Wake Forest Demon Deacons
11-3 (7-3 ACC)15th APLast: W 38-10 vs Rutgers
Dave Clawson · 8th season · .515 at Wake Forest · .509 career since 2009
- Rating
- +10.023
- Adj Off
- 37.85
- Adj Def
- 27.867
- WAP
- +0.4516
Style profile
Style
What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Run rate | 48.7%84 | 54.3%29 |
| Plays per game | 76.96 | 69.835 |
| Time of possession | 28:4398 | 31:1733 |
| Yards per pass attempt | 8.332 | 7.252 |
| Yards per rush | 4.085 | 4.9110 |
| Points per game | 41.04 | 28.988 |
| Points per opportunity | 4.716 | 3.6659 |
| Starting field position | Own 3110 | Own 2964 |
Efficiency and EPA
Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| EPA per play | +0.27132 | +0.19476 |
| Adj. EPA per play | +0.27720 | +0.17151 |
| Success rate | 44.6%49 | 45.3%97 |
| Explosiveness | 1.3234 | 1.2244 |
| Rushing EPA per play | +0.12773 | +0.220107 |
| Passing EPA per play | +0.41613 | +0.18131 |
| Std downs success | 47.6%76 | 50.4%91 |
| Passing downs success | 37.5%13 | 33.8%99 |
Situational
Red zone finishing, ball security, discipline, and money downs.
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Red zone TD rate | 78.9%21 | 75.8%103 |
| Turnovers per game | 1.4373 | 2.079 |
| Penalties per game | 5.856 | 7.613 |
| Penalty yards per game | 52.664 | 67.014 |
| 3rd down conversion | 49.8%6 | 38.7%66 |
| 4th down tries per game | 1.4395 | 1.6480 |
| 4th down conversion | 60.0%39 | 39.1%17 |
Rank out of 130 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | WAP | Off EPA | Def EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3Wk 1 | 97  Old Dominion | W42-10 | +0.06 | +0.07 | -0.07 |
| Sep 11Wk 2 | Norfolk State(FCS) | W41-16 | +0.00 | +0.37 | +0.14 |
| Sep 18Wk 3 | 53  Florida State | W35-14 | +0.19 | +0.24 | +0.14 |
| Sep 24Wk 4 | @48  Virginia | W37-17 | +0.33 | +0.30 | +0.20 |
| Oct 2Wk 5 | 42  Louisville | W37-34 | +0.23 | +0.26 | +0.39 |
| Oct 9Wk 6 | @79  Syracuse | W40-37 | +0.21 | +0.27 | +0.32 |
| Oct 23Wk 8 | @64  Army | W70-56 | +0.27 | +0.86 | +0.42 |
| Oct 30Wk 9 | 117  Duke | W45-7 | +0.02 | +0.50 | -0.03 |
| Nov 6Wk 10 | @44  North Carolina | L55-58 | -0.64 | +0.33 | +0.41 |
| Nov 13Wk 11 | 24  NC State#20 | W45-42 | +0.32 | +0.09 | +0.17 |
| Nov 20Wk 12 | @10  Clemson#14 | L27-48 | -0.40 | +0.25 | +0.34 |
| Nov 27Wk 13 | @71  Boston College | W41-10 | +0.25 | +0.22 | +0.05 |
| Dec 4Wk 14 | N13  Pittsburgh#13 | L21-45 | -0.52 | -0.04 | +0.09 |
| Dec 31Post | N85  Rutgers | W38-10 | +0.14 | +0.31 | -0.08 |
Key players
Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.
Offense
Quarterbacks
Share of pass attempts| Player | Share | C/A | Cmp% | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10Sam HartmanSRPOTY 3 | 98% | 299/508 | 58.9% | 4228 | 8.3 | 39 | 14 |
Running backs
Share of rushes| Player | Share | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8Christian Beal-SmithSR | 23% | 131 | 604 | 4.6 | 7 | 9 |
| 28Christian TurnerSR | 22% | 126 | 506 | 4.0 | 5 | 4 |
| 6Justice EllisonSR | 19% | 107 | 541 | 5.1 | 7 | 7 |
| 20Quinton CooleySR | 8% | 45 | 156 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 3Ahmani MarshallSR | 4% | 23 | 103 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
Receivers
Share of pass attempts| Player | Share | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9A.T. PerryWR JR | 14% | 71 | 1293 | 18.2 | 15 |
| 5Jaquarii RobersonWR JR | 14% | 71 | 1078 | 15.2 | 8 |
| 2Taylor MorinWR SR | 8% | 43 | 621 | 14.4 | 5 |
| 2Donald StewartWR SR | 6% | 33 | 388 | 11.8 | 1 |
| 5Ke'Shawn WilliamsWR SR | 5% | 27 | 404 | 15.0 | 3 |
Defense
Defensive line
Total tackles| Player | Tkl | TFL | Sck | Hur | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80Rondell BothroydDL SR | 63 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luiji VilainDL SR | 34 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 30Jasheen DavisDL SR | 34 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 11Miles FoxDL SR | 34 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 95Dion BerganDL SR | 20 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 1Sulaiman KamaraDL SR | 18 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
Linebackers
Total tackles| Player | Tkl | TFL | Sck | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5Ryan Smenda Jr.LB SR | 83 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21Chase JonesLB SR | 47 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 17DJ TaylorLB SR | 35 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24Dylan HazenLB SR | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9Quincy BryantLB SR | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defensive backs
Total tackles| Player | Tkl | PD | INT | TFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12Luke MastersonDB SR | 78 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| 17Traveon ReddDB SR | 70 | 1 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 6Ja'Sir TaylorDB SR | 60 | 5 | 2 | 4.0 |
| 45Nick AndersenDB SR | 44 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Zion KeithS SR | 37 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 3Malik MustaphaDB JR | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 1Caelen CarsonDB JR | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 |
Special teams
Kickers
By kicks attempted| Player | FG | FG% | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Nick ScibaJR | 23/25 | 92% | 46 | 65/65 | 134 |
Punters
By punts| Player | Punts | Avg | Long | In 20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36Ivan MoraSR | 49 | 43.9 | 58 | 14 | 2 |
| 88Zach MurphySR | 2 | 44.0 | 45 | 1 | 0 |