Steele Pizzella is a quarterback at Wake Forest who has played in 5 of Wake Forest's 8 games this season, most recently Oct 31 against Virginia.
Wake Forest is 7-1, No. 14 in the AP poll (week 10).
Two seasons in the Wake Forest quarterback room to date.
85 passing yards · 0 passing TD · 52 rushing yards
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| Season | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 6 | 9 | 66.7% | 85 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 146.0 |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | -- | 1 | 0.0% | -- | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 6 | 10 | 60.0% | 85 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 131.4 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 1 | 11 |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 1 | −1 | −1.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 1 | 11 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | Grade | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | SK | RUSH | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | Came in late | 1/3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0 | -7 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-33vs No. 5 Miami | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Wk 5 | W 57-3vs Stanford | Came on in Q4 | 2/3 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 76.8 | — | 21 | Season-high 57 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 41-7@ California | Came on in Q3 | 3/3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 52.5 | — | 15 | |
| Wk 9 | W 51-7vs Virginia | Carried 3 times, no pass attempts | — | 23 | |||||||
| Total | 6/9 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | — | 0 | 52 | |||
Week 5 · 2026
W 57-3
vs Stanford
The plays that mattered most
| Stat | His | Nation | ACC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 85 | 244th of 370 | 30th of 48 |
| Yards an attempt | 9.4 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 0 | — | — |
| Passer rating | 146.0 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 66.7 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | 52 | T-149th of 370 | 14th of 48 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | T-117th of 370 | T-12th of 48 |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 9 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +6 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Bryson and Morris saw 4 of the 9 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Bryson | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2.0 | 5.5 | |
| Landon Morris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | — | |
| Devin Goldston | 1 | 1 | 51 | 45.0 | 6.0 | |
| Kameran Shanks | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6.0 | 2.0 | |
| Hugh O'Brien | 1 | 1 | 6 | -4.0 | 10.0 | |
| 2 others | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
Play by play: 9 passes, 6 caught, 85 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
2 seasons under Jake Dickert — 16-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 15.8 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 22.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 21.2 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 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
Scheme: Run-leaning.
| Steele Pizzella | Threw in 3 of 8 games · 6 of 9, 85 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 9.4 yards an attempt on 9 attempts · ran for 52 yds, 1 TD |
| Giovanni Lopez | Threw in all 8 games · 153 of 228, 2,176 yds, 18 TD, 1 INT · 9.5 yards an attempt on 228 attempts · ran for 318 yds, 6 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
The No. 1,629 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the ACC as a redshirt freshman.
2026 is in progress.
