Former defensive lineman at Wake Forest. 2020: 5 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 28 tackles.
6′5″ · 285 lb · Roanoke, VA
The story
Former defensive lineman at Wake Forest. 2020: 5 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 28 tackles.
Carlos Basham Jr.
This is his fourth year in the same defensive front at Wake Forest. His first career honor landed in 2020: All-ACC. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles, 1 sacks against Virginia Tech, Week 8, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Wake Forest, 20 sacks — drafted at #61 overall by Buffalo.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Clawson.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
BuffaloEntering 6th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Dave Clawson — 27-21 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (97th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (85th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
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.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 28 | 20 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 57 | 26 | 18.0 | 11.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 64 | 36 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Wake Forest | 24 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 173 | 97 | 36.5 | 20.5 | 8 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2020
W 23–16
9 TOT · 7 SOLO · 1 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With I. Mora — 41 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 55 LONG · C. Beal-Smith — 129 rush yds (13 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 13-37vs Clemson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 42-45@ NC State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 66-14vs Campbell | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 40-23vs Virginia | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-16vs Virginia Tech | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 53-59@ North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 20 | 5.5 | 5.0 | — | 1 |