Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 |
| Total | 20 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#23
Vincent Firenze
Redshirt junior linebacker for Wake Forest. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 221 lb · Syracuse, NY · West Genesee
Returning to Wake Forest for 2026
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 92nd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
20
tackles · 2026
2 TFL · 1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 11 tackles, 1 TFL, at Purdue
His career numbers, season by seasonVincent Firenze
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. One game to point at: 11 tackles, 1 TFL against Purdue — Week 2, 2026.
20 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Wake Forest2-0HC: Jake Dickert · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles (92nd percentile). Strength: solo tackles (92nd percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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: 10.0 TKL/g, 1.0 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 · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 20 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–36
at Purdue
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · 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
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Matthew Thomas’s 2016 season.
75%match
Matches Matthew on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Matthew on
Hurry rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Sterling Weatherford's freshman season at Miami (OH) (2018).
85%match
All-MAC
Matches Sterling on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Background
Prior to Wake Forest 2025 (R-Sophomore) Appeared in 10 games, making 85 tackles including 50 solo while also recording 4.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, seven passes defended and three interceptions…Named to First Team All-PFL All-Academic…Named to First Team All-PFL All-Conference…Received CSC Ac...
The linebacker corps · Wake Forest
- #21Aiden Hall73 tackles · 2025
- #43Frank Cusano45 tackles · 2025
- #12Tylan McNichols39 tackles · 2025
- #7Buom Jock2 tackles · 2025
- #23Vincent Firenze2 games · 2026
5 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology