeff Burley LB So. 6′2″ 219 Jackson, GA 1 tackle 17 D.J. Taylor LB 6′1″ 235 Belvidere, TN 23 Jack Rielly LB So. 5′10″ 188 Pittsburgh, PA 57 Jake Galli LB Fr. 6′0″ 205 Washington, DC
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 3 Nasir Greer DB 6′0″ 202 Stockbridge, GA 65 tackles, 1 INT 9 Trey Rucker S 6′0″ 210 Fairfax, VA 65 tackles, 1 INT 21 Essang Bassey DB Sr. 5′10″ 190 Columbus, GA 60 tackles, 1 INT 4 Amari Henderson DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 180 Charlotte, NC 40 tackles, 4 INT 17 Traveon Redd DB 6′0″ 201 Martinsville, VA 48 tackles, 1.5 sacks 6 Ja’Sir Taylor DB 5′10″ 187 Asbury Park, NJ 30 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 20 Coby Davis DB 5′11″ 200 Upper Marlboro, MD 28 tackles 12 Luke Masterson DB 6′2″ 220 Naples, FL 19 tackles, 1 sack 39 Keegan Good DB Jr. 6′0″ 199 Pinehurst, NC 6 tackles, 1 INT 1 Isaiah Essissima DB 5′10″ 175 Houston, TX 6 tackles 19 Kenneth Dicks III DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Suwanee, GA 6 tackles Zion Keith S 6′1″ 190 Florence, SC 5 tackles 7 A.J. Williams S 6′0″ 195 Bamberg, SC 1 tackle 26 Justin Bartee DB Jr. 5′10″ 205 Vienna, VA 1 tackle 27 Isaiah Isaac DB Fr. 5′10″ 174 Buford, GA 1 catch, 1 yard 25 Marquis Alston Jr. DB 6′0″ 200 Smyrna, GA 27 Tyriq Hardimon DB 6′0″ Marietta, GA 36 Jarrett Alston Jr. DB 5′8″ 170 Temple Hills, MD 38 Peyton Woulard DB 6′1″ 192 Suwanee, GA 43 Anthony D’Angelo DB Fr. 5′6″ 185 Medfield, MA
Kenneth Dicks III, Isaiah Isaac, Mike Allen, Peyton Woulard, Sean Maginn Scotty Washington, Jarrett Alston Jr., Jake Galli, DeVonte Gordon Amari Henderson, Sam Hartman, Taleni Suhren Christian Beal-Smith, Blake Whiteheart, Cameron Lischke Sulaiman Kamara, Jack Freudenthal Kendall Hinton, Tyric Swennie JaCorey Johns, Isaiah Chaney Dom Maggio, Leo Kelly Trey Rucker, Justin Bartee J.D. Kavel, Tyler Watson Ryan Smenda Jr., Je’Vionte’ Nash Spencer Clapp, Noah Turner Loic Nya, Justin Herron Isaiah Essissima Taylor Morin Donavon Greene Nasir Greer Nick Sciba Jaquarii Roberson Steven Claude Ja’Sir Taylor A.J. Williams Ja’Cquez Williams Waydale Jones A.T. Perry Carlos Basham Jr. Ken Walker III Nolan Groulx Davis Johnson Ian Driscoll Justin Williams Luke Masterson Manny Walker Jaylen Hudson Tayvone Bowers Sage Surratt Michael Kern D.J. Taylor Shamar McCollum Traveon Redd Cameron Hite Coby Davis Chase Jones Essang Bassey Brandon Chapman Jack Rielly Justin Strnad Marquis Alston Jr. Kendrell Flowers Tyriq Hardimon Courtney McKinney DeAndre’ Delaney Jarrett Brown Jeff Burley Will Drawdy Zach Ranson Cade Carney Ivan Mora Joey Ray Keegan Good Royce Francis Connor Hebbeler Anthony D’Angelo Chase Monroe Jack Connelly Zach Tom Will Smart Dayton Diemel Michael Jurgens Goran Jovanovic Trey Turner C.J. Elmonus Nathan Gilliam Tyler Williams Jake Benzinger Mike Edwards Allan Rappleyea Orlando Heggs II Rondell Bothroyd Drelyn Ford Teddy Centofanti Alec Rowan Andy Elkins Jr. Zach Murphy Adam Winter Tony Benish Dion Bergan Jamie Newman Zion Keith NC 25 GA 20 FL 11 VA 9 MD 7 Hometowns of the 2019 Wake Forest roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state North Carolina 25 Georgia 20 Florida 11 Virginia 9 South Carolina 7 Maryland 7 Tennessee 5 New Jersey 4 Top counties Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 6 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 5 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 3 Montgomery County, Maryland pop. 1.1 million 3 Cobb County, Georgia pop. 775,000 3 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2019 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Jamie Newman QB3-star recruit
Sam Hartman QB3-star recruit
Kendall Hinton WR
Carlos Basham Jr. DL