#7

Nuer Gatkuoth

DL · Wake Forest · Jr. · #7

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

Nuer Gatkuoth

DL · Wake Forest · Jr · #7

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches
2023
Wake Forest
2024
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

2023Colorado State5-7HC: Jay Norvell · Pass-leaning
2024Colorado State8-5HC: Jay Norvell · Run-leaning
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Wake Forest39178.56.0--1--
2024Colorado State1463.00.0------
2023Colorado State54187.51.521--
Career1074119.07.522--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025

W 13–12

vs SMU

1 TOT  ·  0 TFL  ·  2 QB HUR

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Wake Forest

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · 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

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Joshua Josephs’s 2023 season.

Tennessee · 2023

NFL Rd 5
#2

Xavier Holmes

James Madison · 2025

85%
#3

Owen Porter

Marshall · 2022

All-Sun Belt
84%
#4

Koby Cumberlander

Marshall · 2022

82%
#5

Byron Young

Tennessee · 2021

81%

Matches Joshua on

Weight
Height
Sack rate

Differs from Joshua on

Hurry rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Grant Lyons's junior season at Miami (OH) (2025).

Grant Lyons

88%match

Miami (OH) · 2025

#2

Adam Trick

Miami (OH) · 2025

All-MAC
88%
#3

Trey White

San Diego State · 2025

All-Mountain West
82%
#4

Emar'Rion Winston

Baylor · 2025

78%
#5

Will McDonald

Iowa State · 2022

77%

Matches Grant on

Class year
Weight
TFL rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #4519

Final rank
#4519
Avg #4644.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #4519 this season.