Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 42-10vs Western Carolina | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 9 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 13-12vs SMU | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
#30
Tate Carney
Junior running back for Wake Forest. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 207 lb · Mocksville, NC
CFB Index 41 · #195 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Wake Forest)
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.
The numbers
9
rushing yards · 2025
9 per carry
2 games into 2025 so far -- Backed by 17 car · 59 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: 9 rush yds, vs Western Carolina
Swing playSwung Wake Forest from 16% to 43% to win.Louisiana at Wake Forest · 41-38
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Wake Forest. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wake Forest in 2022.
Tate Carney
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Tate Carney has been at Wake Forest through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt on tape: 9 rush yds against Western Carolina, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Wake Forest3-star out of Davie County
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023–2024
Wake Forest
Coaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Wake Forest
DestinationTBD
2025 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
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (100th percentile). 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 2 games: 4.5 YDS/g, 9.0 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 · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 82 | 335 | 4.1 | 6 | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 49 | 244 | 5.0 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 132 | 588 | 4.5 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 9 | 113 | 12.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 148 | 12.3 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025
W 13–12
vs SMU
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Ronald Awatt’s 2020 season.
79%match
Matches Ronald on
Weight
Rush TD rate
Yards / carry
Differs from Ronald on
Class year (lower)
Recruiting rating (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Joshua Samuel’s path through Austin Peay.
98%match
#5
Narii Gaither
92%
Matches Joshua on
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to CJ Verdell's sophomore season at Oregon (2021).
74%match
Matches CJ on
Weight
Yards / carry
Differs from CJ on
Yards / reception (higher)
Height (higher)
Recruiting rating (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Tate Carney
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology