The 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Dave Clawson, and played their home games at BB&T Field in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Preseason Preseason media poll In the preseason ACC media poll, Wake Forest was predicted to finish in sixth in the Atlantic Division.
Schedule Wake Forest's 2019 schedule began with four non-conference games: at home against Utah State of the Mountain West Conference, on the road against Rice of Conference USA, at home against North Carolina, and at home against Elon of the Colonial Athletic Association. The game against North Carolina, a fellow member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, was played as a non-conference game and therefore did not count in the league standings. This was done because the two rivals otherwise only play once every six years due to the current ACC divisional alignment.
In ACC play, Wake Forest played the other members of the Atlantic Division, as well as Virginia Tech and Duke from the Coastal Division.
Game summaries
Utah State
At Rice
North Carolina
Elon
At Boston College
Louisville
Florida State
NC State
At Virginia Tech
At Clemson
Duke
At Syracuse
vs Michigan State (Pinstripe Bowl)
Personnel
Coaching staff Head coach Dave Clawson 2014 Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks Warren Ruggiero 2014 Defensive coordinator / Safeties Lyle Hemphill 2017 Asst head coach / Receivers Kevin Higgins 2014 Special teams coordinator / tight ends Wayne Lineburg 2017 Defensive Line Dave Cohen 2014 Running backs John Hunter 2014 Offensive Line Nick Tabacca 2014 Outside Linebackers Brad Sherrod 2017 Cornerbacks Ryan Crawford 2018 Inside Linebackers Tyler Santucci 2019Source:
Roster 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team rosterQuarterbacks 10 Sam Hartman – sophomore (6'1, 200) 12 Jamie Newman – junior (6'4, 230) 13 Tayvon Bowers – sophomore (6'1, 200) 15 Michael Kern – freshman (6'2, 175) 17 Leo Kelly – freshman (6'3, 235)
Running backs 25 Kenneth Walker III – freshman (5'10, 200) 26 Christian Beal–Smith – sophomore (5'10, 190) 27 Kentrell Flowers – freshman (6'0, 205) 28 Courtney McKinney – freshman (6'1, 215) 29 DeAndre' Delaney – junior (6'3, 205) 34 Will Drawdy – sophomore (6'0, 200) 36 Cade Carney – senior (5'11, 215)
Wide receivers 2 Kendall Hinton – senior (6'0, 195) 5 Steven Claude – junior (6'2, 200) 7 Scotty Washington – senior (6'5, 225) 11 Davis Johnson – junior (5'11, 180) 14 Sage Surratt – sophomore (6'3, 215) 21 Isaiah Isaac – freshman (5'10, 175) 22 Nolan Groulx – freshman (6'0, 190) 24 Donavon Greene – freshman (6'2, 200) 32 Jarrett Brown – freshman (6'0, 150) 35 JD Kavel – freshman (6'2, 200) 80 Waydale Jones – sophomore (6'4, 200) 81 Ian Driscoll – sophomore (5'10, 170) 82 Jaquarii Roberson – sophomore (6'1, 180) 83 Taylor Morin – freshman (5'10, 175) 87 Teddy Centofanti – freshman (5'11, 180) 88 Andy Elkins Jr. – freshman (6'1, 195) 89 A. T. Perry – freshman (6'5, 190)
Tight ends 20 Cameron Hite – freshman (6'3, 235) 23 Brandon Chapman – junior (6'5, 255) 40 Connor Hebbeler – sophomore (6'2, 245) 48 Jack Connelly – freshman (6'6, 215) 49 Alec Rowan – freshman (6'3, 215) 84 Drelyn Ford – freshman (6'3, 215) 85 Blake Whiteheart – freshman (6'4, 240) 86 Jack Freudenthal – senior (6'3, 235)
Punters 8 Dom Maggio – senior (6'3, 190)
Offensive lineman 50 Zach Tom – sophomore (6'4, 290) 53 Je'Vionte' Nash – junior (6'3, 295) 55 Michael Jurgens – freshman (6'4, 290) 56 Spencer Clapp – sophomore (6'6, 290) 58 Tyler Watson – junior (6'5, 280) 59 Loic Ngassam Nya – sophomore (6'3, 300) 60 Taleni Suhren – junior (6'5, 285) 62 DeVonte Gordon – freshman (6'5, 295) 66 Goran Jovanovic – sophomore (6'4, 295) 67 Trey Turner – freshman (6'3, 265) 70 CJ Elmonus – freshman (6'7, 285) 71 Nathan Gilliam – senior (6'5, 300) 73 Jake Benzinger – senior (6'7, 295) 75 Justin Herron – Graduate (6'5, 290) 76 Allan Rappleyea – sophomore (6'5, 285) 77 Mike Edwards – freshman (6'6, 330) 78 Orlando Heggs II – freshman (6'3, 295) 79 Sean Maginn – freshman (6'3, 290)
Defensive lineman 9 Carlos Basham Jr. – junior (6'5, 275) 13 Manny Walker – junior (6'4, 250) 15 Shamar McCollum – freshman (6'4, 235) 40 Rondell Bothroyd – freshman (6'4, 280) 41 JaCorey Johns – freshman (6'4, 235) 44 Justin Williams – freshman (6'2, 275) 51 Will Smart – freshman (6'4, 260) 72 Tyler Williams – sophomore (6'1, 290) 90 Sulaiman Kamara – junior (6'2, 290) 91 Mike Allen – sophomore (6'5, 275) 92 Adam Winter – sophomore (6'3, 260) 93 Isaiah Chaney – freshman (6'4, 255) 95 Dion Bergan Jr. – sophomore (6'1, 290) 97 Royce Francis – freshman (6'3, 260) 99 Tyric Swennie – freshman (6'0, 265)
Placekickers 4 Nick Sciba – sophomore (5'9, 190) 8 Dom Maggio – senior (6'3, 190) 88 Zach Murphy – sophomore (6'0, 185) 94 Tony Benich – freshman (5'8, 155) 96 Ivan Mora – freshman (6'0, 170) 98 Cameron Lischke – freshman (6'0, 185)
Linebackers 23 Justin Strnad – senior (6'3, 235) 30 Ja'Cquez Williams – junior (6'2, 220) 32 Jeff Burley – sophomore (6'2, 230) 34 Zach Ranson – freshman (6'2, 205) 45 Ryan Smenda Jr. – sophomore (6'2, 235) 46 DJ Taylor – junior (6'1, 235) 48 Chase Jones – freshman (6'1, 225) 50 Jack Rielly – sophomore (5'10, 195) 54 Jaylen Hudson – freshman (6'3, 230) 58 Chase Monroe – sophomore (6'2, 225)
Defensive backs 3 Nasir Greer – sophomore (6'0, 200) 4 Amari Henderson – senior (6'1, 180) 6 Ja'Sir Taylor – junior (5'10, 190) 10 Kenneth Dicks III – sophomore (6'0, 200) 12 Luke Masterson – junior (6'2, 220) 17 Traveon Redd – junior (6'0, 195) 18 Trey Rucker – freshman (6'1, 195) 20 Coby Davis – sophomore (5'11, 200) 21 Essang Bassey – senior (5'10, 190) 23 AJ Williams – freshman (5'11, 185) 25 Marquis Alston Jr. – freshman (6'0, 200) 26 Justin Bartee – junior (5'10, 205) 27 Tyriq Hardimon – sophomore (6'0, 195) 28 Zion Keith – freshman (6'1, 180) 36 Jarrett Alston Jr. – freshman (5'8, 170) 37 Isaiah Essissima – freshman (5'10, 185) 38 Peyton Woulard – freshman (6'1, 190) 39 Keegan Good – junior (6'0, 200) 42 Joey Ray – freshman (5'9, 195) 43 Anthony D'Angelo – freshman (5'6, 185)
Long snappers 52 Dayton Diemel – senior (5'10, 230) 61 Noah Turner – freshman (6'0, 225)
Rankings
Players drafted into the NFL
5 178 Justin Strnad OLB Denver Broncos 6 195 Justin Herron OT New England Patriots
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