Brandon Smiley
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
59
Depth

Brandon Smiley

Wake Forest Demon DeaconsContender
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Depth

Is Brandon Smiley starting?

Brandon Smiley is No. 4 on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons depth chart at DT.

Redshirt senior · #95 · 6'2", 310 lbs

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Depth at DT · Wake Forest Demon Deacons

  1. 15291Dallas AfalavaStarter
  2. 25574Kadear Dembele
  3. 39165Lucas Smalls-Allen
  4. 49559Brandon SmileyYou

Wake Forest Starting Lineup

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Up next for Wake Forest

Wake Forest plays Merrimack at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 2 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 59 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share0%
Durham, NC
Jersey
#95
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
310 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025200

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated defense; 14th-percentile production (×0.87 for competition level) put them -14 vs unit starters → 59.

Team defense (SP+)
89
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 14% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
-14 for role; −16 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 3WAKRTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-16

Brandon Smiley's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

2 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
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