Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-35vs Lehigh | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 10-35@ Colgate | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#37
William Tackie Jr.
Sophomore defensive back on Wake Forest's 2025 roster.
5′11″ · 203 lb · Durham, NC
Returning to Wake Forest for 2026
The story
2 defensive back on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearWilliam Tackie Jr.
William Tackie Jr. has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Wake Forest. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Lehigh — Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coaches2024
Wake Forest
Coaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 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.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · 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
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology