Teams Wake Forest 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 Wake Forest roster 121 players: 20 freshmen, 14 sophomores, 26 juniors, 23 seniors, 38 with no class listed. From 23 states and 5 other countries; the most from North Carolina (15) and Virginia (10). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 18 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 8
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 1 Demond Claiborne RB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 195 Aylett, VA 905 rushing yards, 10 TD 4 Ty Clark III RB So. 6′0″ 207 Nashville, TN 323 rushing yards, 3 TD JaMario Clements RB Transfer from Duquesne Sr. 5′11″ 205 Lafayette, GA 63 rushing yards 29 Jamar Searcy RB 5′8″ 180 Pittsburg, CA 39 rushing yards 27 Ryan Henley RB Fr. 5′9″ 199 Charlotte, NC 1 return, 26 yards 41 Kalil Townes RB 5′10″ 200 Atlanta, GA 1 tackle 30 Tate Carney RB Jr. 6′0″ 207 Mocksville, NC 9 rushing yards 26 Drew Pickett RB So. 5′10″ 186 Montgomery, AL 28 David Egbe RB So. 5′10″ 206 Millstone, NJ
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 8 Carlos Hernandez WR Transfer from Washington State Jr. 6′0″ 192 Alhambra, CA 40 catches, 611 yards, 3 TD 2 Chris Barnes WR Transfer from Washington State 5′7″ 169 Houston, TX 39 catches, 547 yards, 3 TD 18 Sterling Berkhalter WR Transfer from Cincinnati 6′3″ 196 Cincinnati, OH 30 catches, 416 yards, 2 TD 5 Micah Mays Jr. WR 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 197 West Palm Beach, FL 18 catches, 302 yards, 2 TD 9 Sawyer Racanelli WR Transfer from Montana Sr. 6′3″ 208 Brush Prairie, WA 18 catches, 315 yards, 1 TD 23 Zeek Jackson WR So. 5′6″ 158 Baltimore, MD 8 tackles 11 Jeremiah Melvin WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 205 Fayetteville, NC 3 catches, 39 yards, 1 TD Chevy Brenson WR Transfer from Tennessee State 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 215 St. Louis, MO 3 catches, 83 yards, 1 TD 10 Jack Foley WR 6′4″ 205 Bend, OR 1 catch, 64 yards, 1 TD 0 Reginald Vick Jr WR Transfer from Virginia Union Jr. 6′3″ 198 Raleigh, NC 4 E.J. Reid WR 5′10″ 180 Woodbridge, VA 6 Ben Grice WR Fr. 6′0″ 194 Atlanta, GA 10 Ian Ver Steeg WR Jr. 5′10″ 184 Severn, MD 28 Hugh O’Brien WR RS 6′0″ 190 Charlotte, NC 48 Wesley Stroebel WR Jr. 6′1″ 184 Cedarburg, WI 80 Braxton Winston III WR RS 6′0″ 175 Charlotte, NC 83 Austin Rinello WR Fr. 5′11″ 165 Greenwich, CT 88 Bryce Kania WR RS 6′4″ 200 Chatham, NJ
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 Eni Falayi TE Transfer from Utah Tech Sr. 6′4″ 240 Boston, MA 21 catches, 228 yards, 2 TD 12 Kamrean Johnson TE Transfer from Vanderbilt Jr. 6′5″ 230 Birmingham, AL 11 catches, 122 yards, 1 TD 48 Matthew Lusardi TE Jr. 6′1″ 247 2 returns, 11 yards 44 Dominic Deluca TE So. 6′6″ 240 Greenwich, CT 1 catch, 7 yards 43 Mason Andrade TE Jr. 5′11″ 222 4 rushing yards 46 Kevin Check TE Jr. 6′5″ 227 47 Harry Lodge TE Transfer from Georgia Tech Jr. 6′7″ 247 Cambridge, MA 85 Will Loerzel TE Transfer from South Alabama Fr. 6′5″ 244 New Orleans, LA 87 Charlie Wingfield TE RS 6′4″ 239 Franklin Lakes, NJ
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 71 Melvin Siani OL Transfer from Temple Jr. 6′6″ 317 Hamilton, ON 2 tackles 50 Ja’Marion Kennedy OL Transfer from Louisiana Tech 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 323 Shreveport, LA 51 Devin McRae OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 294 McRae, GA 52 Uber Ajongo OL Fr. 6′6″ 308 Ottawa, ON 55 Jacob Dennison OL Sr. 6′5″ 306 Mansfield, OH 57 Rodrick Tialavea OL Transfer from Washington State Sr. 6′5″ 321 West Valley City, UT 60 Will Saba OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 272 Purcellville, VA 62 Jaishaun Offutt OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 342 Winchester, VA 65 Clinton Richard OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 305 Hiram, GA 66 Cale Doyle OL Jr. 6′3″ 307 67 Elliot Demaine OL RS 6′7″ 280 Ottawa, ON 68 Luke Beemer OL Fr. 6′3″ 313 Nashville, TN 70 Devin Kylany OL Transfer from Washington State Sr. 6′4″ 319 Lake Stevens, WA 72 Aidan Martin OL RS 6′6″ 265 Denver, CO 73 George Steih OL So. 6′5″ 295 Franklin, TN 74 Nathan Pahanich OL RS 6′4″ 291 Princeton, NJ 75 Derrell Johnson II OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 306 Jacksonville, FL 77 George Sell OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 303 Chagrin Falls, OH 78 Jack Hines OL Fr. 6′7″ 311 Avon, CT 79 Fa’alili Fa’amoe OL Transfer from Washington State Sr. 6′5″ 317 Pago Pago, American Samoa
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 11 Langston Hardy DL Transfer from UConn 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 250 Jacksonville, FL 65 tackles, 6.5 sacks 7 Nuer Gatkuoth DL Transfer from Colorado State Jr. 6′3″ 237 Edmonton, AB 39 tackles, 6 sacks, 1 INT 10 Gabe Kirschke DL Transfer from Colorado State Jr. 6′5″ 249 Lone Tree, CO 37 tackles, 5 sacks 91 Jayden Loving DL Transfer from Western Kentucky Sr. 6′2″ 317 Hamilton, AL 44 tackles, 2.5 sacks 52 Dallas Afalava DL Transfer from Idaho Jr. 6′1″ 291 Seattle, WA 33 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT 98 Mateen Ibirogba DL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Clarksburg, MD 21 tackles, 2 sacks 94 Zach Lohavichan DL Jr. 6′3″ 285 Charlotte, NC 25 tackles 14 Tyler Walton DL So. 6′5″ 265 Suwanee, GA 16 tackles 55 Kadear Dembele DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 285 West Haven, CT 4 tackles 18 B.J. Williams DL Sr. 6′4″ 273 Johnston, SC 3 tackles 95 Brandon Smiley DL Transfer from Elon Jr. 6′2″ 306 Durham, NC 2 tackles 20 Kerrington Lee DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 252 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 1 tackle 9 Camden Hardy DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 231 Jacksonville, FL 13 Kendal Howard DL Fr. 6′3″ 245 Roanoke, VA 55 Cole Funderburk DL RS 6′3″ 244 Suwanee, GA 57 Brandon Hoyle DL Jr. 6′2″ 259 93 Josh Harrison DL Fr. 6′2″ 248 Greenville, SC 94 Ka’Shawn Thomas DT So. 6′1″ 292 Brunswick, GA 98 Wyatt Crespi DL Sr. 6′1″ 280 Concord, CA 99 Josiah Pratt DL RS 6′0″ 315 Houston, TX
Linebackers 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 21 Aiden Hall LB Jr. 6′0″ 231 Pleasant Grove, AL 73 tackles 24 Dylan Hazen LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 239 The Woodlands, TX 73 tackles 9 Quincy Bryant LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 228 Lilburn, GA 57 tackles 43 Frank Cusano LB Transfer from Washington State 6′2″ 222 Granite Bay, CA 45 tackles, 0.5 sacks 1 Darius Jones LB 6′1″ 215 Baltimore, MD 4 tackles Alec Marenco LB Transfer from Kansas State Sr. 6′2″ 234 El Paso, TX 4 tackles 40 Whittman Whaley LB Fr. 6′2″ 222 Sevierville, TN 2 tackles 32 Joel Lowenberg LB RS 6′2″ 210 Chattanooga, TN 51 Luke White LB Jr. 6′0″ 218 Los Gatos, CA
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 45 Nick Andersen DB Sr. 5′11″ 197 Clifton, VA 107 tackles, 1.5 sacks 5 Davaughn Patterson DB 6′0″ 217 Jacksonville, FL 80 tackles 3 Karon Prunty DB Transfer from North Carolina A&T Sr. 6′2″ 192 Portsmouth, VA 40 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 8 Braylon Johnson DB Transfer from Virginia Tech 6′1″ 185 Richmond, VA 38 tackles, 0.5 sacks Lardarius Webb Jr. DB Transfer from South Alabama Sr. 5′9″ 168 Opelika, AL 35 tackles, 1 sack 27 Travon West DB 6′0″ 185 Piedmont, SC 31 tackles 22 Myles Turpin DB 5′11″ 202 Ashburn, VA 24 tackles 17 Zamari Stevenson DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 180 Statesville, NC 18 tackles, 1 INT 35 Koredell Bartley DB Fr. 5′11″ 173 Greensboro, NC 8 tackles 15 Devin Cook DB Fr. 5′11″ 170 Chesapeake, VA 7 tackles 10 William Tackie Jr. DB So. 5′11″ 210 Durham, NC 5 tackles 6 Rushuan Tongue DB 6′1″ 193 Pasadena, MD 4 tackles 13 Ashaad Williams DB Transfer from North Alabama 6′2″ 178 Russellville, AL 4 tackles 30 Jerron Blackwell DB 6′2″ 190 Greensboro, NC 2 tackles 26 Freddie Gillens DB 6′0″ 171 Columbia, SC 1 tackle 4 Sascha Garcia DB Transfer from William & Mary 6′2″ 192 Clinton, MD 5 Jaylon Edmond DB Transfer from Washington State 5′10″ 170 Long Beach, CA 10 William Wiebush DB RS 6′0″ 185 Franklin, TN 12 Jaxon Mull DB Jr. 5′10″ 180 19 Jacob Cosby-Mosley DB 5′11″ 200 West Palm Beach, FL 29 Jake Ryan DB Fr. 6′0″ 199 Minden, NE 36 Seth Carethers DB RS 6′0″ 165 Coppell, TX 38 Anthony Borriello DB Sr. 5′11″ 203 Red Bank, NJ
Ryan Henley, Hugh O’Brien, Will Cobb, Braxton Winston III, Zach Lohavichan, Matthew Dennis Davaughn Patterson, Camden Hardy, Langston Hardy, Derrell Johnson II Darius Jones, Deshawn Purdie, Zeek Jackson Chris Barnes, Josiah Pratt E.J. Reid, Nick Andersen Ty Clark III, Luke Beemer Micah Mays Jr., Jacob Cosby-Mosley Ben Grice, Kalil Townes Jack Foley, Connor Calvert William Tackie Jr., Brandon Smiley William Wiebush, George Steih Jeremiah Melvin, Elijah Oehlke Tyler Walton, Cole Funderburk Jamar Searcy, Wyatt Crespi Jerron Blackwell, Koredell Bartley Dominic Deluca, Austin Rinello Harry Lodge, Eni Falayi Reginald Vick Jr Robby Ashford Karon Prunty Sascha Garcia Jaylon Edmond Rushuan Tongue Steele Pizzella Braylon Johnson Carlos Hernandez Quincy Bryant Sawyer Racanelli Gabe Kirschke Ian Ver Steeg Kamrean Johnson Ashaad Williams Billy Johnson Kendal Howard Devin Cook Zamari Stevenson B.J. Williams Sterling Berkhalter Kerrington Lee Aiden Hall Myles Turpin Dylan Hazen Drew Pickett Freddie Gillens Travon West David Egbe Tate Carney Joel Lowenberg Seth Carethers Anthony Borriello Whittman Whaley Frank Cusano Wesley Stroebel Eli Gilmour Ja’Marion Kennedy Devin McRae Luke White Dallas Afalava Jacob Dennison Kadear Dembele Rodrick Tialavea Will Saba Jaishaun Offutt Clinton Richard Devin Kylany Aidan Martin Nathan Pahanich George Sell Jack Hines Will Loerzel Charlie Wingfield Bryce Kania Jayden Loving Josh Harrison Ka’Shawn Thomas Jack Ploszay Caleb Carlson Mateen Ibirogba Alec Marenco Chevy Brenson Lardarius Webb Jr. NC 15 CA 9 VA 10 FL 8 GA 9 Hometowns of the 2025 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 15 Virginia 10 California 9 Georgia 9 Florida 8 Maryland 7 Alabama 7 Tennessee 6 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 6 Duval County, Florida pop. 1 million 4 Palm Beach County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 3 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 3 Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 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’ 2025 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.
