The 2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Dave Clawson, and played their home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference as they have since the league's inception in 1953. They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they defeated Memphis.
Recruits
Preseason
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released. Rimington TrophyRyan AndersonCSRDoak Walker AwardMatt ColburnRBSRFred Biletnikoff AwardGreg DortchWRSOOutland TrophyRyan AndersonCSRPhil HaynesGSRPaul Hornung AwardGreg DortchWR/KRSO
ACC media poll The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.
Media poll (Atlantic) 1 Clemson 1,031 (145) 2 Florida State 789 (1) 3 NC State 712 (2) 4 Boston College 545 5 Louisville 422 6 Wake Forest 413 7 Syracuse 232
Schedule Wake Forest announced their schedule for the 2018 season on January 17, 2018. The Demon Deacons' schedule consisted of 7 home games and 5 away games. Wake Forest hosted conference opponents Boston College, Clemson, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse, and traveled to Duke, Florida State, Louisville, and NC State. The Demon Deacons played out of conference games against Tulane of the AAC, Towson of the Division I FCS CAA, Notre Dame who competes as an Independent, and Rice of C-USA.
Coaching staff Head coach Dave Clawson 2014 Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks Warren Ruggiero 2014 Asst head coach / Receivers Kevin Higgins 2014 Defensive coordinator / Cornerbacks Jay Sawvel 2017 Special teams coordinator / tight ends Wayne Lineburg 2017 Defensive Line Dave Cohen 2014 Running backs John Hunter 2014 Offensive Line Nick Tabacca 2014 Safeties Lyle Hemphill 2017 Outside linebackers Brad Sherrod 2017 Source:
Roster 2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team rosterQuarterbacks 2 Kendall Hinton – junior (6'0, 195) 10 Sam Hartman – freshman (6'1, 190) 12 Jamie Newman – sophomore (6'4, 230) 13 Tayvone Bowers – freshman (6'1, 205) 18 Matthew Considine – freshman (6'6, 210)
Running backs 22 Matt Colburn II – senior (5'10, 200) 26 Christian Beal–Smith – freshman (5'10, 190) 27 Trey Ndlovu – freshman (5'10, 190) 28 Courtney McKinney – freshman (6'1, 205) 29 DeAndre Delaney – sophomore (6'3, 200) 34 Will Drawdy – freshman (6'0, 190) 36 Cade Carney – junior (5'11, 215) 42 Joey Ray – freshman (5'9, 190)
Wide receivers 1 Alex Bachman – senior (6'0, 190) 3 Greg Dortch – sophomore (5'9, 170) 7 Scotty Washington – junior (6'5, 220) 11 Davis Johnson – sophomore (5'11, 180) 14 Sage Surratt – freshman (6'3, 210) 21 Isaiah Isaac – freshman (5'10, 175) 25 James Sriraman – junior (6'3, 195) 29 Anthony Manning – freshman (6'10, 175) 35 Willy Bemiss – freshman (5'11, 180) 80 Waydale Jones – freshman (6'4, 185) 81 Ian Driscoll – freshman (5'10, 175) 82 Jaquarii Roberson – freshman (6'1, 165) 83 Davis Johnson – freshman (5'11, 180) 88 Steven Claude – sophomore (6'2, 195) 89 A. T. Perry – freshman (6'5, 190)
Tight ends 23 Brandon Chapman – freshman (6'5, 250) 49 Alec Rowan – freshman (6'3, 210) 84 Jaren Lubrano – freshman (6'1, 205) 85 Blake Whiteheart – freshman (6'4, 245) 86 Jack Freudenthal – junior (6'3, 240)
Punters 8 Dom Maggio – sophomore (6'3, 185) Offensive lineman 55 Michael Jurgens – freshman (6'4, 280) 56 Spencer Clapp – freshman (6'6, 280) 58 Tyler Watson – sophomore (6'5, 295) 59 Loic Ngassam Nya – freshman (6'3, 290) 60 Taleni Suhren – sophomore (6'5, 285) 63 Je'Vionte' Nash – sophomore (6'3, 285) 65 Zach Tom – freshman (6'4, 280) 66 Goran Jovanovic – freshman (6'4, 280) 68 Patrick Osterhage – senior (6'4, 285) 70 Ryan Anderson – senior (6'6, 305) 71 Nathan Gilliam – junior (6'5, 290) 73 Jake Benzinger – junior (6'7, 295) 74 Phil Haynes – senior (6'4, 310) 75 Justin Herron – senior (6'5, 290) 76 Allan Rappleyea – freshman (6'5, 285) 77 Mike Edwards – freshman (6'6, 370) 78 Orlando Heggs II – freshman (6'3, 305) 79 Sean Maginn – freshman (6'3, 280)
Defensive lineman 6 Chris Calhoun – junior (6'4, 250) 18 Carlos Basham Jr. – sophomore (6'5, 270) 40 Rondell Bothroyd – freshman (6'4, 270) 44 LaRonde' Liverpool – sophomore (6'3, 280) 48 Willie Yarbary – senior (6'2, 285) 53 Dion Bergan – freshman (6'1, 280) 54 Elontae Bateman – junior (6'2, 285) 67 Trey Turner – freshman (6'3, 270) 72 Tyler Williams – freshman (6'1, 300) 90 Sulaiman Kamara – sophomore (6'2, 290) 91 Mike Allen – freshman (6'5, 270) 92 Adam Winter – freshman (6'3, 260) 93 Zeek Rodney – senior (6'1, 300) 94 Manny Walker – sophomore (6'4, 245) 95 Connor Hebbeler – freshman (6'2, 250) 96 Tyric Swennie – freshman (6'0, 245) 97 Royce Francis – freshman (6'3, 240)
Placekickers 8 Dom Maggio – junior (6'3, 185) 11 Darren Ford – graduate (6'2, 200) 48 Eric Osteen – graduate (6'2, 190) 88 Zach Murphy – freshman (6'0, 180) 96 Nick Sciba – freshman (5'9, 185) 97 Ben Brown – junior (6'2, 175) 98 Cameron Lischke – freshman (6'0, 180) Linebackers 15 Jake Simpson – sophomore (6'0, 220) 23 Justin Strnad – junior (6'3, 230) 30 Ja'Cquez Williams – sophomore (6'2, 210) 32 Jeff Burley – freshman (6'2, 230) 34 Demetrius Kemp – senior (6'1, 230) 35 Nate Mays – junior (6'1, 230) 41 JaCorey Johns – freshman (6'4, 230) 45 Ryan Smenda Jr. – freshman (6'2, 230) 46 DJ Taylor – sophomore (6'1, 235) 49 Vincent Notzon – freshman (6'1, 200) 50 Grant Dawson – senior (6'1, 225) 57 Jake Galli – freshman (6'0, 215) 58 Chase Monroe – freshman (6'2, 225)
Defensive backs 2 Cam Glenn – senior (6'1, 205) 4 Amari Henderson – sophomore (6'1, 185) 5 Arkeem Byrd – sophomore (6'1, 190) 9 Chuck Wade Jr. – senior (6'0, 205) 10 Kenneth Dicks III – freshman (6'0, 195) 12 Luke Masterson – sophomore (6'2, 210) 13 Malik Grate – sophomore (6'0, 180) 17 Traveon Redd – sophomore (6'0, 200) 20 Coby Davis – sophomore (5'11, 200) 21 Essang Bassey – junior (5'10, 190) 24 Ja'Sir Taylor – sophomore (5'10, 190) 25 Marquis Alston Jr. – freshman (6'0, 190) 26 Justin Bartee – freshman (5'10, 205) 27 Tyriq Hardimon – freshman (6'0, 195) 28 Zion Keith – freshman (6'1, 200) 37 Nasir Greer – freshman (6'0, 200) 38 Peyton Woulard – freshman (6'1, 180) 39 Keegan Good – sophomore (6'0, 190)
Long snappers 52 Dayton Diemel – junior (5'10, 215) 61 Noah Turner – freshman (6'0, 240)
Game summaries
At Tulane
Towson
Boston College
Notre Dame
Rice
Clemson
At Florida State
At Louisville
Syracuse
At NC State
Pittsburgh
At Duke
Vs. Memphis (Birmingham Bowl)
2019 NFL draft
4 124 Phil Haynes G Seattle Seahawks
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