Rushuan Tongue
The four seasons at Wake Forest span two head coaches: Dave Clawson and Jake Dickert. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Purdue — Week 2, 2026.
29 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 29 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 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 | 68 | 46 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 1 tackle.
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 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 20-33vs No. 5 Miami | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-27@ No. 16 Louisville | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 57-3vs Stanford | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-14@ NC State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-7@ California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 51-7vs Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
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
PD rate
7%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL29 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
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 defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #388 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
