Teams Wake Forest 2022 Roster ← 2021 2023 → 2022 Wake Forest roster 120 players: 36 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 4 juniors, 12 seniors, 58 with no class listed. From 23 states; the most from North Carolina (25) and Florida (16). The 2022 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 7 Receivers 17 Tight ends 11 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 25 Specialists 6
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 6 Justice Ellison RB 5′9″ 211 Ashburn, VA 707 rushing yards, 6 TD 28 Christian Turner RB 5′11″ 205 Buford, GA 516 rushing yards, 7 TD 20 Quinton Cooley RB 5′7″ 220 Bailey, NC 246 rushing yards, 3 TD 1 Demond Claiborne RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 195 Aylett, VA 57 rushing yards 41 Will Towns RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 210 Jackson, NJ 71 rushing yards 21 Zach Igwebe RB Fr. 6′0″ 207 Clarksville, MD 30 Tate Carney RB RS 6′0″ 207 Mocksville, NC
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 9 A.T. Perry WR Jr. 6′5″ 205 Lake Worth, FL 81 catches, 1,096 yards, 11 TD 2 Taylor Morin WR 5′10″ 180 Centreville, VA 47 catches, 575 yards, 9 TD 80 Jahmal Banks WR 6′4″ 220 Bethesda, MD 42 catches, 636 yards, 9 TD 5 Ke’Shawn Williams WR 5′9″ 190 Philadelphia, PA 39 catches, 553 yards, 1 TD 3 Donavon Greene WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 196 Mount Airy, NC 37 catches, 642 yards, 6 TD 6 Wesley Grimes WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 193 Raleigh, NC 4 catches, 33 yards, 1 TD 81 Nick Ragano WR Fr. 5′11″ 182 Centreville, VA 1 catch, 5 yards 84 Jackson Hensley WR 6′0″ 197 Pikeville, KY 1 catch, 15 yards 10 Ian Ver Steeg WR RS 5′10″ 184 Severn, MD 10 Jaydn Girard WR RS 6′0″ 190 Tampa, FL 11 Horatio Fields WR RS 6′2″ 210 Douglasville, GA 12 Dez Williams WR 6′2″ 210 Leonardtown, MD 29 Christian Greene WR Fr. 6′2″ 173 Ashburn, VA 32 Jarrett Brown WR So. 6′0″ 186 Flower Mound, TX 48 Wesley Strobel WR Fr. 85 A.K. Kelly WR RS 6′4″ 186 Greenville, SC 88 Andy Elkins Jr. WR So. 6′1″ 198 Cambridge, MA
Tight ends 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 85 Blake Whiteheart TE Jr. 6′4″ 243 Winston-salem, NC 24 catches, 295 yards, 3 TD 83 Jaeger Bull TE Transfer from Rice Sr. 6′4″ 240 Corpus Christi, TX 6 catches, 49 yards 20 Cameron Hite TE So. 6′3″ 243 Greeneville, TN 2 catches, 20 yards, 1 TD 83 Gavin Ellis TE Fr. 6′4″ 238 Hampstead, NC 1 tackle 82 Trey Boll TE So. 6′4″ 231 Richmond, VA 1 catch, 5 yards, 1 TD 17 Michael Frogge TE Fr. 6′5″ 240 Greensboro, NC 43 Mason Andrade TE RS 5′11″ 222 44 Ryan Dupont TE Fr. 6′1″ 224 Roswell, GA 46 Kevin Check TE RS 6′5″ 227 47 Harry Lodge TE RS 6′7″ 247 Cambridge, MA 48 Matthew Lusardi TE RS 6′1″ 247
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 62 DeVonte Gordon OL So. 6′5″ 310 Washington, DC 1 tackle 79 Sean Maginn OL Sr. 6′3″ 304 Suwanee, GA 1 tackle 51 Luke Petitbon OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 303 Annapolis, MD 51 OL Fr. 6′4″ 312 Wilton, CT 52 Nick Sharpe OL RS 6′2″ 351 Gastonia, NC 52 Spencer Clapp OL Jr. 6′6″ 300 Gibsonville, NC 53 Je’Vionte’ Nash OL Sr. 6′3″ 305 Orange Park, FL 55 Michael Jurgens OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 311 Damascus, MD 59 Loic Nya OL Sr. 6′3″ 307 Silver Spring, MD 60 Hampton Tanner OL Fr. 6′3″ 276 Fernandina Beach, FL 63 Jake Pascual OL Fr. 6′2″ 278 Winston-Salem, NC 66 Cale Doyle OL RS 6′3″ 307 70 Christian Forbes OL Fr. 6′3″ 285 Plainsboro, NJ 71 C.J. Elmonus OL So. 6′7″ 295 Fairview, NC 72 Erik Russell OL Fr. 6′8″ 301 Boston, MA 73 Zach Vaughan OL Fr. 6′5″ 316 Milton, MA 75 Derrell Johnson II OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 306 Jacksonville, FL 77 George Sell OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 303 Chagrin Falls, OH 77 Jaydon Collins OT 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 292 Greer, SC
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 30 Jasheen Davis DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 259 Snellville, GA 33 tackles, 6.5 sacks 80 Rondell Bothroyd DL 6′3″ 275 Manchester, CT 27 tackles, 4.5 sacks 2 Kobie Turner DL Transfer from Richmond Sr. 6′3″ 290 Clifton, VA 34 tackles, 2 sacks 4 JaCorey Johns DL Jr. 6′4″ 255 Cartersville, GA 30 tackles, 1 sack 5 Kendron Wayman DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 255 Denton, MD 17 tackles, 3.5 sacks 72 Tyler Williams DL Sr. 6′2″ 295 West Palm Beach, FL 23 tackles, 1.5 sacks 13 Jaylen Hudson DL 6′3″ 227 Fayetteville, NC 20 tackles 95 Dion Bergan DL Sr. 6′1″ 294 Kissimmee, FL 18 tackles 91 Kevin Pointer DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 282 Jonesboro, AR 11 tackles, 1 sack 88 Bernard Gooden DL Fr. 6′1″ 268 Montgomery, AL 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks 18 B.J. Williams DL Fr. 6′4″ 273 Johnston, SC 3 tackles 11 Justin Williams DL 6′2″ 282 Seffner, FL 2 tackles 98 Wyatt Crespi DL Fr. 6′1″ 280 Concord, CA 1 tackle 15 Eli Hall DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 255 Shelby, NC 57 Brandon Hoyle DL RS 6′2″ 259 93 Isaiah Chaney DL 6′4″ 279 Cartersville, GA 94 Zach Lohavichan DL RS 6′3″ 285 Charlotte, NC 96 Claude Bragg DL Fr. 6′4″ 239 Davidson, NC 97 Quincy Williams DL RS 6′4″ 249
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 5 Ryan Smenda Jr. LB Sr. 6′2″ 235 Orange Park, FL 106 tackles 21 Chase Jones LB 6′1″ 234 Warren, NJ 66 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 24 Dylan Hazen LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 239 The Woodlands, TX 29 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 9 Quincy Bryant LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 228 Lilburn, GA 20 tackles 34 Zach Ranson LB 6′2″ 233 Snellville, GA 9 tackles 9 Eldrick Robinson II LB Transfer from Georgia Southern 6′0″ 230 Pensacola, FL 6 tackles 39 Zavier Simpson LB Fr. 6′1″ 217 Indianapolis, IN 42 Tommy Bebie LB Fr. 6′0″ 214 Rocky River, OH 48 Max Miller LB Fr. 6′0″ 217 Frankfort, IL 56 Mark Balbis LB Fr. 6′1″ 219 Jupiter, FL
Defensive backs 25 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 9 Chelen Garnes DB 5′11″ 207 Waldorf, MD 65 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 3 Malik Mustapha DB So. 5′11″ 207 Charlotte, NC 52 tackles, 3.5 sacks 7 A.J. Williams S 6′0″ 195 Bamberg, SC 48 tackles, 1 sack 8 Isaiah Wingfield DB Sr. 6′0″ 193 Burlington, NJ 45 tackles, 1 INT 7 Evan Slocum DB So. 5′11″ 191 Cartersville, GA 43 tackles 25 Jermal Martin Jr. DB Sr. 5′11″ 170 Philadelphia, PA 34 tackles, 1 INT 7 Brendon Harris S Transfer from Vanderbilt 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 215 Chattanooga, TN 20 tackles, 1 INT 9 Gavin Holmes DB 5′11″ 185 New Orleans, LA 24 tackles 7 Dashawn Jones DB 6′0″ 190 Baltimore, MD 20 tackles 11 J.J. Roberts DB 5′11″ 184 Hurricane, WV 20 tackles 1 Caelen Carson DB 6′0″ 195 Waldorf, MD 15 tackles 20 Coby Davis DB Sr. 5′11″ 200 Upper Marlboro, MD 4 tackles, 1 INT 41 John Peterson III DB Fr. 5′11″ 192 Elon, NC 4 tackles 12 Jacobi Gilbert DB Fr. 5′10″ 195 Atlanta, GA 3 tackles 23 Jarrett Alston Jr. DB So. 5′8″ 163 Temple Hills, MD 3 tackles 37 Christian Masterson DB 5′11″ 189 Naples, FL 2 tackles 17 Zamari Stevenson DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 180 Statesville, NC 1 tackle 20 Trent Nicholson DB 5′11″ 176 Sammamish, WA 2 catches, 10 yards 4 Jamare Glasker DB RS 6′1″ 185 Temple Hills, MD 29 Andre Hodge DB RS 5′11″ 186 Fort Mill, SC 36 Walker Ferguson DB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Richmond, VA 38 Anthony Borriello DB Fr. 5′11″ 203 Red Bank, NJ 45 Nick Andersen DB 5′11″ 197 Clifton, VA 49 Cody Cater DB Fr. 6′1″ 204 Charlotte, NC 80 Justin Simpkins DB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Newton, NC
Malik Mustapha, Sam Hartman, Will Cobb, Cody Cater, Zach Lohavichan, Matthew Dennis Justice Ellison, Brett Griffis, Mitch Griffis, Christian Greene Harry Lodge, Erik Russell, Zach Vaughan, Andy Elkins Jr. JaCorey Johns, Evan Slocum, Isaiah Chaney Jamare Glasker, Jarrett Alston Jr., DeVonte Gordon Quincy Bryant, Jasheen Davis, Zach Ranson Caelen Carson, Chelen Garnes Kobie Turner, Nick Andersen Taylor Morin, Nick Ragano Ke’Shawn Williams, Jermal Martin Jr. Ryan Smenda Jr., Je’Vionte’ Nash Wesley Grimes, Zach Murphy Santino Marucci, Derrell Johnson II Christian Turner, Sean Maginn Walker Ferguson, Trey Boll John Peterson III, Spencer Clapp Jake Pascual, Blake Whiteheart Donavon Greene Troy Hoilman Kendron Wayman A.J. Williams Brendon Harris Dashawn Jones Isaiah Wingfield A.T. Perry Eldrick Robinson II Gavin Holmes Ian Ver Steeg Jaydn Girard Horatio Fields J.J. Roberts Justin Williams Dez Williams Jacobi Gilbert Jaylen Hudson Eli Hall Michael Kern Michael Frogge Zamari Stevenson B.J. Williams Cameron Hite Coby Davis Quinton Cooley Trent Nicholson Chase Jones Zach Igwebe Dylan Hazen Andre Hodge Tate Carney Jarrett Brown Ivan Mora Christian Masterson Anthony Borriello Zavier Simpson Will Towns Tommy Bebie Ryan Dupont Max Miller Luke Petitbon Matt Gulbin Nick Sharpe Michael Jurgens Mark Balbis Loic Nya Hampton Tanner Christian Forbes C.J. Elmonus Tyler Williams George Sell Jaydon Collins Jahmal Banks Justin Simpkins Rondell Bothroyd Gavin Ellis Jaeger Bull Jackson Hensley A.K. Kelly Bernard Gooden Jacob Zuhr Kevin Pointer Dion Bergan Claude Bragg Caleb Carlson Wyatt Crespi NC 25 FL 16 MD 14 GA 12 VA 11 Hometowns of the 2022 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 Florida 16 Maryland 14 Georgia 12 Virginia 11 South Carolina 5 New Jersey 5 Massachusetts 4 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 7 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 5 Fairfax County, Virginia pop. 1.1 million 4 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’ 2022 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