Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| 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 tackle |
Brandon Smiley is a defensive lineman at Wake Forest who has played in 1 of Wake Forest's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 3.
Wake Forest is 7-1, No. 14 in the AP poll (week 10).
Arrived at Wake Forest from Elon. A game that shows it: 1 tackle against Akron — Week 1, 2026.
1 tackle · 0 sacks
Where to follow
Career stats
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| 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
Signature game
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Jake Dickert — 16-5 over that span.
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced
2026Wake Forest7-1HC: Jake Dickert · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
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
Pass share
45.3%
237 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
65.4
8 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
269 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
1 tackle in 1 game
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons, three schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Wake Forest DickertYear 4 · 1 game
- 2025 Wake Forest DickertYear 3 · 2 games
- Apr 2025 Entered the transfer portalElon to Wake Forest
- 2024 ElonYear 2 · 1 game
- 2023 Western CarolinaYear 1 · 1 game
- High school RiversideDurham, NC
Moves
- Transferred from Elon to Wake Forest, Apr 26, 2025.
2025
- Transferred to Wake Forestfrom Elon