Frank Cusano
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
81
Good

Frank Cusano

Wake Forest Demon DeaconsSolid
WLBDefenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Frank Cusano starting?

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

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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 81 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,586 NatlTeam Share4%
Granite Bay, CA
Jersey
#43
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
222 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 83-rated defense; 74th-percentile production (×0.90 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 81.

Team defense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 74% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.90)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 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.

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Team Role

45 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement67%

Depth at WLB · Wake Forest Demon Deacons

  1. 14381Frank CusanoStarter
  2. 21278Tylan McNichols
  3. 32366Vincent Firenze
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.