Demarcus Rankin
Demarcus Rankin
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent two seasons in the Wake Forest secondary. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against North Texas — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Wake Forest, 18 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
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 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 15 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 18 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
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.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Isaiah Taylor’s 2023 season.
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As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Bryce Sheppert's freshman season at Kent State (2022).
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