Wake Forest

ACC

Incoming

Outgoing

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Net

Team TVS: 13%

Roster Risk by Position

Offense 18%

Defense 10%

Special Teams 8%

Highest Risk Players

Karate Brenson

WR 43%

Carlos Hernandez

WR 42%

Eni Falayi

TE 40%

Brandon Smiley

DL 36%

Sawyer Racanelli

WR 35%

Transfer Impact by Position

Pos	Out	In	Net Value
OL	4	5	$-651K
DB	3	4	+$568K
QB	2	1	+$348K
RB	3	2	$-209K
WR	9	6	+$208K
LB	1	2	+$150K
DL	4	3	+$24K
TE	1	1	+$0K

Coaching Staff 3 coaches

Jake Dickert

Head Coach

From: Oconto, WI

Previously: Washington State (2024)

Rob Ezell

Offensive Coordinator

From: Athens, AL

Previously:

Scottie Hazelton

Defensive Coordinator

From: Brighton, CO

Previously:

2026 Recruiting Class 21 commits

#269

Grant Lawless QB

Denver, NC · 6'3" · 190 lbs

4-star

(0.9104)

#1131

Christian Lawrence RB

Thomasville, GA · 5'9" · 185 lbs

3-star

(0.8689)

#1158

Langston Hogg IOL

Cartersville, GA · 6'2" · 270 lbs

3-star

(0.8678)

#1183

Gannon Jones QB

Raleigh, NC · 5'11" · 170 lbs

3-star

(0.8622)

#1245

Dalton DeBoer IOL

Waukee, IA · 6'5" · 335 lbs

3-star

(0.86)

#1274

Dylan Durbin OT

Corpus Christi, TX · 6'6" · 255 lbs

3-star

(0.8656)

#1320

Kobe Adeleke-Hokes WR

Suwanee, GA · 5'11" · 185 lbs

3-star

(0.8644)

#1396

Ryan Harrington EDGE

Orchard Lake, MI · 6'4" · 220 lbs

3-star

(0.8633)

#1422

Devin Goldston WR

Raleigh, NC · 6'3" · 180 lbs

3-star

(0.8622)

#1465

Christian Harris DL

Cincinnati, OH · 6'0" · 290 lbs

3-star

(0.8611)

#1566

Dominick Barry TE

Greenwood, IN · 6'4" · 225 lbs

3-star

(0.8511)

#1589

Elliot Demaine IOL

Oakdale, CT · 6'5" · 280 lbs

3-star

(0.85)

#1589

Eli Holbrook IOL

Arlington, TX · 6'3" · 295 lbs

3-star

(0.85)

#1687

Cooper Long DL

Salisbury, CT · 6'4" · 250 lbs

3-star

(0.8567)

#1722

Larry Warren CB

Seffner, FL · 5'10" · 177 lbs

3-star

(0.8556)

#1816

Cade Holles EDGE

Englewood, CO · 6'6" · 235 lbs

3-star

(0.8544)

#1838

Maximilian Tillfeldt Retsler TE

Sweden, SWED · 6'7" · 230 lbs

3-star

(0.8533)

#1838

Richard Dyce LB

Douglasville, GA · 6'0" · 215 lbs

3-star

(0.8533)

#1871

Brady Shust TE

Montvale, NJ · 6'5" · 235 lbs

3-star

(0.8522)

#1903

Elijah Otieno WR

Forney, TX · 5'10" · 175 lbs

3-star

(0.8511)

#2126

Micah Bright S

Cornelius, NC · 6'0" · 185 lbs

3-star

(0.8478)

Transfer Pipelines Historical patterns

                        Players Transfer to Wake Forest From:
                    

▸ California

2 players

Buom Jock LB

$150K

Landon Morris TE

$150K

▸ LSU

2 players

Sydir Mitchell DL

$150K

Ethan Calloway OT

$150K

▸ New Hampshire

2 players

Tolu Olajide OT

$416K

D.J. Johnson EDGE

$150K

▸ Weber State

2 players

Matt Herron DL

$150K

Will Way IOL

$150K

                        Players Transfer from Wake Forest To:
                    

▸ Austin Peay

2 players

Kendal Howard EDGE

$1K

William Wiebush S

$1K

▸ Colorado State

2 players

Reginald Vick Jr. WR

$30K

RJ Vick WR

$30K

▸ Texas

2 players

Sterling Berkhalter WR

$413K

Melvin Siani OT

$413K

Recruiting Pipelines High school & state data (2020-2026)

                        Top High School Feeders
                    

Cartersville

Cartersville, GA

2 recruits

3.0-star avg

North Gwinnett

Suwanee, GA

2 recruits

3.0-star avg

Providence Day School

Charlotte, NC

2 recruits

2.5-star avg

The Benjamin School

North Palm Beach, FL

2 recruits

3.5-star avg

                        Recruiting by State
                    

NC

GA

VA

FL

TX

MD

CT

SC

Incoming Transfers 24

Ryan Berger

OT from Oregon State

3-star

Brian Blades ll

CB from Florida International

3-star

3-star

3-star

CB from Georgia State

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

EDGE from New Hampshire

3-star

Gio Lopez

QB from North Carolina

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

OT from New Hampshire

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

Outgoing Transfers 25

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

3-star

S to Western Kentucky

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

Potential Incoming Targets 10 players

Portal players from feeder schools and coaching connections who haven't committed yet.

Tre People QB 3-star

LSU Transfer pipeline

$1.3M

Tony Freeman WR 3-star

Washington State Coaching connection

$1.2M

Darrion Dalton DL 3-star

Washington State Coaching connection

$1.2M

Aidan Keanaaina DL 3-star

California Transfer pipeline

$799K

Brook Honore Jr. P

California Transfer pipeline

$150K

Jordan Spasojevic-Moko IOL 3-star

California Transfer pipeline

$150K

Syris Corley OT 3-star

California Transfer pipeline

$150K

Jayden Dixon-Veal WR 3-star

California Transfer pipeline

$150K

Javien Toviano S 3-star

LSU Transfer pipeline

$150K

Kobe Black CB 4-star

Texas Coaching connection

$150K

Transfer Ledger 51 transactions

Date		Player	Pos	School	NIL Value
02-03	OUT →	Drew Pickett	RB	→ Alabama A&M	$1K
01-24	OUT →	Kendal Howard	EDGE	→ Austin Peay	$1K
01-23	OUT →	William Wiebush	S	→ Austin Peay	$1K
01-20	OUT →	Harry Lodge	TE	→ UCLA	$150K
01-20	OUT →	Jacob Cosby-Mosley	S	→ Western Kentucky	$30K
01-17	OUT →	Ian VerSteeg	WR	→ Ohio	$30K
01-15	OUT →	Sterling Berkhalter	WR	→ Texas	$413K
01-15	OUT →	EJ Reid	WR	→ UAB	$30K
01-15	OUT →	Melvin Siani	OT	→ Texas	$413K
01-15	← IN	Antonio Meeks	WR	Louisville →	$216K
01-14	← IN	John Ohnegian	IOL	Bucknell →	$150K
01-13	← IN	Tylan McNichols	LB	UAB →	$150K
01-13	← IN	Ethan Calloway	OT	LSU →	$150K
01-12	OUT →	Deshawn Purdie	QB	→ Liberty	$100K
01-12	← IN	Matt Herron	DL	Weber State →	$150K
01-11	OUT →	Elijiah Oehlke	QB	→ Bryant	$3K
01-11	OUT →	Nathan Pahanich	OT	→ UConn	$72K
01-11	OUT →	Reginald Vick Jr.	WR	→ Colorado State	$30K
01-11	OUT →	Jeremiah Melvin	WR	→ East Carolina	$30K
01-11	OUT →	Chris Barnes	WR	→ Oklahoma State	$378K
01-11	OUT →	RJ Vick	WR	→ Colorado State	$30K
01-11	← IN	Sydir Mitchell	DL	LSU →	$150K
01-11	← IN	Kam Shanks	WR	Arkansas →	$416K
01-11	← IN	Ny Carr	WR	Miami →	$150K
01-10	OUT →	Ben Grice	WR	→ Rice	$30K
01-10	← IN	Drayden Dickmann	WR	Rice →	$150K
01-10	← IN	Buom Jock	LB	California →	$150K
01-09	← IN	Sawyer Seidl	RB	North Dakota →	$208K
01-09	← IN	Landon Morris	TE	California →	$150K
01-09	← IN	Vincent Firenze	S	Dayton →	$150K
01-08	← IN	Brian Blades ll	CB	Florida International →	$150K
01-08	← IN	Gio Lopez	QB	North Carolina →	$451K
01-08	← IN	Wondame Davis Jr.	WR	UTEP →	$416K
01-08	← IN	Ryan Berger	OT	Oregon State →	$216K
01-07	OUT →	Micah Mays Jr.	WR	→ Florida	$320K
01-07	OUT →	Mateen Ibirogba	DL	→ Texas Tech	$365K
01-07	← IN	Will Way	IOL	Weber State →	$150K
01-07	← IN	D.J. Johnson	EDGE	New Hampshire →	$150K
01-06	OUT →	Cole Funderburk	EDGE	→ Marshall	$30K
01-06	← IN	Tolu Olajide	OT	New Hampshire →	$416K
01-05	← IN	Josh Patterson	S	Iowa State →	$150K
01-05	← IN	Chase Tyler	WR	Duke →	$150K
01-05	← IN	Bernard Causey III	CB	Georgia State →	$150K
01-05	← IN	KD Daniels	RB	Florida →	$150K
12-14	OUT →	Darius Jones	LB	→ TBD	$150K
12-10	OUT →	Ka'Shawn Thomas	DL	→ TBD	$30K
12-10	OUT →	Tate Carney	RB	→ TBD	$150K
-	OUT →	George Sell	OL	→ NFL Draft	$416K
-	OUT →	Fa'alili Fa'amoe	OL	→ NFL Draft	$832K
-	OUT →	Demond Claiborne	RB	→ NFL Draft	$416K
-	OUT →	Jaylon Edmond	DB	→ Hawaii	$1K

OUT: $4.5M IN: $4.9M

NET: +$0.4M

Current Roster 95 players

#	Name	Pos	Year	Ht	Wt	Est. Value
2	Robby Ashford	QB	SR	6'2"	220 lbs	$1.7M
-	Billy Johnson	QB	SO	5'11"	180 lbs	$867K
6	Steele Pizzella	QB	FR	5'11"	180 lbs	$450K
1	Demond Claiborne	RB	SR	5'10"	195 lbs	$416K
23	Ty Clark III	RB	SO	6'0"	207 lbs	$150K
-	JaMario Clements	RB	SR	5'11"	205 lbs	$150K
28	David Egbe	RB	SO	5'10"	206 lbs	$150K
39	Ryan Henley	RB	FR	5'9"	199 lbs	$208K
-	Jamar Searcy	RB	FR	5'8"	180 lbs	$150K
-	Kalil Townes	RB	FR	5'10"	200 lbs	$150K
-	Karate Brenson	WR	SR	6'2"	215 lbs	$832K
89	Jack Foley	WR	FR	6'4"	205 lbs	$150K
8	Carlos Hernandez	WR	JR	6'0"	192 lbs	$416K
-	Bryce Kania	WR	FR	6'4"	200 lbs	$150K
-	Hugh O'Brien	WR	FR	6'0"	190 lbs	$150K
9	Sawyer Racanelli	WR	SR	6'3"	208 lbs	$216K
83	Austin Rinello	WR	FR	5'11"	165 lbs	$150K
48	Wesley Stroebel	WR	JR	6'1"	184 lbs	$150K
43	Mason Andrade	TE	JR	5'11"	222 lbs	$150K
46	Kevin Check	TE	JR	6'5"	227 lbs	$150K
86	Dominic DeLuca	TE	FR	6'6"	250 lbs	$150K
-	Eni Falayi	TE	SR	6'4"	240 lbs	$346K
-	Kamrean Johnson	TE	JR	6'5"	230 lbs	$173K
-	Will Loerzel	TE	FR	6'5"	244 lbs	$150K
58	Matthew Lusardi	TE	JR	6'1"	247 lbs	$150K
-	Charlie Wingfield	TE	FR	6'4"	239 lbs	$150K
52	Uber Ajongo	OL	SO	6'6"	308 lbs	$150K
68	Luke Beemer	OL	FR	6'3"	313 lbs	$150K
-	Elliot Demaine	OL	FR	6'7"	280 lbs	$150K
55	Jacob Dennison	OL	SR	6'5"	306 lbs	$150K
66	Cale Doyle	OL	JR	6'3"	307 lbs	$150K
79	Fa'alili Fa'amoe	OL	SR	6'5"	317 lbs	$832K
78	Jack Hines	OL	FR	6'7"	311 lbs	$150K
-	Ja'Marion Kennedy	OL	SO	6'3"	323 lbs	$150K
70	Devin Kylany	OL	SR	6'4"	319 lbs	$150K
-	Aidan Martin	OL	FR	6'6"	265 lbs	$150K
51	Devin McRae	OL	SO	6'3"	294 lbs	$150K
-	Jaishaun Offutt	OL	FR	6'3"	342 lbs	$150K
65	Clinton Richard	OL	FR	6'3"	305 lbs	$150K
-	Will Saba	OL	FR	6'5"	272 lbs	$150K
77	George Sell	OL	SR	6'4"	303 lbs	$416K
73	George Steih	OL	SO	6'5"	295 lbs	$150K
57	Rodrick Tialavea	OL	SR	6'5"	321 lbs	$150K
52	Dallas Afalava	DL	JR	6'1"	291 lbs	$150K
98	Wyatt Crespi	DL	SR	6'1"	280 lbs	$150K
59	Kadear Dembele	DL	FR	6'3"	285 lbs	$150K
7	Nuer Gatkuoth	DL	JR	6'3"	237 lbs	$416K
11	Langston Hardy	DL	JR	6'4"	250 lbs	$832K
90	Camden Hardy	DL	FR	6'3"	231 lbs	$60K
93	Josh Harrison	DL	FR	6'2"	248 lbs	$150K
57	Brandon Hoyle	DL	JR	6'2"	259 lbs	$150K
10	Gabe Kirschke	DL	JR	6'5"	249 lbs	$150K
46	Kerrington Lee	DL	SO	6'4"	252 lbs	$150K
94	Zach Lohavichan	DL	SR	6'3"	285 lbs	$150K
91	Jayden Loving	DL	SR	6'2"	317 lbs	$216K
97	Josiah Pratt	DL	FR	6'0"	315 lbs	$150K
-	Brandon Smiley	DL	JR	6'2"	306 lbs	$150K
42	Tyler Walton	DL	SO	6'5"	265 lbs	$150K
9	Quincy Bryant	LB	SR	6'0"	228 lbs	$277K
43	Frank Cusano	LB	FR	6'2"	222 lbs	$150K
24	Dylan Hazen	LB	SR	6'1"	239 lbs	$555K
-	Joel Lowenberg	LB	FR	6'2"	210 lbs	$150K
-	Alec Marenco	LB	SR	6'2"	234 lbs	$150K
40	Whittman Whaley	LB	FR	6'2"	222 lbs	$150K
51	Luke White	LB	JR	6'0"	218 lbs	$150K
45	Nick Andersen	DB	SR	5'11"	197 lbs	$180K
-	Koredell Bartley	DB	FR	5'11"	173 lbs	$150K
-	Jerron Blackwell	DB	FR	6'2"	190 lbs	$150K
38	Anthony Borriello	DB	SR	5'11"	203 lbs	$150K
-	Seth Carethers	DB	FR	6'0"	165 lbs	$150K
15	Devin Cook	DB	FR	5'11"	170 lbs	$150K
4	Sascha Garcia	DB	SO	6'2"	192 lbs	$150K
26	Freddie Gillens	DB	FR	6'0"	171 lbs	$150K
25	Zeek Jackson	DB	SO	5'6"	158 lbs	$150K
-	Braylon Johnson	DB	JR	6'1"	185 lbs	$150K
12	Jaxon Mull	DB	JR	5'10"	180 lbs	$150K
5	Davaughn Patterson	DB	SO	6'0"	217 lbs	$693K
3	Karon Prunty	DB	SR	6'2"	192 lbs	$346K
85	Jake Ryan	DB	FR	6'0"	199 lbs	$150K
17	Zamari Stevenson	DB	JR	5'10"	180 lbs	$150K
37	William Tackie Jr.	DB	SO	5'11"	203 lbs	$150K
6	Rushaun Tongue	DB	SO	6'1"	193 lbs	$150K
22	Myles Turpin	DB	FR	5'11"	202 lbs	$150K
-	Lardarius Webb Jr.	DB	SR	5'9"	168 lbs	$150K
27	Travon West	DB	SO	6'0"	185 lbs	$150K
-	Ashaad Williams	DB	SR	6'2"	178 lbs	$150K
-	Braxton Winston III	DB	FR	6'0"	175 lbs	$150K
91	Cal Joseph	P	FR	6'0"	173 lbs	$150K
-	Rohan Macneill	P	FR	6'3"	187 lbs	$150K
96	Jack Ploszay	P	FR	6'2"	191 lbs	$150K
32	Will Cobb	LS	SR	5'10"	201 lbs	$150K
-	Eli Gilmour	LS	FR	6'3"	218 lbs	$150K
-	Connor Calvert	PK	FR	6'3"	203 lbs	$150K
97	Caleb Carlson	PK	JR	6'1"	210 lbs	$150K
99	Matthew Dennis	PK	SR	5'11"	207 lbs	$150K