DEMON DEACON NATION · ACC · 2026 SEASON
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Football Stats
The 2026 Wake Forest football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 7 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 37.4 points per game, 445.9 total yards per game and 19.4 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SP+ | 10.5 | – |
| FPI | 15.351 | #16 |
| SRS | 12.9 | – |
| Elo | 1766 | – |
| Returning Production | 14.2% | – |
2026 TEAM STATS
7 GAMES · 37.4 PPG · 19.4 ALLOWED · 445.9 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 7 | #2 |
| Points / Game | 37.4 | #21 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 19.4 | #36 |
| Total Yards / Game | 445.9 | #32 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 155.6 | #69 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 290.3 | #13 |
| Yards / Play | 6.8 | #14 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 48.9% | #20 |
| Turnover Margin | 1 | #61 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | 0.344 | #7 |
| Defense PPA | 0.039 | #55 |
| Offense Success Rate | 48.2% | #25 |
| Defense Success Rate | 42.0% | #89 |
| Explosiveness | 1.312 | #28 |
2026 PLAYER STATS
Passing
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Lopez | 140/207 | 1947 | 9.4 | 17 | 1 |
| Steele Pizzella | 6/9 | 85 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 146/216 | 2032 | 9.4 | 17 | 1 |
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Clark III | 70 | 328 | 4.7 | 4 |
| Deuce Lawrence | 63 | 307 | 4.9 | 3 |
| Giovanni Lopez | 63 | 254 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Jamar Searcy | 18 | 120 | 6.7 | 2 |
| Drayden Dickmann | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 |
| Steele Pizzella | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 1 |
| KD Daniels | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 |
| Ryan Henley | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Jack Foley | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 235 | 1098 | 4.7 | 16 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Hernandez | 49 | 720 | 14.7 | 4 |
| Jack Foley | 20 | 373 | 18.6 | 4 |
| Kameran Shanks | 17 | 241 | 14.2 | 1 |
| Antonio Meeks | 10 | 184 | 18.4 | 1 |
| Dominick Barry | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 3 |
| Drayden Dickmann | 10 | 70 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Kamrean Johnson | 9 | 64 | 7.1 | 1 |
| Bryce Kania | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 1 |
| Devin Goldston | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 0 |
| Deuce Lawrence | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Will Loerzel | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 1 |
| Jamar Searcy | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 |
| Walker Bryson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| Landon Morris | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Ty Clark III | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Hugh O'Brien | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Steele Pizzella | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Matthew Lusardi | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Totals | 146 | 2032 | 13.9 | 17 |
Defense
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Firenze | 51 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Aiden Hall | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Cusano | 41 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylon Johnson | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Davaughn Patterson | 40 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Langston Hardy | 37 | 10 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Brian Blades | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushuan Tongue | 28 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Lohavichan | 26 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Myles Turpin | 25 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashaad Williams | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Kirschke | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Somad Eaddy | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dallas Afalava | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Herron | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Deuce Dyce | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Bright | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whittman Whaley | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kadear Dembele | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Travon West | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Gillens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Walton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camden Hardy | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerrington Lee | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zamari Stevenson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buom Jock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiah Pratt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeek Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Johnson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Koredell Bartley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Smalls-Allen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Smiley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Holles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Cook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Marion Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerron Blackwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Lowenberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalil Townes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KD Daniels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monroe Partin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sascha Garcia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sydir Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 561 | 49 | 18 | 2 |