Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 9 yds |
| Total | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
#29
Jamar Searcy
Redshirt freshman running back for Wake Forest. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 180 lb · Pittsburg, CA · Pittsburg
Returning to Wake Forest for 2026
The numbers
9
rushing yards · 2026
4.5 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 9 rush yds, vs Akron
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back for Wake Forest. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wake Forest in 2025.
Jamar Searcy
This is his second year in the same backfield at Wake Forest. The receipt on tape: 9 rush yds against Akron, Week 1, 2026.
9 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 2 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20254 games
- Signed with Wake Forest3-star out of Pittsburg
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jake Dickert — 11-4 over that span.
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced
2026Wake Forest2-0HC: Jake Dickert · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 9.0 YDS/g, 4.5 YPC, 0.0 TD/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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Wake Forest
Returning around him
- 14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 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
Background
2025 (Freshman) Appeared in four games for the Demon Deacons… Finished the season with five rushing attempts for 39 yards and two kick returns for 33 yards… Made his Wake Forest debut in the win over Oregon State (10/11), rushing for 34 yards on just two carries… Redshirted. High School Rated as...
The backfield · Wake Forest
- #4Ty Clark III323 rushing yards · 2025
- #1KD Daniels120 rushing yards · 2025
- #29Jamar Searcy39 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Sawyer Seidl1 game · 2025
- #27Ryan Henley1 game · 2025
3 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology