Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Four seasons at Wake Forest, two different head coaches: Dave Clawson and Jake Dickert. He has been named All-ACC two seasons running, most recently in 2025. The receipt on tape: 193 rush yds, 3 rush TD against Western Carolina, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Wake Forest, 2,596 rushing yards — drafted at #198 overall by Minnesota.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-ACC
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Minnesota2026 NFL rookie season
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 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-ACC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 179 | 905 | 5.1 | 10 | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 228 | 1,048 | 4.6 | 11 | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 137 | 586 | 4.3 | 5 | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 14 | 57 | 4.1 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 558 | 2,596 | 4.7 | 26 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 28 | 140 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 23 | 254 | 11.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 55 | 424 | 7.7 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025
W 13–12
vs SMU
73 rush yds (23 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Omiri Wiggins’s 2025 season.
Matches Omiri on
Differs from Omiri on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Garrett Groshek’s path through Wisconsin.
Matches Garrett on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Zuberi Mobley's senior season at Florida Atlantic (2024).
Matches Zuberi on
Differs from Zuberi on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #234
Peaked at #234 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2025+1488%
Up 1488% from first season to most-recent.