Teams Wake Forest 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 Wake Forest roster 120 players: 11 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 8 juniors, 4 seniors, 84 with no class listed. From 23 states; the most from North Carolina (25) and Georgia (18). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 8 Receivers 16 Tight ends 10 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 21 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 24 Specialists 9
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 10 QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 210 Charlotte, NC 2,224 passing yards, 13 TD 15 Michael Kern QB 6′2″ 192 Orlando, FL 253 passing yards 12 Mitch Griffis QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 195 Ashburn, VA 56 passing yards, 1 TD 17 Leo Kelly QB 6′3″ 227 Monkton, MD 1 tackle
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 8 Christian Beal-Smith RB 5′9″ 205 Winston-salem, NC 732 rushing yards, 5 TD 9 Ken Walker III RB So. 5′10″ 210 Arlington, TN 579 rushing yards, 13 TD 6 Justice Ellison RB 5′9″ 211 Ashburn, VA 111 rushing yards, 1 TD 3 Ahmani Marshall RB 6′1″ 220 Kernersville, NC 18 rushing yards 20 Quinton Cooley RB 5′7″ 220 Bailey, NC 1 tackle 34 Will Drawdy RB Jr. 6′0″ 195 Easley, SC 16 rushing yards, 1 TD 26 Kendrell Flowers RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 223 Columbia, SC 37 Jack Porter RB RS 5′10″ 176 Chagrin Falls, OH
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 5 Jaquarii Roberson WR 6′1″ 182 Murfreesboro, NC 62 catches, 926 yards, 8 TD 2 Taylor Morin WR 5′10″ 180 Centreville, VA 32 catches, 405 yards, 3 TD 3 Donavon Greene WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 196 Mount Airy, NC 29 catches, 582 yards, 2 TD 9 A.T. Perry WR 6′5″ 205 Lake Worth, FL 15 catches, 211 yards, 1 TD 5 Ke’Shawn Williams WR 5′9″ 190 Philadelphia, PA 5 returns, 82 yards 10 Nolan Groulx WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 190 Cornelius, NC 8 catches, 58 yards 2 Donald Stewart WR 6′4″ 210 Hillside, NJ 5 catches, 41 yards 35 J.D. Kavel WR 6′2″ 198 Johns Creek, GA 1 catch, 48 yards 80 Jahmal Banks WR 6′4″ 220 Bethesda, MD 1 catch, 17 yards 11 Ian Driscoll WR Jr. 5′10″ 177 Garden City, NY 14 Sage Surratt WR 6′3″ 215 Lincolnton, NC 31 Tommy Tight WR RS 5′10″ 188 Winter Park, FL 32 Jarrett Brown WR RS 6′0″ 186 Flower Mound, TX 84 Jackson Hensley WR 6′0″ 197 Pikeville, KY 87 Teddy Centofanti WR Fr. 5′11″ 184 Winchester, MA 88 Andy Elkins Jr. WR RS 6′1″ 198 Cambridge, MA
Tight ends 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 23 Brandon Chapman TE Jr. 6′5″ 243 Grove City, OH 5 catches, 65 yards 85 Blake Whiteheart TE Fr. 6′4″ 243 Winston-salem, NC 5 catches, 61 yards 17 Michael Frogge TE 6′5″ 240 Greensboro, NC 20 Cameron Hite TE RS 6′3″ 243 Greeneville, TN 40 Connor Hebbeler TE 6′2″ 230 Franklin Lakes, NJ 48 Jack Connelly TE Fr. 6′6″ 215 Palos Verdes, CA 82 Trey Boll TE RS 6′4″ 231 Richmond, VA 84 Drelyn Ford TE Fr. 6′3″ 215 Franklin, VA 87 Graham Murphey TE Fr. 6′2″ 230 Naples, FL 88 Alec Rowan TE So. 6′3″ 230 Indian Trail, NC
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 50 Zach Tom OL 6′5″ 305 Prairieville, LA 51 Luke Petitbon OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 303 Annapolis, MD 52 Spencer Clapp OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Gibsonville, NC 53 Je’Vionte’ Nash OL So. 6′3″ 305 Orange Park, FL 55 Michael Jurgens OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 311 Damascus, MD 59 Loic Nya OL So. 6′3″ 307 Silver Spring, MD 60 Taleni Suhren OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 297 Charlotte, NC 62 DeVonte Gordon OL RS 6′5″ 310 Washington, DC 65 Shane Stroyke OL RS 6′4″ 339 Hermosa Beach, CA 66 Goran Jovanovic OL Jr. 6′4″ 291 Ashburn, VA 67 Trey Turner OL Fr. 6′3″ 274 Peachtree City, GA 71 C.J. Elmonus OL RS 6′7″ 295 Fairview, NC 73 Zach Vaughan OL 6′5″ 316 Milton, MA 75 Terrance Davis OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 317 Temple Hills, MD 76 Allan Rappleyea OL So. 6′5″ 295 Millbrook, NY 77 George Sell OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 303 Chagrin Falls, OH 79 Sean Maginn OL So. 6′3″ 304 Suwanee, GA
Defensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 9 DL Sr. 6′5″ 285 Roanoke, VA 28 tackles, 5 sacks 4 JaCorey Johns DL 6′4″ 255 Cartersville, GA 32 tackles, 2 sacks 11 Miles Fox DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 297 Lawrenceville, GA 24 tackles, 3.5 sacks 1 Sulaiman Kamara DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 291 Richmond, VA 15 tackles 95 Dion Bergan DL 6′1″ 294 Kissimmee, FL 10 tackles, 1 sack 80 Rondell Bothroyd DL 6′3″ 275 Manchester, CT 11 tackles 51 Will Smart DL 6′4″ 281 Milford, NJ 5 tackles, 1 sack 39 Royce Francis DL 6′3″ 260 Acworth, GA 4 tackles 93 Isaiah Chaney DL 6′4″ 279 Cartersville, GA 4 tackles 13 Jaylen Hudson DL 6′3″ 227 Fayetteville, NC 3 tackles 30 Jasheen Davis DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 259 Snellville, GA 3 tackles 11 Justin Williams DL 6′2″ 282 Seffner, FL 2 tackles 72 Tyler Williams DL 6′2″ 295 West Palm Beach, FL 2 tackles 92 Adam Winter DL Jr. 6′3″ 271 Saint Louis, MO 1 tackle 5 Kendron Wayman DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 255 Denton, MD 35 Mike Allen DT 6′5″ 290 Sugar Hill, GA 59 Jonathan Saklad DL RS 6′2″ 259 Windham, NH 96 Claude Bragg DL 6′4″ 239 Davidson, NC 98 James Ash DL 6′3″ 302 Tampa, FL 98 Wyatt Crespi DL 6′1″ 280 Concord, CA 99 Tyric Swennie DL So. 6′0″ 261 Durham, NC
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 8 Ja’Cquez Williams LB 6′2″ 220 Hinesville, GA 73 tackles, 2 sacks 5 Ryan Smenda Jr. LB 6′2″ 235 Orange Park, FL 52 tackles, 1 sack 47 Chase Monroe LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 212 Huntersville, NC 19 tackles, 0.5 sacks 21 Chase Jones LB 6′1″ 234 Warren, NJ 13 tackles 17 Shamar McCollum LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 225 Hamer, SC 10 tackles 17 D.J. Taylor LB 6′1″ 235 Belvidere, TN 7 tackles 23 Jack Rielly LB Jr. 5′10″ 188 Pittsburgh, PA 32 Jeff Burley LB Jr. 6′2″ 219 Jackson, GA 34 Zach Ranson LB 6′2″ 233 Snellville, GA 56 Mark Balbis LB 6′1″ 219 Jupiter, FL 57 Sean Mundie LB Fr. 5′11″ 215 Leesburg, VA
Defensive backs 24 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 45 Nick Andersen DB 5′11″ 197 Clifton, VA 63 tackles, 4 INT 6 Ja’Sir Taylor DB 5′10″ 187 Asbury Park, NJ 42 tackles, 2 INT 17 Traveon Redd DB 6′0″ 201 Martinsville, VA 46 tackles, 1 INT Zion Keith S 6′1″ 190 Florence, SC 31 tackles, 1 INT 7 A.J. Williams S 6′0″ 195 Bamberg, SC 30 tackles, 1 INT 1 Caelen Carson DB 6′0″ 195 Waldorf, MD 25 tackles, 1 INT 12 Luke Masterson DB 6′2″ 220 Naples, FL 25 tackles 9 Trey Rucker S 6′0″ 210 Fairfax, VA 19 tackles, 1 INT 9 Gavin Holmes DB 5′11″ 185 New Orleans, LA 3 tackles, 1 INT 39 Keegan Good DB Sr. 6′0″ 199 Pinehurst, NC 3 tackles, 1 INT 3 Nasir Greer DB 6′0″ 202 Stockbridge, GA 7 tackles 4 Tyriq Hardimon S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 201 Marietta, GA 6 tackles 11 J.J. Roberts DB 5′11″ 184 Hurricane, WV 5 tackles 19 Kenneth Dicks III DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Suwanee, GA 5 tackles 20 Coby Davis DB 5′11″ 200 Upper Marlboro, MD 4 tackles 38 Peyton Woulard DB So. 6′1″ 192 Suwanee, GA 4 tackles 1 Isaiah Essissima DB 5′10″ 175 Houston, TX 9 Chelen Garnes DB 5′11″ 207 Waldorf, MD 23 Jarrett Alston Jr. DB RS 5′8″ 163 Temple Hills, MD 27 Isaiah Isaac DB So. 5′10″ 174 Buford, GA 41 John Peterson III DB 5′11″ 192 Elon, NC 43 Anthony D’Angelo DB So. 5′6″ 185 Medfield, MA 48 Alex Murphey DB So. 5′11″ 198 Naples, FL 49 Cody Cater DB 6′1″ 204 Charlotte, NC
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 4 Nick Sciba PK 5′9″ 188 Clover, SC 14 of 17 field goals 36 Ivan Mora P 6′0″ 189 Dalton, GA 40 punts, 40.3 average 42 Jack Crane PK Sr. 6′2″ 197 Sammamish, WA 7 of 7 extra points 90 Jacob Zuhr LS 6′0″ 220 Oviedo, FL 1 tackle 32 Will Cobb LS 5′10″ 201 Matthews, NC 50 Kirk Holton LS Fr. 5′11″ 213 Winston-salem, NC 88 Zach Murphy PK 6′0″ 200 Raleigh, NC 94 Tony Benish PK Fr. 5′8″ 155 Downers Grove, IL 98 Cameron Lischke PK So. 6′0″ 193 Kernersville, NC
Ahmani Marshall, Christian Beal-Smith, Kirk Holton, Blake Whiteheart, Cameron Lischke Kenneth Dicks III, Isaiah Isaac, Mike Allen, Peyton Woulard, Sean Maginn Sam Hartman, Will Cobb, Cody Cater, Taleni Suhren Luke Masterson, Tommy Tight, Alex Murphey, Graham Murphey Justice Ellison, Mitch Griffis, Goran Jovanovic Miles Fox, Jasheen Davis, Zach Ranson Jarrett Alston Jr., DeVonte Gordon, Terrance Davis Caelen Carson, Chelen Garnes Sulaiman Kamara, Trey Boll JaCorey Johns, Isaiah Chaney Ryan Smenda Jr., Je’Vionte’ Nash Nolan Groulx, Claude Bragg Jack Porter, George Sell John Peterson III, Spencer Clapp Zach Vaughan, Andy Elkins Jr. Isaiah Essissima Donald Stewart Taylor Morin Donavon Greene Nasir Greer Nick Sciba Tyriq Hardimon Jaquarii Roberson Ke’Shawn Williams Kendron Wayman Ja’Sir Taylor A.J. Williams Ja’Cquez Williams A.T. Perry Carlos Basham Jr. Gavin Holmes Ken Walker III Trey Rucker Ian Driscoll J.J. Roberts Justin Williams Jaylen Hudson Sage Surratt Michael Kern D.J. Taylor Leo Kelly Michael Frogge Shamar McCollum Traveon Redd Cameron Hite Coby Davis Quinton Cooley Chase Jones Brandon Chapman Jack Rielly Kendrell Flowers Jarrett Brown Jeff Burley Will Drawdy J.D. Kavel Ivan Mora Keegan Good Royce Francis Connor Hebbeler Jack Crane Anthony D’Angelo Nick Andersen Chase Monroe Jack Connelly Zach Tom Luke Petitbon Will Smart Michael Jurgens Mark Balbis Sean Mundie Jonathan Saklad Loic Nya Shane Stroyke Trey Turner C.J. Elmonus Tyler Williams Allan Rappleyea Jahmal Banks Rondell Bothroyd Drelyn Ford Jackson Hensley Teddy Centofanti Alec Rowan Zach Murphy Jacob Zuhr Adam Winter Tony Benish Dion Bergan James Ash Wyatt Crespi Tyric Swennie Zion Keith NC 25 GA 18 FL 14 VA 12 MD 11 Hometowns of the 2020 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 18 Florida 14 Virginia 12 Maryland 11 South Carolina 6 New Jersey 5 Massachusetts 4 Top counties Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 8 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 7 Forsyth County, North Carolina pop. 390,000 5 Loudoun County, Virginia pop. 433,000 4 Palm Beach County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 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’ 2020 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.
Sam Hartman QB3-star recruit
Carlos Basham Jr. DL