Frank Cusano
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
88
Great

Frank Cusano

Wake Forest Demon DeaconsContender
WLBDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

Is Frank Cusano starting?

Frank Cusano is the projected starter at WLB for Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Redshirt sophomore · #43 · 6'2", 230 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Wake Forest Demon Deacons

  1. 14388Frank CusanoStarter
  2. 24671Deuce Dyce
  3. 34064Whittman Whaley

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

A 3-star recruit out of Granite Bay, ranked #1,586 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 45 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 88 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,586 NatlTeam Share4%
Granite Bay, CA
Jersey
#43
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
230 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025451.50.5

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8503
National Rank
#1586
High School
Granite Bay
Hometown
Granite Bay, CA

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated defense; 74th-percentile production (×0.87 for competition level) put them -1 vs unit starters → 88.

Team defense (SP+)
89
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 74% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 for role

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

Oct 31WUVATKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 51-7

Oct 18WCALTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-7

Oct 10WNCSUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-14

Oct 3WSTANTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 57-3

Sep 26WLOUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 30-27

Sep 18LMIATKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 33-20

Sep 12WPURTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-36 2OT

Sep 3WAKRTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-16

Frank Cusano's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Great
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Team Role

45 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement67%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.