Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#5
Davaughn Patterson
Redshirt junior defensive back on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 217 lb · Jacksonville, FL · Edward H White
CFB Index 59 · #138 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to 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.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1232 nationally · Signed with Wake Forest
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wake Forest in 2023.
Davaughn Patterson
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Davaughn Patterson has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Wake Forest. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 10 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Purdue, Week 2, 2026.
12 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.
20233 games
- Signed with Wake Forest3-star out of Ed White
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Wake Forest
Coaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning
2024Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced
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
Low confidence
Concern: solo tackles (7th 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 2 games: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 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 · 2025
Impact starter
Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
59 · #138 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #138 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #25 of 75 ACC DBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 12 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 80 | 35 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 9 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 74 | 28 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 175 | 69 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–36
at Purdue
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · 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
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sanoussi Kane’s 2023 season.
70%match
NFL Rd 7
Matches Sanoussi on
Height
Weight
PD rate
Differs from Sanoussi on
Class year (lower)
TFL rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Chris Bracy's junior season at Memphis (2025).
74%match
Matches Chris on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Height
Player DNA
Players who play like Davaughn Patterson
Background
Career Accolades 2026 Athlon Sports Preseason Third Team All-ACC 2026 Phil Steele Preseason Fourth Team All-ACC 2025 All-ACC Honorable Mention 2025 Athlon Preseason All-ACC 2025 (Redshirt Sophomore) Played in all 12 games… Made 78 total tackles, four TFLs, nine pass breakups and forced a fumble…...
The secondary · Wake Forest
- #5Davaughn Patterson80 tackles · 2025
- #8Braylon Johnson38 tackles · 2025
- #27Travon West31 tackles · 2025
- #2Brian Blades26 tackles · 2025
- #22Myles Turpin24 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology