It’s almost the end of the decade, so I thought it would be fun to put together an all-decade team for Wake Forest football.
In order to qualify, a player must have had at least one full season of his best statistical year occur between 2010 and 2019.
Without further ado, here is the all-decade team.
Note: Stats courtesy of godeacs.com and sports-reference.com.
Offense
Quarterback
First Team: John Wolford
Career Stats: 8794 passing yards, 59 passing touchdowns, 59.7% career completion percentage, 1120 rushing yards, 19 rushing touchdowns, 126.5 career passer rating
Career Accomplishments: 2 bowl victories in 2 appearances, 2017 Second Team All-ACC, 2017 Belk Bowl MVP, school records in single-season passer rating, single season passing yards, single season touchdown passes, single season total offense yards, and single season total touchdowns, first in career total touchdowns, third in career completions, second in career passing touchdowns, third in career passing yards, third in career completion percentage, second in career passer rating, second in career total offense
Second Team: Jamie Newman
Career Stats: 3959 passing yards, 35 passing touchdowns, 60.5% career completion percentage, 826 rushing yards, 10 rushing touchdowns, 142.7 career passer rating
Career Accomplishments: 2018 Birmingham Bowl MVP, tied for first in single game touchdown passes in school history, tied for second in single season touchdown passes in school history, second in single season total offense in school history, fourth in single season passing yards in school history, fourth in single season rushing yards by a QB in school history
Honorable Mention: Tanner Price
Career Stats: 8899 passing yards, 52 passing touchdowns, 56.8% career completion percentage, 281 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns, 115.9 career passer rating
Career Accomplishments: second in career passing yards in school history, third in single season passing yards in school history, third in career passing touchdowns in school history, fifth in single season passing touchdowns in school history, third in career total offense in school history, third in single season offense in school history, tied for second in total career touchdowns, fifth in single season total touchdowns
Running Back
First Team: Cade Carney
Career Stats: 2446 rushing yards, 21 rushing touchdowns, 4.3 yards per rushing attempt, 167 receiving yards
Career Accomplishments: Only Wake Forest 1000-yard single season rusher this decade, 7th leading rusher in school history, 4th in consecutive rushes without a fumble in school history
Second Team: Matt Colburn II
Career Stats: 2528 rushing yards, 15 rushing touchdowns, 4.7 yards per rushing attempt, 306 receiving yards
Career Accomplishments: 6th leading rusher in school history, 5th highest single game rushing total in school history, 2nd in consecutive rushes without a fumble in school history, 8 career 100+ yard rushing games
Honorable Mention: Josh Harris
Career Stats: 2230 rushing yards, 19 rushing touchdowns, 4.6 yards per rushing attempt, 304 receiving yards
Career Accomplishments: 10th leading rusher in school history, 7th highest single game rushing total in school history, 3rd in single season rushing yards per carry in school history, 5th in consecutive rushes without a fumble in school history, 5th in single season receptions by a running back in school history
Fullback
Tommy Bohanon
Career Stats: 51 receptions, 405 receiving yards, 7 receiving touchdowns, 160 rushing yards, 3 rushing touchdowns
Career Accomplishments: Most career touchdown receptions by a running back in school history, most touchdown receptions by a running back in a single season in school history, most touchdown receptions by a running back in a single game in school history, 2013 Senior Bowl participant, 2013 NFL Draft 7th Round Pick
Wide Receiver
First Team: Michael Campanaro
Career Stats: 229 receptions, 2506 receiving yards, 14 receiving touchdowns, 10.9 yards per catch, 35 kick returns, 828 kick return yards, 26 punt returns, 156 punt return yards, 1 punt return for touchdown
Career Accomplishments: Two-time second team All-ACC, sixth in ACC history in career receptions, first in career receptions in school history, fifth in single season receptions in school history, first in single game receptions (twice) in school history, third in career receiving yards in school history, tied for third in single game touchdown receptions in school history, 2014 NFL Draft 7th Round Pick
First Team: Greg Dortch
Career Stats: 142 receptions, 1800 receiving yards, 17 receiving touchdowns, 12.7 yards per catch, 36 kick returns, 773 kick return yards, 45 punt returns, 438 punt return yards, 2 punt returns for touchdowns
Career Accomplishments: 2018 Return Specialist All-American, 2018 First Team All-ACC All-Purpose Back, tied for school record for punt returns for touchdown in single game, tied ACC record for punt returns for touchdown in single game, school record with for consecutive 200-yard all-purpose games, school record for career all-purpose yards per game, school record for touchdown receptions in a single game (twice), school record for career touchdowns per game, second in school history in single season receptions, second in single season receiving yards, eighth in school history in career receiving touchdowns, tied for fourth in single season touchdown receptions in school history
First Team: Sage Surratt
Career Stats: 107 receptions, 1582 receiving yards, 15 receiving touchdowns, 14.8 yards per catch, 12 punt returns, 91 punt return yards
Career Accomplishments: 2019 First Team All-ACC, named as 2019 Fred Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist, 2019 ACC Receiver of the Week four out of first eight weeks of season, first player from a Power Five conference to accumulate 1000 receiving yards in 2019, tied for fifth in single season receiving yards in school history, third in single game receiving yards in school history, tied for ninth in career touchdown receptions in school history, tied for second in single season touchdown receptions in school history, tied for third in single game touchdown receptions in school history
Second Team: Chris Givens
Career Stats: 163 receptions, 2473 receiving yards, 21 receiving touchdowns, 15.2 yards per catch, 45 rushes, 238 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns, 40 kick returns, 773 kick return yards
Career Accomplishments: 2011 First Team All-ACC, named to 2011 Fred Biletnikoff Watchlist, first in single season receiving yards in school history, sixth in career receptions in school history, third in single season receptions in school history, fourth in career receiving yards in school history, sixth in single game receiving yards in school history, tied for third in career receiving touchdowns, tied for fourth in single season receiving touchdowns, second in single season 100 yard receiving games in school history, 2012 NFL Draft 4th Round Pick
Second Team: Alex Bachman
Career Stats: 82 receptions, 1162 receiving yards, 10 receiving touchdowns, 14.2 yards per catch, 7 kick returns, 123 kick return yards, 7 punt returns, 48 punt return yards
Second Team: Tabari Hines
Career Stats (only at Wake) : 123 receptions, 1496 receiving yards, 13 receiving touchdowns, 12.2 yards per catch, 28 punt returns, 88 punt return yards, 4 kick returns, 93 kick return yards
Career Accomplishments: Tied for third in single game touchdown receptions in school history
Honorable Mention: Scotty Washington
Career Stats: 110 receptions, 1676 receiving yards, 13 receiving touchdowns, 15.2 yards per catch
Honorable Mention: Cortez Lewis
Career Stats: 88 receptions, 1158 receiving yards, 5 receiving touchdowns, 13.2 yards per catch
Honorable Mention: Kendall Hinton
Note: Hinton would have definitely been higher on this list if he had played more than one season at receiver.
Career Stats: 79 receptions, 1062 receiving yards, 4 touchdown receptions, 13.4 yards per catch, 188 rushes, 881 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns, 12 punt returns, 91 punt return yards, 7 kick returns, 142 kick return yards
Career Accomplishments: One of only seven players in school history with 1000+ receiving yards in a single season, sixth in single season receptions in school history, seventh in single game receiving yards in school history
Tight End
First Team: Cam Serigne
Career Stats: 174 receptions, 2075 receiving yards, 21 receiving touchdowns, 11.9 yards per catch
Career Accomplishments: 2017 First Team All-ACC, 2018 East-West Shrine Game participant, ACC and school records for career receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns by a tight end, 2017 AP All-Bowl Team Tight End, fifth in career receptions in school history, eighth in career receiving yards in school history, tied for third in career receiving touchdowns in school history, tied for fourth in single season touchdown receptions in school history, tied for third in single game touchdown receptions in school history
Second Team: Jack Freudenthal
Career Stats: 50 receptions, 572 receiving yards, 10 receiving touchdowns, 11.4 receiving yards
Honorable Mention: Cameron Ford
Career Stats: 34 receptions, 347 receiving yards, 3 receiving touchdowns, 10.2 yards per reception
Left Tackle
First Team: Justin Herron
Second Team: Dennis Godfrey
Left Guard
First Team: Phil Haynes
Second Team: Joe Looney
Center
First Team: Ryan Anderson
Second Team: Garrick Williams
Right Guard
First Team: Patrick Osterhage
Second Team: Michael Hoag
Right Tackle
First Team: Jake Benzinger
Second Team: Doug Weaver
Defense
Defensive Line
First Team: Nikita Whitlock
Career Stats: 240 tackles, 129 solo tackles, 48 tackles for loss, 18.5 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery
Career Accomplishments: Two-time Second Team All-ACC, 2013 Bednarik Award watchlist, fifth in career sacks in school history, tied for seventh in single season sacks in school history
First Team: Duke Ejiofor
Career Stats: 133 tackles, 80 solo tackles, 43.5 tackles for loss, 23.5 sacks, 1 interception, 4 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries
Career Accomplishments: 2017 Second Team All-ACC, third in career sacks in school history, third in single season sacks in school history, 2018 NFL Draft 6th Round Pick
First Team: Carlos “Boogie” Basham Jr.
Career Stats: 145 tackles, 77 solo tackles, 31 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, 1 fumble recovery for touchdown
Career Accomplishments: 2019 First Team All-ACC, sixth in career sacks in school history, second in single season sacks in school history
First Team: Zach Thompson
Career Stats: 153 tackles, 75 solo tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 forced fumble
Second Team: Josh Banks
Career Stats: 107 tackles, 59 solo tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 interception return for touchdown, 3 forced fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries
Second Team: Wendell Dunn
Career Stats: 156 tackles, 84 solo tackles, 28.5 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, 5 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries
Second Team: Willie Yarbary
Career Stats: 116 tackles, 65 solo tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, 1 fumble recovery
Second Team: Zachary Allen
Career Stats: 130 tackles, 73 solo tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery
Linebackers
First Team: Marquel Lee
Career Stats: 291 tackles, 143 solo tackles, 41 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, 4 forced fumbles
Career Accomplishments: 2016 Second Team All-ACC, ninth in career sacks in school history, 2017 NFL Draft 5th Round Pick
First Team: Kyle Wilber
Career Stats: 195 tackles, 117 solo tackles, 35.5 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks, 6 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, 1 fumble recovery for touchdown
Career Accomplishments: 2011 Third Team All-ACC, tenth in career sacks in school history, 2012 NFL Draft 4th round pick
First Team: Brandon Chubb
Career Stats: 313 tackles, 170 solo tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 interception return for touchdown, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries
Career Accomplishments: 2015 First Team All-ACC, 2015 Pop Warner College Football Award Winner
Second Team: Justin Strnad
Career Stats: 244 tackles, 147 solo tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, 4 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery
Career Accomplishments: 2019 Chuck Bednarik Award watchlist, two-time Honorable Mention All-ACC
Second Team: Justin Jackson
Career Stats: 197 tackles, 112 solo tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, 1 interception, 1 interception return for touchdown, 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery
Second Team: Joey Ehrmann
Career Stats: 171 tackles, 99 solo tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles
Secondary
First Team: Kevin Johnson
Career Stats: 189 tackles, 123 solo tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions, 20 passes defended, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery
Career Accomplishments: Two-time Honorable Mention All-ACC, Senior Bowl Participant, 2015 First Round Draft Pick
First Team: Jessie Bates III
Career Stats: 177 tackles, 119 solo tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, 2 interceptions returned for touchdowns, 10 passes defended, 2 forced fumbles, 27 punt returns, 234 punt return yards, 1 punt return for touchdown
Career Accomplishments: 2016 Second Team All-ACC, 2017 Honorable Mention All-ACC, 2016 Consensus Freshman All-American, third in career interception return yards in school history, only punt return for touchdown in a bowl game in school history
First Team: Josh Bush
Career Stats: 134 tackles, 98 solo tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions, 8 passes defended, 1 fumble recovery
Career Accomplishments: 2011 First Team All-ACC, 2011 Third Team All-American, tied for fourth in single season interceptions in school history, 2012 NFL Draft 6th Round Pick
First Team: Ryan Janvion
Career Stats: 327 tackles, 182 solo tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 8 passes defended, 1 forced fumble, 3 fumble recoveries
Career Accomplishments: Tenth in career tackles in school history
Second Team: Merrill “Bud” Noel
Career Stats: 193 tackles, 142 solo tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, 8 interceptions, 29 passes defended, 4 fumble recoveries, 1 forced fumble, 13 kick returns, 233 kick return yards
Career Accomplishments: Consensus Freshman All-American, 2011 ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year, two-time Honorable Mention All-ACC
Second Team: Cameron Glenn
Career Stats: 269 tackles, 184 solo tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 11 passes defended, 4 forced fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries, 1 fumble recovered for touchdown
Career Accomplishments: 2018 Second Team All-ACC, tied for longest fumble recovery returned for touchdown in school history
Second Team: Essang Bassey
Career Stats: 227 tackles, 161 solo tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 5 interceptions, 1 interception return for touchdown, 45 passes defended, 1 forced fumble, 3 fumble recoveries, 1 fumble recovery for touchdown
Career Accomplishments: 2018 Second Team All-ACC, 2019 Third Team All-ACC, 2017 Honorable Mention All-ACC, 2019 Jim Thorpe Award Semifinalist
Second Team: Cyhl Quarles
Career Stats: 239 tackles, 142 solo tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 3 passes defended, 2 fumble recoveries
Special Teams
Kicker
First Team: Nick Sciba
Career Stats: 97/97 on extra points, 43/47 on field goals, 91.5% career field goal percentage, 226 points scored, 49 yard career long
Career Accomplishments: 2019 All-American, NCAA, ACC, and School Record for consecutive field goals made, fourth in career field goal makes in school history, first in single season field goal makes in school history, tied for first in single game field goal makes in school history, first in career field goal percentage in school history, first in single season field goal percentage in school history
Second Team: Mike Weaver
Career Stats: 123/128 on extra point attempts, 96.1% career extra point percentage, 68/89 on field goals, 76.4% career field goal percentage, 327 points scored, 50 yard career long
Career Accomplishments: 2016 First Team All-ACC, 2017 Second Team All-ACC, school record of most PATs attempted in a season, school record for most PATs made in a season, second in career field goals made in school history, third (twice) in single season field goals made in school history, second in career field goal percentage in school history, second in career field goals attempted in school history
Punter
First Team: Alexander Kinal
Career Stats: 337 punts, 14,084 punt yards, 41.8 yards per punt
Career Accomplishments: NCAA, ACC, and School Record for career punts, NCAA, ACC, and School Records for career punt yards, NCAA, ACC, and School Record for single season punts, NCAA, ACC, and School Record for single season punt yards, two-time Second Team All-ACC, fifth in career yards per punt in school history, eighth in single season yards per punt in school history, single game record for most 50+ yard punts in school history, single season record for most games with a 40+ yard average in school history
Second Team: Dom Maggio
Career Stats: 291 punts, 12,703 punt yards, 43.7 yards per punt
Career Accomplishments: 2019 Second Team All-ACC, third in career yards per punt in school history, second in season yards per punt in school history, second in career yards punting in school history, second in career punts in school history
Long Snapper
Dayton Diemel and Logan Feimster
There are no stats to measure long snappers by, but both of these players spent four years as the long snapper, and are recognized on this team for their contributions.
Did I miss anybody? Who would have made your list that didn't make mine? Comment below. Happy New Year and Go Deacs!!!