Wake Forest

Year-2 HCs (2015-2024) averaged +0.09 W vs. preseason expectation

• Quarterback 0% (2/5 )
• Offensive line 60% (12/20 players)
• Skill (RB/WR/TE) 31% (12/34 )
• Front 7 (DL/LB) 58% (14/29 )
• Secondary 51% (16/25 )
• Special teams 12% (4/8 )

Share of last season's production each unit returns. Higher means more continuity: 70%+ is healthy, 45–70% a normal rebuild, under 45% a major turnover.

23 proven transfers in, carrying the production below from their prior school.

• Wondame Davis Jr. WR ← UTEP 110 impact
• Gio Lopez QB ← North Carolina 78 impact
• Sawyer Seidl RB ← North Dakota 75 impact
• Deuce Blades II DB ← Florida International 70 impact
• Bernard Causey DB ← Georgia State 70 impact
• Tylan McNichols LB ← UAB 39 impact

Impact scores offensive skill additions (QB/RB/WR/TE) — prior-season production normalized within position (100 ≈ a 90th-percentile producer at that spot) and discounted for non-FBS competition, so a top back counts alongside a top quarterback. Defensive and O-line additions count as transfers but aren't box-score measurable, so they carry no impact score. The rating figure is this class's portal contribution vs. the FBS average, capped at ±2.5.

• 3rd-down conversion 36.5% 47th — average
• Red-zone TD rate 10.8% 19th — bottom tier
• 4th-down aggression 41.5% 72th — strong
• Late & close 3.7 yds/play 20th — bottom tier

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.