THIRD AND DATA

Week 4 · 2026

Wake Forest at #16 Louisville

Sat 09/26/2026 12:00 PML&N Federal Credit Union StadiumConference

72°Clear3 mph NNE · 38% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station

Wake Forest

30

7–1

#16 Louisville

27

5–3

Attendance

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not yet reported

Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2026, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

WAKEQuarterbacks1 blue chip5
  • 33-star recruitQB3Gio Lopez ← North Carolina6'0"·2204yr
    2,176 Pass yds18 TD1 Int67.1 Cmp%318 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB6Steele Pizzella5'11"·1852yr
    85 Pass yds0 TD0 Int66.7 Cmp%52 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB17Grant Lawless6'3"·2051yr
  • 33-star recruitQB15Gannon Jones5'10"·1901yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB13Billy Johnson5'10"·1852yr
LOUQuarterbacks2 blue chips5
  • 44-star recruitQB3Lincoln Kienholz ← Ohio State6'2"·2154yr
    2,094 Pass yds12 TD3 Int67.8 Cmp%313 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB10Briggs Cherry6'4"·2151yr
    24 Pass yds0 TD0 Int100.0 Cmp%
  • 33-star recruitQB11Davin Wydner ← West Georgia6'5"·2255yr
    19 Pass yds1 TD0 Int75.0 Cmp%4 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB17Ryan Zimmerman6'6"·2253yr
    -1 Pass yds0 TD0 Int100.0 Cmp%
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB19Mason Fields6'4"·2151yr
WAKEOffensive line1 blue chip21
LOUDefensive line3 blue chips17
  • 22-star recruitDL50Clev Lubin6'3"·2604yr
    39 Tackles5.5 TFL4.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL2Demeco Kennedy ← Purdue6'3"·3053yr
    23 Tackles2.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL3Tyler Thompson ← North Carolina6'5"·2454yr
    20 Tackles6.5 TFL5.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL99Jerod Smith II ← Kentucky6'4"·2703yr
    17 Tackles5.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL17AJ Green6'6"·2504yr
    16 Tackles3.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL90Daylen Russell ← Miami6'3"·3003yr
    16 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL19Micah Carter6'6"·2654yr
    15 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL95Joshua Donald ← Houston6'2"·3103yr
    14 Tackles1.0 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL96Tommy Ziesmer ← Eastern Kentucky6'2"·3004yr
    9 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL93Bailey Abercrombie6'3"·2852yr
    9 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL40Eric Hazzard6'3"·2552yr
    5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL91Keon Webb6'5"·3001yr
    3 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL97Maurice Davis6'4"·2503yr
    2 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL94Dillon Smith6'4"·2852yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL98Sam Dawson6'3"·3001yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL62Chris Jones Jr.6'1"·3052yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL59Reece Sellers6'1"·2151yr
WAKEDefensive line1 blue chip19
  • 33-star recruitDL11Langston Hardy6'4"·2456yr
    42 Tackles10.5 TFL5.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL94Zach Lohavichan6'3"·2906yr
    27 Tackles7.5 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL10Gabe Kirschke6'5"·2505yr
    25 Tackles7.0 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL52Dallas Afalava6'2"·2954yr
    17 Tackles3.0 TFL2.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 22-star recruitDL97Matt Herron ← Weber State6'3"·2904yr
    15 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL14Tyler Walton6'5"·2604yr
    8 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL55Kadear Dembele6'2"·2952yr
    8 Tackles4.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL9Camden Hardy6'3"·2353yr
    7 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL20Kerrington Lee6'4"·2454yr
    6 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL99Josiah Pratt6'0"·3152yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL90Sydir Mitchell ← LSU6'5"·3704yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL91Lucas Smalls-Allen6'3"·2801yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL18D.J. Johnson ← New Hampshire6'3"·2402yr
    2 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL93Cade Holles6'6"·2401yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL95Brandon Smiley6'2"·3105yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL48Ryan Harrington6'4"·2301yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL98Christian Harris6'0"·3201yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL96Cooper Long6'4"·3001yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL92Sefa Sackey6'5"·2151yr
LOUOffensive lineNo blue chips19
WAKEBacks & tight ends1 blue chip15
  • 33-star recruitRB4Ty Clark III6'0"·2053yr
    78 Car376 Rush yds7 TD4.8 Rush avg
    1 Rec13 Rec yds13.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB22Deuce Lawrence5'7"·1951yr
    68 Car324 Rush yds3 TD4.8 Rush avg
    7 Rec49 Rec yds7.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB29Jamar Searcy5'7"·2002yr
    26 Car198 Rush yds3 TD7.6 Rush avg
    1 Rec19 Rec yds19.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB1KD Daniels ← Florida5'11"·2053yr
    15 Car39 Rush yds0 TD2.6 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB21Kyndall McCaleb6'0"·2151yr
    5 Car39 Rush yds1 TD7.8 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB27Ryan Henley5'9"·2003yr
    2 Car13 Rush yds0 TD6.5 Rush avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedRB24Sawyer Seidl ← North Dakota5'9"·1754yr
    career 295 Car1,475 Rush yds16 TD5.0 Rush avg
    26 Rec219 Rec yds8.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE84Dominick Barry6'3"·2451yr
    6 Rec116 Rec yds3 TD19.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE12Kamrean Johnson6'5"·2304yr
    9 Rec64 Rec yds1 TD7.1 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE85Will Loerzel6'5"·2503yr
    5 Rec40 Rec yds1 TD8.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE81Landon Morris ← California6'5"·2406yr
    1 Rec13 Rec yds0 TD13.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE48Matthew Lusardi6'1"·2505yr
    1 Rec1 Rec yds1 TD1.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE87Charlie Wingfield6'4"·2502yr
  • 33-star recruitTE86Max Tillfeldt Retsler6'7"·2501yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE89Brady Shust6'6"·2551yr
LOULinebackers4 blue chips10
  • 44-star recruitLB11T.J. Capers6'2"·2254yr
    57 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB6Stanquan Clark6'3"·2404yr
    56 Tackles3.5 TFL0.5 Sacks1 Int
  • 44-star recruitLB23Benjamin Perry6'3"·2156yr
    37 Tackles3.0 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB38Cam White6'1"·2352yr
    13 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB43Trent Carter6'3"·2253yr
    10 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB52Kalib Perry6'3"·2305yr
    7 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB36Jacob Smith ← Kentucky6'4"·2353yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB41Caleb Matelau6'1"·2252yr
  • 33-star recruitLB34Brady Ballart6'2"·2251yr
  • 33-star recruitLB30Taj Powell6'2"·2351yr
WAKELinebackersNo blue chips11
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB23Vincent Firenze ← Dayton6'4"·2303yr
    54 Tackles4.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB21Aiden Hall6'1"·2204yr
    48 Tackles3.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB43Frank Cusano6'2"·2303yr
    45 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB46Deuce Dyce5'11"·2201yr
    11 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB40Whittman Whaley6'2"·2202yr
    10 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB7Buom Jock ← California6'3"·2354yr
    8 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB44Monroe Partin6'3"·2301yr
    6 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB30Jerron Blackwell6'0"·2152yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB32Joel Lowenberg6'0"·2202yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB42Isaac Nelson6'2"·2201yr
  • 33-star recruitLB12Tylan McNichols ← UAB6'1"·2253yr
    career 58 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
LOUBacks & tight ends4 blue chips12
  • 33-star recruitRB1Isaac Brown5'9"·1903yr
    92 Car707 Rush yds7 TD7.7 Rush avg
    15 Rec141 Rec yds9.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB5Keyjuan Brown5'10"·2154yr
    58 Car467 Rush yds5 TD8.1 Rush avg
    3 Rec29 Rec yds9.7 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB24Marquise Davis ← Missouri6'0"·2152yr
    18 Car140 Rush yds3 TD7.8 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB32Braxton Jennings5'11"·1952yr
    8 Car81 Rush yds2 TD10.1 Rush avg
    1 Rec2 Rec yds2.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB22Lekhy Thompkins6'2"·2351yr
    8 Car37 Rush yds0 TD4.6 Rush avg
  • 44-star recruitTE88Jaleel Skinner6'5"·2305yr
    17 Rec293 Rec yds3 TD17.2 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE85Justyn Reid ← Tulane6'5"·2604yr
    2 Rec35 Rec yds0 TD17.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE80Brody Foley ← Tulsa6'6"·2605yr
    3 Rec12 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE87Dylan Mesman6'5"·2403yr
  • 44-star recruitTE15Julius Miles6'6"·2201yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE44Travis Egan6'2"·2204yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE90Hamilton Atkins6'4"·2503yr
WAKEReceivers2 blue chips17
  • 33-star recruitWR8Carlos Hernandez6'0"·1904yr
    57 Rec856 Rec yds5 TD15.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR10Jack Foley6'4"·2052yr
    22 Rec395 Rec yds4 TD18.0 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR5Kam Shanks ← Arkansas5'8"·1704yr
    18 Rec262 Rec yds1 TD14.6 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR14Antonio Meeks ← Louisville6'1"·2055yr
    11 Rec187 Rec yds1 TD17.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR18Drayden Dickmann ← Rice5'11"·1854yr
    11 Rec117 Rec yds0 TD10.6 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR88Bryce Kania6'4"·2052yr
    4 Rec53 Rec yds1 TD13.3 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR82Devin Goldston6'2"·2051yr
    1 Rec51 Rec yds0 TD51.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR38Walker Bryson5'11"·1851yr
    2 Rec15 Rec yds0 TD7.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR28Hugh O'Brien5'11"·1952yr
    1 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR23Zeek Jackson5'7"·1603yr
  • 33-star recruitWR7Wondame Davis Jr. ← UTEP5'11"·1853yr
    career 26 Rec611 Rec yds6 TD23.5 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR9Chase Tyler ← Duke6'3"·1953yr
    career 5 Rec121 Rec yds0 TD24.2 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR11Ny Carr ← Miami5'10"·1903yr
    career 4 Rec53 Rec yds0 TD13.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR80Braxton Winston III6'0"·1902yr
  • 33-star recruitWR83Kobe Adeleke-Hokes5'11"·1851yr
  • 33-star recruitWR20Elijah Otieno5'9"·1651yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR25Eli Potts5'11"·1905yr
LOUDefensive backs5 blue chips19
  • 33-star recruitCB12DJ Waller Jr. ← Kentucky6'3"·2104yr
    16 Tackles1 PD
  • 44-star recruitDB10Kaleb Beasley ← Tennessee6'1"·2003yr
    53 Tackles4 PD5 Int
  • 44-star recruitDB4TJ Banks ← Ole Miss6'2"·2053yr
    36 Tackles1 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB5Koen Entringer ← Iowa6'2"·2155yr
    32 Tackles1 PD
  • 44-star recruitDB13Tayon Holloway6'1"·1905yr
    22 Tackles5 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB29Blake Ruffin6'3"·2056yr
    18 Tackles0 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB25Brycen Scott ← Elon5'11"·1953yr
    17 Tackles3 PD
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDB1Jabari Mack6'1"·1855yr
    16 Tackles4 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB9Antonio Watts6'2"·2255yr
    7 Tackles1 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB20Antonio Harris6'0"·1802yr
    4 Tackles1 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB27Myles Norwood6'2"·1905yr
    4 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB31Micah Rice6'2"·2002yr
    2 Tackles0 PD
  • 44-star recruitDB28Santana Wilson ← Texas6'0"·1803yr
    career 1 Tackles0 PD
  • 44-star recruitDB21Jaydin Broadnax6'3"·1901yr
  • 33-star recruitDB33Kris Brunson6'2"·1901yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB37Anderson Mitchell6'2"·1903yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB39Jordan Gervais5'10"·1751yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB47Garion McPherson5'10"·1801yr
  • 33-star recruitS26Jordan Vann6'1"·2001yr
    1 Tackles0 PD
WAKEDefensive backs1 blue chip24
LOUReceivers1 blue chip16
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR0Tre Richardson ← Vanderbilt5'10"·1752yr
    40 Rec633 Rec yds2 TD15.8 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR7Lawayne McCoy ← Florida State6'1"·1803yr
    25 Rec513 Rec yds4 TD20.5 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR2TreyShun Hurry6'2"·2005yr
    31 Rec370 Rec yds1 TD11.9 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR14Jackson Voth ← Drake5'11"·1903yr
    3 Rec41 Rec yds0 TD13.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR18Terrence McWilliams Jr.6'0"·1904yr
    4 Rec31 Rec yds0 TD7.8 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR45Marlon Harbin—1yr
    2 Rec24 Rec yds0 TD12.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR86Elizjah Lewis ← Pace6'2"·1952yr
    1 Rec12 Rec yds0 TD12.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR14Kris Hughes5'11"·2004yr
    career 15 Rec163 Rec yds1 TD10.9 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR81Jakob Dixon ← Eastern Kentucky6'4"·2153yr
    career 14 Rec128 Rec yds0 TD9.1 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR82Montavin Quisenberry ← Kentucky5'10"·1802yr
    career 1 Rec4 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR84Payton Cook6'1"·1901yr
  • 33-star recruitWR42Rhys Dorsey5'11"·1951yr
  • 33-star recruitWR—Marlon Harbin—1yr
  • 33-star recruitWR89Gavin Waddell6'0"·1801yr
  • 33-star recruitWR83DJ Williams6'1"·1801yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR49DeVuan Jones5'8"·1752yr
WAKEKickersNo blue chips2
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedPK90Connor Calvert6'3"·2153yr
    13 FG14 FGA45 Long73 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK97Caleb Carlson6'2"·2055yr
    career 0 FG0 FGA0 Long2 Pts
LOUKickersNo blue chips4
  • 22-star recruitPK35Carson Hilbert6'3"·2152yr
    8 FG11 FGA54 Long60 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK98Nick Keller6'1"·2005yr
    0 FG1 FGA0 Long0 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK92Garth White ← Rhode Island6'3"·2065yr
    0 FG0 FGA0 Long3 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK95Bode Shoaps5'10"·1601yr
WAKEPuntersNo blue chips2
  • —No recruiting profile foundP45Ethan Hyams6'3"·2151yr
    22 Punts45.7 Avg7 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP96Jack Ploszay6'2"·1953yr
LOUPuntersNo blue chips3
  • —No recruiting profile foundP91Niall Hayes6'1"·2001yr
    27 Punts40.1 Avg4 In 20
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP48Jacob Baker ← Eastern Kentucky6'2"·2154yr
    career 126 Punts42.9 Avg38 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP96Adam Winkenhofer5'10"·1953yr

Previous 10 meetings vs. Wake Forest

Louisville 7–3 vs Wake Forest

  • 2022 · wk 9Wake Forest 21 @ Louisville 48
  • 2021 · wk 5Louisville 34 @ Wake Forest 37
  • 2020 · wk 15Wake Forest 21 @ Louisville 45
  • 2019 · wk 7Louisville 62 @ Wake Forest 59
  • 2018 · wk 9Wake Forest 56 @ Louisville 35
  • 2017 · wk 9Louisville 32 @ Wake Forest 42
  • 2016 · wk 11Wake Forest 12 @ Louisville 44
  • 2015 · wk 9Louisville 20 @ Wake Forest 19
  • 2014 · wk 5Wake Forest 10 @ Louisville 20
  • 2006 · wk 15Louisville 24 @ Wake Forest 13

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