Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 20-33vs Miami | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#5
Davaughn Patterson
Redshirt junior defensive back on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 217 lb · Jacksonville, FL · Edward H White
CFB Index 59 · #138 of 364 cornersLow confidence
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.
How he projects
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Grades highest in play recognition and speed.
The full scouting readRecruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1232 nationally · Signed with Wake Forest
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Redshirt junior defensive back on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wake Forest in 2023.
Davaughn Patterson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Davaughn Patterson has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Wake Forest. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 10 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Purdue, Week 2, 2026.
20 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20233 games
- Signed with Wake Forest3-star out of Ed White
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Wake Forest
Coaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 20 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 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 | 183 | 71 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Davaughn Patterson's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–36
at Purdue
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 pass breakup, +8 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning
2024Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced
2026Wake Forest2-1HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: passes defended (92nd percentile). Strength: tackles (82nd percentile). Concern: solo tackles (21st 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.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
20tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL20 tackles · 0 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 10.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
55.1%
108 pass / 88 run
Plays / game
65.3
3 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
121 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #25 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.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Larry Hope’s 2016 season.
Matches Larry on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kamari Ramsey's senior season at USC (2025).
86%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Kamari on
Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Davaughn Patterson
Background
Career Accolades 2026 Athlon Sports Preseason Third Team All-ACC 2026 Phil Steele Preseason Fourth Team All-ACC 2025 All-ACC Honorable Mention 2025 Athlon Preseason All-ACC 2025 (Redshirt Sophomore) Played in all 12 games… Made 78 total tackles, four TFLs, nine pass breakups and forced a…
The secondary · Wake Forest
- #5Davaughn Patterson80 tackles · 2025
- #8Braylon Johnson38 tackles · 2025
- #27Travon West31 tackles · 2025
- #2Brian Blades26 tackles · 2025
- #22Myles Turpin24 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