#55
Wake Forest · 2026

Kadear Dembele

DLFreshman6' 2", 295 lbsWest Haven, CT
Wake Forest Demon Deacons6-1 · TDC #22
Snap share
31%
likely 17–39%
Tackles
8
2352nd of 5418 in FBS
Solo
4
Tackles for loss
4
245th of 2453 in FBS
Sacks
2
205th of 1213 in FBS
Interceptions
0

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

DefenseValueFBS rank
Havoc plays4498th / 2577
Tackles for loss4213th / 1914
Run stops51351st / 3270
Sacks2—
Pass breakups0—
Interceptions0—
Forced fumbles0—
Tackles7—

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsTklTFLSacksINTPDHavoc
2026 so farWake Forest#22 · 6-1531%842004
2025Wake Forest#57 · 9-435%40.50001

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Kadear Dembele's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Kadear Dembele's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.3 avg. game scoreBest: 7.2 at NC State (Week 6)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
Defense
WkOpponentResultGame scoreTklSoloTFLSacksHurPDINTTD
1AkronW 38–16—no stats recorded
2@PurdueW 38–367.0111100··
3MiamiL 20–334.5110000··
4@LouisvilleW 30–276.3111000··
5StanfordW 57–36.6300.50.500··
6@NC StateW 38–147.2211.50.500··
7@CaliforniaW 41–7—no stats recorded
2026 · 5 games6.3844200··

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles82352nd / 5418
Solo4—
Tackles for loss4245th / 2453
Sacks2205th / 1213
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameOpp. playsEst. snapsPlays madePenaltiesSnap share
Wk 2 · Purdue82~32 (12–50)1139%
Wk 3 · Miami66~31 (12–49)2·47%
Wk 4 · Louisville74~20 (8–32)1·27%
Wk 5 · Stanford67~33 (13–52)3·49%
Wk 6 · NC State63~34 (13–54)2·54%
Season490150 (85–193)9131%

Position Room

19 DLs on the Wake Forest roster, ordered by tkl

#PlayerPosClassTklTFLSacksINTPD
11Langston HardyDLSR37105.5—0
94Zach LohavichanDLSR267.52.5—0
10Gabe KirschkeDLSR2373—0
52Dallas AfalavaDLSR172111
97Matt HerronDLSR1421—0
55Kadear DembeleDLFR842—0
Tyler WaltonDL800—0
9Camden HardyDLSO610—0
20Kerrington LeeDLJR500—1
99Josiah PrattDLFR300—0
18D.J. JohnsonDLSO211—0
91Lucas Smalls-AllenDLFR200—0
90Sydir MitchellDLJR100—0
93Cade HollesDLFR100—1
Brandon SmileyDL100—0
48Ryan HarringtonDLFR—————
92Sefa SackeyDLFR—————
96Cooper LongDLFR—————
98Christian HarrisDLFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Wake Forest depth chart →