Virginia · W 51-7
4 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 7 games average 6 tackles. This one was 2 below.
Frank Cusano
Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. On tape: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Akron, Week 1, 2026.
45 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 45 | 13 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 45 | 18 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2024 | Washington State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 93 | 34 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-33vs No. 5 Miami | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-27@ No. 16 Louisville | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 57-3vs Stanford | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-14@ NC State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-7@ California | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 51-7vs Virginia | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 13 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 51-7 vs Virginia, play by play
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Wake Forest’s defense played that day
Virginia’s 9 drives: 8 stopped (1 takeaway) · 1 scored.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 4 · 2026
W 30-27
at Louisville
1 tackle for loss · 7 tackles · 4 solo tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups45 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
45.3%
237 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
65.4
8 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
269 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #390 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #60 of 74 ACC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,586 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC as a redshirt sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 22 games over three seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed for 1 head coach at 2 schools: Jake Dickert.
