Teams Wake Forest 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Wake Forest roster 130 players: 20 freshmen, 6 sophomores, 15 juniors, 11 seniors, 78 with no class listed. From 25 states and 1 other country; the most from North Carolina (25) and Georgia (20). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 8 Receivers 17 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 24 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 28 Specialists 6
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 10 QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 210 Charlotte, NC 4,228 passing yards, 39 TD 15 Michael Kern QB 6′2″ 192 Orlando, FL 67 passing yards 17 Leo Kelly QB Fr. 6′3″ 227 Monkton, MD 8 passing yards 12 Mitch Griffis QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 195 Ashburn, VA 0 passing yards 18 Santino Marucci QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 215 Jacksonville, FL −3 rushing yards 9 Billy Edwards QB 6′3″ 228 Springfield, VA
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 8 Christian Beal-Smith RB 5′9″ 205 Winston-salem, NC 604 rushing yards, 7 TD 28 Christian Turner RB Transfer from Michigan 5′11″ 205 Buford, GA 506 rushing yards, 5 TD 6 Justice Ellison RB 5′9″ 211 Ashburn, VA 541 rushing yards, 7 TD 20 Quinton Cooley RB 5′7″ 220 Bailey, NC 156 rushing yards, 1 TD 3 Ahmani Marshall RB 6′1″ 220 Kernersville, NC 103 rushing yards 21 Zach Igwebe RB RS 6′0″ 207 Clarksville, MD 37 Jack Porter RB Fr. 5′10″ 176 Chagrin Falls, OH 41 Will Towns RB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′11″ 210 Jackson, NJ
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 5 Jaquarii Roberson WR Jr. 6′1″ 182 Murfreesboro, NC 71 catches, 1,078 yards, 8 TD 9 A.T. Perry WR 6′5″ 205 Lake Worth, FL 71 catches, 1,293 yards, 15 TD 2 Taylor Morin WR 5′10″ 180 Centreville, VA 43 catches, 621 yards, 5 TD 2 Donald Stewart WR Sr. 6′4″ 210 Hillside, NJ 33 catches, 388 yards, 1 TD 5 Ke’Shawn Williams WR 5′9″ 190 Philadelphia, PA 27 catches, 404 yards, 3 TD 80 Jahmal Banks WR 6′4″ 220 Bethesda, MD 5 catches, 98 yards 84 Jackson Hensley WR 6′0″ 197 Pikeville, KY 1 return, 23 yards 12 Dez Williams WR 6′2″ 210 Leonardtown, MD 1 catch, 8 yards 3 Donavon Greene WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 196 Mount Airy, NC 11 Horatio Fields WR 6′2″ 210 Douglasville, GA 14 Sage Surratt WR Jr. 6′3″ 215 Lincolnton, NC 29 Christian Greene WR RS 6′2″ 173 Ashburn, VA 32 Jarrett Brown WR Fr. 6′0″ 186 Flower Mound, TX 35 J.D. Kavel WR Fr. 6′2″ 198 Johns Creek, GA 81 Nick Ragano WR RS 5′11″ 182 Centreville, VA 87 Teddy Centofanti WR So. 5′11″ 184 Winchester, MA 88 Andy Elkins Jr. WR Fr. 6′1″ 198 Cambridge, MA
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 85 Blake Whiteheart TE So. 6′4″ 243 Winston-salem, NC 15 catches, 185 yards, 3 TD 23 Brandon Chapman TE Sr. 6′5″ 243 Grove City, OH 12 catches, 85 yards, 3 TD 20 Cameron Hite TE Fr. 6′3″ 243 Greeneville, TN 1 catch, 9 yards 17 Michael Frogge TE RS 6′5″ 240 Greensboro, NC 82 Trey Boll TE Fr. 6′4″ 231 Richmond, VA 83 Gavin Ellis TE RS 6′4″ 238 Hampstead, NC 87 Graham Murphey TE So. 6′2″ 230 Naples, FL 88 Alec Rowan TE Jr. 6′3″ 230 Indian Trail, NC
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 50 Zach Tom OL Jr. 6′5″ 305 Prairieville, LA 1 tackle 59 Loic Nya OL Jr. 6′3″ 307 Silver Spring, MD 1 tackle 79 Sean Maginn OL Jr. 6′3″ 304 Suwanee, GA 1 tackle 51 Luke Petitbon OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 303 Annapolis, MD 51 OL RS 6′4″ 312 Wilton, CT 52 Nick Sharpe OL 6′2″ 351 Gastonia, NC 52 Spencer Clapp OL So. 6′6″ 300 Gibsonville, NC 53 Je’Vionte’ Nash OL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Orange Park, FL 55 Michael Jurgens OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 311 Damascus, MD 62 DeVonte Gordon OL Fr. 6′5″ 310 Washington, DC 65 Shane Stroyke OL Fr. 6′4″ 339 Hermosa Beach, CA 67 Trey Turner OL So. 6′3″ 274 Peachtree City, GA 70 Christian Forbes OL RS 6′3″ 285 Plainsboro, NJ 71 C.J. Elmonus OL Fr. 6′7″ 295 Fairview, NC 72 Erik Russell OL RS 6′8″ 301 Boston, MA 73 Zach Vaughan OL RS 6′5″ 316 Milton, MA 75 Terrance Davis OL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 317 Temple Hills, MD 76 Allan Rappleyea OL Jr. 6′5″ 295 Millbrook, NY 77 George Sell OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 303 Chagrin Falls, OH 77 Jaydon Collins OT 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 292 Greer, SC
Defensive line 24 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 80 Rondell Bothroyd DL 6′3″ 275 Manchester, CT 63 tackles, 8 sacks Luiji Vilain DL Transfer from Michigan 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 253 Ottawa, ON 34 tackles, 9 sacks 30 Jasheen Davis DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 259 Snellville, GA 34 tackles, 5.5 sacks 11 Miles Fox DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 297 Lawrenceville, GA 34 tackles, 3 sacks 95 Dion Bergan DL 6′1″ 294 Kissimmee, FL 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks 4 JaCorey Johns DL 6′4″ 255 Cartersville, GA 16 tackles, 2.5 sacks 1 Sulaiman Kamara DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 291 Richmond, VA 18 tackles, 0.5 sacks 13 Jaylen Hudson DL 6′3″ 227 Fayetteville, NC 10 tackles 5 Kendron Wayman DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 255 Denton, MD 7 tackles 91 Kevin Pointer DL Transfer from UL Monroe 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 282 Jonesboro, AR 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks 11 Justin Williams DL 6′2″ 282 Seffner, FL 2 tackles 72 Tyler Williams DL 6′2″ 295 West Palm Beach, FL 2 tackles 39 Royce Francis DL So. 6′3″ 260 Acworth, GA 1 tackle 93 Isaiah Chaney DL 6′4″ 279 Cartersville, GA 1 tackle 12 Manny Walker DE Sr. 6′4″ 235 Holly Hill, SC 35 Mike Allen DT 6′5″ 290 Sugar Hill, GA 51 Will Smart DL Fr. 6′4″ 281 Milford, NJ 59 Jonathan Saklad DL Fr. 6′2″ 259 Windham, NH 88 Bernard Gooden DL RS 6′1″ 268 Montgomery, AL 94 Zach Lohavichan DL 6′3″ 285 Charlotte, NC 96 Claude Bragg DL RS 6′4″ 239 Davidson, NC 98 James Ash DL RS 6′3″ 302 Tampa, FL 98 Wyatt Crespi DL RS 6′1″ 280 Concord, CA Bj Williams DL Fr. 6′4″ 225 Johnston, SC
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 5 Ryan Smenda Jr. LB 6′2″ 235 Orange Park, FL 83 tackles 21 Chase Jones LB 6′1″ 234 Warren, NJ 47 tackles, 0.5 sacks 17 D.J. Taylor LB 6′1″ 235 Belvidere, TN 35 tackles, 1 sack 24 Dylan Hazen LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 239 The Woodlands, TX 9 tackles 9 Quincy Bryant LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 228 Lilburn, GA 5 tackles 8 Ja’Cquez Williams LB Sr. 6′2″ 220 Hinesville, GA 34 Zach Ranson LB 6′2″ 233 Snellville, GA 39 Zavier Simpson LB RS 6′1″ 217 Indianapolis, IN 46 Dj Taylor LB Jr. 6′1″ 245 Belvidere, TN 47 Chase Monroe LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 212 Huntersville, NC 48 Max Miller LB RS 6′0″ 217 Frankfort, IL 56 Mark Balbis LB RS 6′1″ 219 Jupiter, FL 57 Joshua Sosanya LB Fr. 6′2″ 212 Raleigh, NC
Defensive backs 28 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 17 Traveon Redd DB Sr. 6′0″ 201 Martinsville, VA 70 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3 INT 12 Luke Masterson DB Sr. 6′2″ 220 Naples, FL 78 tackles, 2.5 sacks 6 Ja’Sir Taylor DB Sr. 5′10″ 187 Asbury Park, NJ 60 tackles, 2 INT 45 Nick Andersen DB 5′11″ 197 Clifton, VA 44 tackles, 1 INT 3 Malik Mustapha DB Transfer from Richmond Fr. 5′11″ 207 Charlotte, NC 37 tackles, 2 INT Zion Keith S 6′1″ 190 Florence, SC 37 tackles, 1 INT 1 Caelen Carson DB 6′0″ 195 Waldorf, MD 31 tackles, 2 INT 9 Gavin Holmes DB 5′11″ 185 New Orleans, LA 19 tackles, 1 INT 11 J.J. Roberts DB 5′11″ 184 Hurricane, WV 19 tackles, 1 INT 3 Nasir Greer DB Jr. 6′0″ 202 Stockbridge, GA 18 tackles, 1 INT 7 Evan Slocum DB Fr. 5′11″ 191 Cartersville, GA 20 tackles 9 Chelen Garnes DB 5′11″ 207 Waldorf, MD 13 tackles, 2 sacks 20 Coby Davis DB 5′11″ 200 Upper Marlboro, MD 13 tackles, 1 INT 37 Christian Masterson DB 5′11″ 189 Naples, FL 16 tackles 8 Isaiah Wingfield DB Jr. 6′0″ 193 Burlington, NJ 11 tackles 7 A.J. Williams S 6′0″ 195 Bamberg, SC 6 tackles 4 Tyriq Hardimon S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 201 Marietta, GA 2 tackles 19 Kenneth Dicks III DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Suwanee, GA 2 tackles 7 Dashawn Jones DB 6′0″ 190 Baltimore, MD 1 tackle 3 K.J. Trujillo DB Transfer from Colorado 6′0″ 180 Buena Park, CA 20 Trent Nicholson DB 5′11″ 176 Sammamish, WA 22 Aj Williams DB Fr. 5′11″ 194 Bamberg, SC 23 Jarrett Alston Jr. DB Fr. 5′8″ 163 Temple Hills, MD 25 J.J. Roberts DB Fr. 5′11″ 186 Hurricane, WV 36 Annuj Shah DB Jr. 5′7″ 158 Columbus, GA 41 John Peterson III DB RS 5′11″ 192 Elon, NC 48 Alex Murphey DB Jr. 5′11″ 198 Naples, FL 49 Cody Cater DB RS 6′1″ 204 Charlotte, NC
Malik Mustapha, Sam Hartman, Will Cobb, Cody Cater, Zach Lohavichan, Matthew Dennis Quincy Bryant, Miles Fox, Jasheen Davis, Zach Ranson Luke Masterson, Christian Masterson, Alex Murphey, Graham Murphey Kenneth Dicks III, Christian Turner, Mike Allen, Sean Maginn Ahmani Marshall, Christian Beal-Smith, Blake Whiteheart JaCorey Johns, Evan Slocum, Isaiah Chaney Justice Ellison, Mitch Griffis, Christian Greene Jarrett Alston Jr., DeVonte Gordon, Terrance Davis Erik Russell, Zach Vaughan, Andy Elkins Jr. Caelen Carson, Chelen Garnes Sulaiman Kamara, Trey Boll Taylor Morin, Nick Ragano Ryan Smenda Jr., Je’Vionte’ Nash A.J. Williams, Aj Williams Billy Edwards, Nick Andersen J.J. Roberts, J.J. Roberts D.J. Taylor, Dj Taylor Jack Porter, George Sell John Peterson III, Spencer Clapp Joshua Sosanya, Zach Murphy Donald Stewart Donavon Greene K.J. Trujillo Nasir Greer Nick Sciba Tyriq Hardimon Jaquarii Roberson Ke’Shawn Williams Kendron Wayman Ja’Sir Taylor Dashawn Jones Isaiah Wingfield Ja’Cquez Williams A.T. Perry Gavin Holmes Horatio Fields Justin Williams Dez Williams Manny Walker Jaylen Hudson Sage Surratt Michael Kern Leo Kelly Michael Frogge Traveon Redd Santino Marucci Cameron Hite Coby Davis Quinton Cooley Trent Nicholson Chase Jones Zach Igwebe Brandon Chapman Dylan Hazen Jarrett Brown J.D. Kavel Annuj Shah Ivan Mora Royce Francis Zavier Simpson Will Towns Chase Monroe Max Miller Zach Tom Luke Petitbon Matt Gulbin Will Smart Nick Sharpe Michael Jurgens Mark Balbis Jonathan Saklad Loic Nya Shane Stroyke Trey Turner Christian Forbes C.J. Elmonus Tyler Williams Allan Rappleyea Jaydon Collins Jahmal Banks Rondell Bothroyd Gavin Ellis Jackson Hensley Teddy Centofanti Alec Rowan Bernard Gooden Jacob Zuhr Kevin Pointer Dion Bergan Claude Bragg James Ash Wyatt Crespi Bj Williams Zion Keith NC 25 GA 20 FL 15 MD 14 VA 10 Hometowns of the 2021 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 15 Maryland 14 Virginia 10 New Jersey 7 South Carolina 7 Massachusetts 4 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 8 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 8 Fairfax County, Virginia pop. 1.1 million 4 Collier County, Florida pop. 398,000 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’ 2021 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
Matt Gulbin OL