Teams Wake Forest 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Wake Forest roster 116 players: 50 freshmen, 25 sophomores, 22 juniors, 19 seniors. From 27 states and 3 other countries; the most from North Carolina (13) and Florida (10). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 17 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 5
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 4 Ty Clark III RB Jr. 6′0″ 207 Nashville, TN 328 rushing yards, 4 TD 22 Deuce Lawrence RB Fr. 5′8″ 190 Tallahassee, FL 307 rushing yards, 3 TD 29 Jamar Searcy RB Fr. 5′8″ 180 Pittsburg, CA 120 rushing yards, 2 TD 1 K.D. Daniels RB Transfer from Florida 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 203 West Point, MS 15 rushing yards 41 Kalil Townes RB Fr. 5′10″ 200 Atlanta, GA 1 tackle 27 Ryan Henley RB So. 5′9″ 199 Charlotte, NC 13 rushing yards 21 Kyndall McCaleb RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 215 Painesville, OH 24 Sawyer Seidl RB Transfer from North Dakota Jr. 5′10″ 175 Hugo, MN
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 8 Carlos Hernandez WR Sr. 6′0″ 192 Alhambra, CA 49 catches, 720 yards, 4 TD 10 Jack Foley WR Fr. 6′4″ 205 Bend, OR 20 catches, 373 yards, 4 TD 5 Kameran Shanks WR Transfer from Arkansas Jr. 5′8″ 169 Prattville, AL 17 catches, 241 yards, 1 TD 14 Antonio Meeks WR Transfer from Louisville Sr. 6′1″ 205 Lilburn, GA 10 catches, 184 yards, 1 TD 18 Drayden Dickmann WR Transfer from Rice 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 185 Georgetown, TX 10 catches, 70 yards 23 Zeek Jackson WR Jr. 5′6″ 158 Baltimore, MD 5 tackles 88 Bryce Kania WR Fr. 6′4″ 200 Chatham, NJ 4 catches, 53 yards, 1 TD 38 Walker Bryson WR Fr. 6′0″ 185 Waynesville, NC 2 catches, 15 yards 28 Hugh O’Brien WR Fr. 6′0″ 190 Charlotte, NC 1 catch, 6 yards 82 Devin Goldston WR Fr. 6′2″ 205 1 catch, 51 yards 7 Wondame Davis Jr. WR Transfer from UTEP So. 6′1″ 180 Ennis, TX 9 Chase Tyler WR Transfer from Duke 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 200 Powder Springs, GA 11 Ny Carr WR Transfer from Miami 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 185 Moultrie, GA 20 Elijah Otieno WR Fr. 5′9″ 160 Forney, TX 25 Eli Potts WR Jr. 5′10″ 190 Brock, TX 80 Braxton Winston III WR Fr. 6′0″ 175 Charlotte, NC 83 Kobe Adeleke-Hokes WR Fr. 5′11″ 185 Atlanta, GA
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 12 Kamrean Johnson TE Sr. 6′5″ 230 Birmingham, AL 9 catches, 64 yards, 1 TD 84 Dominick Barry TE Fr. 6′3″ 240 Greenwood, IN 6 catches, 116 yards, 3 TD 85 Will Loerzel TE So. 6′5″ 244 New Orleans, LA 5 catches, 40 yards, 1 TD 48 Matthew Lusardi TE Sr. 6′1″ 247 1 catch, 1 yard, 1 TD 81 Landon Morris TE Transfer from California Sr. 6′5″ 240 Indianapolis, IN 1 catch, 13 yards 86 Max Tillfeldt Retsler TE Fr. 6′7″ 240 Stockholm, Sweden 87 Charlie Wingfield TE Fr. 6′4″ 239 Franklin Lakes, NJ 89 Brady Shust TE Fr. 6′6″ 255
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 50 Ja’Marion Kennedy OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 323 Shreveport, LA 1 tackle 51 Devin McRae OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 294 McRae, GA 52 Uber Ajongo OL So. 6′6″ 308 Ottawa, ON 55 Tolu Olajide OL Transfer from New Hampshire Sr. 6′5″ 300 Lawrenceville, NJ 56 Ethan Calloway OL Transfer from LSU 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′7″ 305 Mooresville, NC 60 Will Saba OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 272 Purcellville, VA 62 Jaishaun Offutt OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 342 Winchester, VA 64 Ryan Berger OL Transfer from Oregon State Jr. 6′4″ 318 Portland, OR 65 Clinton Richard OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 305 Hiram, GA 67 Elliot Demaine OL Fr. 6′7″ 280 Ottawa, ON 68 Luke Beemer OL So. 6′3″ 313 Nashville, TN 69 Dalton DeBoer OL Fr. 6′5″ 370 70 Will Way OL Transfer from Weber State Jr. 6′3″ 290 Tucson, AZ 72 Aidan Martin OL Fr. 6′6″ 265 Denver, CO 73 George Steih OL Jr. 6′5″ 295 Franklin, TN 74 John Ohnegian OL Transfer from Bucknell Sr. 6′2″ 304 Ramsey, NJ 75 Derrell Johnson II OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 306 Jacksonville, FL 76 Fletcher Turk OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 77 Dylan Durbin OL Fr. 6′6″ 275 78 Jack Hines OL So. 6′7″ 311 Avon, CT 79 Langston Hogg OL Fr. 6′2″ 280 Kennesaw, GA
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 11 Langston Hardy DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 250 Jacksonville, FL 37 tackles, 5.5 sacks 94 Zach Lohavichan DL Sr. 6′3″ 285 Charlotte, NC 26 tackles, 2.5 sacks 10 Gabe Kirschke DL Sr. 6′5″ 249 Lone Tree, CO 23 tackles, 3 sacks 52 Dallas Afalava DL Sr. 6′1″ 291 Seattle, WA 16 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 97 Matt Herron DL Transfer from Weber State Sr. 6′3″ 280 Holladay, UT 14 tackles, 1 sack 55 Kadear Dembele DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 285 West Haven, CT 8 tackles, 2 sacks 14 Tyler Walton DL Jr. 6′5″ 265 Suwanee, GA 7 tackles 9 Camden Hardy DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 231 Jacksonville, FL 6 tackles 18 D.J. Johnson DL Transfer from New Hampshire So. 6′4″ 248 Wilbraham, MA 2 tackles, 1 sack 20 Kerrington Lee DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 252 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 5 tackles 99 Josiah Pratt DL Fr. 6′0″ 315 Houston, TX 3 tackles 91 Lucas Smalls-Allen DL Fr. 6′3″ 270 Roswell, GA 2 tackles 90 Sydir Mitchell DL Transfer from LSU 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 355 Paterson, NJ 1 tackle 93 Cade Holles DL Fr. 6′6″ 240 Centennial, CO 1 tackle 95 Brandon Smiley DL Sr. 6′2″ 306 Durham, NC 1 tackle 48 Ryan Harrington DL Fr. 6′4″ 230 92 Sefa Sackey DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 215 Cincinnati, OH 96 Cooper Long DL Fr. 6′4″ 300 98 Christian Harris DL Fr. 6′0″ 320
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 23 Vincent Firenze LB Transfer from Dayton Jr. 6′4″ 221 Syracuse, NY 49 tackles, 1 sack 21 Aiden Hall LB Sr. 6′0″ 231 Pleasant Grove, AL 46 tackles 43 Frank Cusano LB So. 6′2″ 222 Granite Bay, CA 41 tackles 46 Deuce Dyce LB Fr. 6′0″ 215 Hamden, CT 11 tackles 40 Whittman Whaley LB So. 6′2″ 222 Sevierville, TN 9 tackles 7 Buom Jock LB Transfer from California Jr. 6′5″ 235 Mankato, MN 4 tackles 32 Joel Lowenberg LB Fr. 6′2″ 210 Chattanooga, TN 1 tackle 42 Isaac Nelson LB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Indianapolis, IN 1 return, 1 yard 44 Monroe Partin LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 225 Daphne, AL 1 tackle 12 Tylan McNichols LB Transfer from UAB Jr. 6′0″ 220 Decatur, MS
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 8 Braylon Johnson DB Jr. 6′1″ 185 Richmond, VA 40 tackles, 1 sack 5 Davaughn Patterson DB Jr. 6′0″ 217 Jacksonville, FL 40 tackles 2 Brian Blades DB Sr. 5′11″ 180 Fort Lauderdale, FL 29 tackles 6 Rushuan Tongue DB So. 6′1″ 193 Pasadena, MD 28 tackles 22 Myles Turpin DB So. 5′11″ 202 Ashburn, VA 25 tackles 13 Ashaad Williams DB Sr. 6′2″ 178 Russellville, AL 24 tackles 38 Somad Eaddy DB Fr. 6′0″ 160 Greenville, SC 18 tackles, 1 INT 24 Micah Bright DB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Concord, NC 9 tackles 27 Travon West DB Jr. 6′0″ 185 Piedmont, SC 8 tackles 26 Freddie Gillens DB Fr. 6′0″ 171 Columbia, SC 7 tackles 17 Zamari Stevenson DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 180 Statesville, NC 5 tackles 35 Koredell Bartley DB So. 5′11″ 173 Greensboro, NC 5 returns, 116 yards 4 Sascha Garcia DB So. 6′2″ 192 Clinton, MD 1 tackle 15 Devin Cook DB So. 5′11″ 170 Chesapeake, VA 1 tackle 25 Josh Patterson DB Transfer from Iowa State Fr. 5′11″ 195 Jacksonville, FL 1 tackle 30 Jerron Blackwell DB Fr. 6′2″ 190 Greensboro, NC 1 tackle 3 Bernard Causey III DB Transfer from Georgia State So. 5′11″ 165 New Orleans, LA 28 A.J. Marks DB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Detroit, MI 29 Jake Ryan DB So. 6′0″ 199 Minden, NE 34 Micheal Ahoua DB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 190 Torrington, CT 36 Seth Carethers DB Fr. 6′0″ 165 Coppell, TX 37 Trey Warren III DB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Pahokee, FL 39 Mahamadou Siby DB Fr. 5′10″ 175
Davaughn Patterson, Camden Hardy, Langston Hardy, Josh Patterson, Derrell Johnson II Ryan Henley, Hugh O’Brien, Braxton Winston III, Zach Lohavichan Bernard Causey III, Will Loerzel Ty Clark III, Luke Beemer Chase Tyler, Clinton Richard Jack Foley, Connor Calvert Jerron Blackwell, Koredell Bartley Kalil Townes, Kobe Adeleke-Hokes Isaac Nelson, Landon Morris John Ohnegian, Charlie Wingfield K.D. Daniels Brian Blades Giovanni Lopez Sascha Garcia Kameran Shanks Rushuan Tongue Steele Pizzella Buom Jock Wondame Davis Jr. Braylon Johnson Carlos Hernandez Gabe Kirschke Ny Carr Kamrean Johnson Tylan McNichols Ashaad Williams Billy Johnson Antonio Meeks Tyler Walton Devin Cook Gannon Jones Grant Lawless Zamari Stevenson D.J. Johnson Drayden Dickmann Elijah Otieno Kerrington Lee Aiden Hall Deuce Lawrence Myles Turpin Vincent Firenze Zeek Jackson Micah Bright Eli Potts Freddie Gillens Travon West A.J. Marks Jamar Searcy Joel Lowenberg Micheal Ahoua Seth Carethers Trey Warren III Somad Eaddy Walker Bryson Whittman Whaley Frank Cusano Monroe Partin Deuce Dyce Eli Gilmour Ja’Marion Kennedy Devin McRae Dallas Afalava Kadear Dembele Tolu Olajide Ethan Calloway Will Saba Jaishaun Offutt Ryan Berger Will Way Aidan Martin George Steih Jack Hines Langston Hogg Dominick Barry Bryce Kania Sydir Mitchell Lucas Smalls-Allen Cade Holles Brandon Smiley Jack Ploszay Caleb Carlson Matt Herron Josiah Pratt NC 13 FL 10 GA 10 AL 6 CA 6 Hometowns of the 2026 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 13 Florida 10 Georgia 10 Alabama 6 California 6 Texas 6 Tennessee 5 Virginia 5 Top counties Duval County, Florida pop. 1 million 5 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 4 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 3 Palm Beach County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 2 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 2 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’ 2026 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.
Giovanni Lopez QBTransfer from North Carolina3-star recruit