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 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#7
Buom Jock
Redshirt junior linebacker for Wake Forest. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 235 lb · Mankato, MN · Episcopal
CFB Index 61 · #189 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred California → Wake Forest for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Akron
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Wake Forest. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with Colorado State in 2023.
- Transferred from California to Wake Forest in 2026.
Buom Jock
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across four seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Jay Norvell, Justin Wilcox and Jake Dickert. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Akron — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202311 games
- Signed with Colorado Stateout of Episcopal
202412 games
- All-Mountain Westsecond
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Wake Forest
Coaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Wake Forest
2025California
2026Wake Forest
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Colorado State5-7HC: Jay Norvell · Pass-leaning
2024Colorado State8-5HC: Jay Norvell · Run-leaning
2025California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning
2026Wake Forest2-0HC: Jake Dickert · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
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 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | California | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado State | 97 | 40 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado State | 34 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 134 | 56 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Michael Moore’s 2024 season.
72%match
All-AACNFL Rd 4
Matches Michael on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
PD rate
Differs from Michael on
Class year (lower)
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Nick Henrich's sophomore season at Nebraska (2021).
79%match
Matches Nick on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Nick on
Height (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Buom Jock
Background
Prior to Wake Forest 2025 (Junior at Cal) Played in four games and redshirted…Finished the season with two tackles coming against Minnesota and Texas Southern…Also saw action against Oregon State in the season opener and against San Diego State. 2024 (Sophomore at Colorado State) All-Mountain Wes...
The linebacker corps · Wake Forest
- #21Aiden Hall73 tackles · 2025
- #43Frank Cusano45 tackles · 2025
- #12Tylan McNichols39 tackles · 2025
- #7Buom Jock2 tackles · 2025
- #40Whittman Whaley2 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology