Vincent Firenze
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Purdue — Week 2, 2026.
54 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 54 | 21 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Career | 54 | 21 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 tackles, 1 pass breakup.
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 | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 20-33vs No. 5 Miami | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-27@ No. 16 Louisville | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 57-3vs Stanford | 8 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-14@ NC State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-7@ California | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 51-7vs Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 21 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 31 · W 51-7 vs Virginia, play by play
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Wake Forest’s defense played that day
Virginia’s 9 drives: 8 stopped (1 takeaway) · 1 scored.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. The fumble he forced on 3rd and 11 ended NC State’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 8, sacks included.
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 11. First quarter, tied 0-0. Ended NC State’s drive (fumble).
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss on 3rd and 8. First quarter, up 7-0.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
11 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 10 of his 11, sacks included.
9 tackles, including 1 more for loss. The fumble he forced ended Akron’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 9, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, up 17-0. Ended Akron’s drive (fumble).
Week 2 · 2026
W 38-36
at Purdue
1 tackle for loss · 11 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Edged out Purdue on the road in a shootout.
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
Tackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
6%3 pass breakups54 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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
Team sack rate
4.5%
269 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
54 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
