Davaughn Patterson
Davaughn Patterson
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Davaughn Patterson has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Wake Forest. The receipt on tape: 10 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Duke, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 80 | 35 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 9 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 74 | 28 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 163 | 66 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025
W 13–12
vs SMU
7 TOT · 4 SOLO · 0 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
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 #74 · 2026 recruiting class #39
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sanoussi Kane’s 2023 season.
Matches Sanoussi on
Differs from Sanoussi on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Chris Bracy's junior season at Memphis (2025).
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