Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#13
Ashaad Williams
Redshirt senior defensive back on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 178 lb · Russellville, AL · Russellville
Returning to Wake Forest for 2026
The story
4 defensive back on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from North Alabama to Wake Forest in 2025.
Ashaad Williams
Ashaad Williams arrived at Wake Forest from North Alabama. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Purdue — Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
—
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jake Dickert — 11-4 over that span.
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced
2026Wake Forest2-0HC: Jake Dickert · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–36
at Purdue
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Wake Forest
Returning around him
- 2 Wake Forest players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (24 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wake Forest · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #63 · 2026 recruiting class #39
Background
2025 (Redshirt Senior) Played in four games… Made four total tackles, including two against NC State… Allowed just a 45.5 completion percentage and zero touchdowns… Played 101 snaps at corner and on special teams. Prior to Wake Forest 2024 (Redshirt Junior) Appeared in all 12 games for the Lions...
The secondary · Wake Forest
- #5Davaughn Patterson80 tackles · 2025
- #8Braylon Johnson38 tackles · 2025
- #27Travon West31 tackles · 2025
- #2Brian Blades26 tackles · 2025
- #13Ashaad Williams4 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology