Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#95
Brandon Smiley
Redshirt senior defensive lineman on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 306 lb · Durham, NC · Riverside
Returning to Wake Forest for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Akron
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from Elon to Wake Forest in 2025.
Brandon Smiley
Brandon Smiley arrived at Wake Forest from Elon. The receipt: 1 tackles against Akron — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
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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 1 game: 1.0 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 | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · 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 Junior) Played in three games for the Demon Deacons… Made his Wake Forest debut and recorded a tackle in the win over Western Carolina (9/6) … Finished the season with two total tackles. Prior to Wake Forest 2024 (Redshirt Sophomore) Appeared in 11 games with one start during the 2...
The defensive line · Wake Forest
- #11Langston Hardy14.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Gabe Kirschke9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52Dallas Afalava6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Zach Lohavichan5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Brandon Smiley0 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology