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Alec Marenco

LB · Wake Forest · Sr.

Returning to Wake Forest for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Alec Marenco

LB · Wake Forest · Sr

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2129 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

2 coaches
2021
Wake Forest
2022
Wake Forest
2023
Wake Forest
2025
Wake Forest
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021New Mexico3-9HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2022New Mexico2-10HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023New Mexico4-8HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-leaning
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Wake Forest420.00.0------
2023New Mexico64333.50.53----
2022New Mexico26140.50.0------
2021New Mexico420.00.0------
Career98514.00.53----

How he plays

Play style

Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Wake Forest

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Linebacker · Wake Forest

Returning around him

  • 26% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 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 #74 · 2026 recruiting class #39

DNA match

Player DNA

Coverage 'Backer

Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.

LB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Riko Jeffers’s 2021 season.

Riko Jeffers

82%match

Texas Tech · 2021

#2

Kameron Arnold

Boston College · 2021

78%
#3

Malachi Langley

Fresno State · 2022

78%
#4

Max Tooley

BYU · 2021

77%
#5

Ryan Smenda Jr.

Wake Forest · 2021

77%

Matches Riko on

Sack rate
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Cam Burden's junior season at Charlotte (2024).

Cam Burden

86%match

Charlotte · 2024

#2

Geoff Cantin-Arku

Memphis · 2022

85%
#3

Taniela Latu

San José State · 2025

85%
#4

Quinn Perry

Colorado · 2022

84%
#5

Christian Fuhrman

Northern Illinois · 2024

84%

Matches Cam on

TFL rate
PD rate
Weight

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #9129

Final rank
#9129
Avg #9426.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #9129 this season.