Carlos Basham Jr.: DL · Wake Forest · #9.
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Carlos Basham Jr.
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Fourth year in the same defensive front at Wake Forest. Named All-ACC two seasons running, most recently in 2020. On tape: 9 tackles and 1 sack against Virginia Tech, Week 8, 2020.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
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| 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 No. 19 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 |
Week 8 · 2020
W 23-16
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 9 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%6 TFLSack rate
18%5 sacksHurry rate
7%2 hurries28 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
4 seasons under Dave Clawson — 27-21 over that span.
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
Dave Clawson
Pass share
45.3%
310 pass / 374 run
Plays / game
85.5
8 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
344 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at Wake Forest, 20 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2019) — drafted at #61 overall by the Buffalo Bills.
A stat line in 42 games over four seasons.
The snaps went the other way.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2020)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2020)
ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dave Clawson.
Next stop · NFL
Buffalo BillsEntering 6th NFL season
Buffalo BillsEntering 6th NFL season
