Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#17
Zamari Stevenson
Senior defensive back on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Statesville, NC · Statesville
CFB Index 25 · #476 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Wake Forest for 2026
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.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 951 nationally · Signed with Wake Forest
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wake Forest in 2022.
Zamari Stevenson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Zamari Stevenson has been at Wake Forest through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Purdue, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Wake Forest3-star out of Statesville
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Wake Forest8-5HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced
2024Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced
2026Wake Forest2-0HC: Jake Dickert · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th 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: 1.0 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.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
25 · #476 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #476 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #64 of 75 ACC DBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 18 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 29 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 50 | 31 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–36
at Purdue
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
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
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brandon Johnson’s 2021 season.
Matches Brandon on
Height
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Geimere Latimer's junior season at Wisconsin (2025).
90%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Geimere on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Zamari Stevenson
Background
Career Accolades 2025 Allstate Wuerffel Preseason Watch List 2025 (Redshirt Junior) Played in all 13 games… Snared one interception and made 18 total tackles from his slot position… Made three tackles and recorded his second career interception in the win over Western Carolina (9/6) … Ranked by P...
The secondary · Wake Forest
- #5Davaughn Patterson80 tackles · 2025
- #8Braylon Johnson38 tackles · 2025
- #27Travon West31 tackles · 2025
- #2Brian Blades26 tackles · 2025
- #17Zamari Stevenson18 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology