Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#6
Rushuan Tongue
Sophomore defensive back on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 193 lb · Pasadena, MD
CFB Index 36 · #392 of 537 safetiesLow 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. 853 nationally · Signed with Wake Forest
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wake Forest in 2023.
Rushuan Tongue
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four seasons at Wake Forest, two different head coaches: Dave Clawson and Jake Dickert. The receipt: 6 tackles against Purdue — Week 2, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Wake Forest3-star out of Chesapeake Sr.
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
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (10th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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 · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
36 · #392 of 537 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #392 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 34 | 25 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 49 | 34 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–36
at Purdue
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2024 production profile sits closest to Brenyen Scott’s 2023 season.
Matches Brenyen on
PD rate
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ashton Williams's sophomore season at Tulsa (2025).
86%match
Matches Ashton on
Class year
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Rushuan Tongue
The secondary · Wake Forest
- #5Davaughn Patterson80 tackles · 2025
- #8Braylon Johnson38 tackles · 2025
- #27Travon West31 tackles · 2025
- #2Brian Blades26 tackles · 2025
- #6Rushuan Tongue4 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