#41

Kalil Townes

Redshirt freshman running back on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.

RB · Wake Forest · R-Fr. · #41

5′10″ · 200 lb · Atlanta, GA · The Lovett School

Returning to Wake Forest for 2026

Next upFri Sep 18 · 7:30 pm ETvs MiamiAllegacy Federal Credit Union StadiumMiami by 21

The story

1 running back on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

Kalil Townes

RB · Wake Forest · Fr · #41

Second year in the Wake Forest backfield, same address the whole way.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

seasons on the roster

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

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jake Dickert

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 38–36

at Purdue

1 TOT · 1 SOLO

Edged out Purdue on the road in a shootout.

With G. Lopez — 225 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.3 · 59 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · E. Hyams — 42 AVG · 46 LONG · 2 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 38-36@ Purdue	—	—	—	—	—
Total		—	—	—	—	—

The backfield · Wake Forest

#4Ty Clark IIIRB · Jr.323 rushing yards · 2025
#1KD DanielsRB · R-So.120 rushing yards · 2025
#29Jamar SearcyRB · R-Fr.39 rushing yards · 2025
#24Sawyer SeidlRB · R-Jr.1 game · 2025
#41Kalil TownesRB · R-Fr.1 game · 2026

3 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Kalil Townes

2026 snapshot

Splits & context

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

Background

The backfield · Wake Forest