Gabe Kirschke
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
87
Great

Gabe Kirschke

Wake Forest Demon DeaconsSolid
DEDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

Is Gabe Kirschke starting?

Gabe Kirschke is the projected starter at DE for Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

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The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 37 tackles, 9 TFL, 5 sacks. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot and 95th-percentile production nationally — good for a 87 overall (Great tier).

Team Share7%Percentile95th
Lone Tree, CO
Jersey
#10
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
249 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20253795

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 83-rated defense; 95th-percentile production (×0.90 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 87.

Team defense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 95% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.90)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 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.

The People's Ratings

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87
Great
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Team Role

37 tkl · 9 TFL · 5 sacks
Usage / Involvement70%

Depth at DE · Wake Forest Demon Deacons

  1. 11087Gabe KirschkeStarter
  2. 21471Tyler Walton
  3. 31859D.J. Johnson
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.