Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-51@ North Texas | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#8
Demarcus Rankin
Former defensive back at Wake Forest. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
5′11″ · 198 lb · Ferris, TX
CFB Index 21 · #494 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceWake Forest 2024 — college career complete
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 story
Former defensive back at Wake Forest. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDemarcus Rankin
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent two seasons in the Wake Forest secondary. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against North Texas — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Wake Forest, 18 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dave Clawson — 8-16 over that span.
2023Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning
2024Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 1.0 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 · 2023
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
21 · #494 of 538 safeties
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 15 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 18 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2023 production profile sits closest to Isaiah Taylor’s 2023 season.
Matches Isaiah on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Bryce Sheppert's freshman season at Kent State (2022).
91%match
Matches Bryce on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Demarcus Rankin
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology