Robby Ashford
Buzz vs Tape
Attention percentile: 25th · Production percentile: 45th
His production sits in the 45th percentile among qualified QBs this season, well ahead of 25th-percentile attention — a gap of 20 points between tape and volume.
Also worth knowing:
Robby Ashford
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. Robby Ashford has played for four head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The receipt: 342 pass yds, 44 rush yds against Duke — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
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
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 191 | 322 | 59.3% | 2,472 | 7.7 | 12 | 8 | 131.1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 23 | 32 | 71.9% | 324 | 10.1 | 2 | 0 | 177.6 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Auburn | 14 | 27 | 51.9% | 145 | 5.4 | 2 | 2 | 106.6 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Auburn | 123 | 250 | 49.2% | 1,613 | 6.5 | 7 | 7 | 107.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 351 | 631 | 55.6% | 4,554 | 7.2 | 23 | 17 | 122.9 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 130 | 554 | 4.3 | 9 | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 41 | 227 | 5.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Auburn | 46 | 217 | 4.7 | 5 | -- |
| 2022 | Auburn | 153 | 710 | 4.6 | 7 | -- |
| Career | 370 | 1,708 | 4.6 | 23 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025
W 13–12
vs SMU
33 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 26.4 · -5 rush yds (2 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · 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
Scrambler
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bryson Barnes’s 2025 season.
Matches Bryson on
Differs from Bryson on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Zach Smith’s path through Tulsa.
Zach Smith
Matches Zach on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Brennan Armstrong's senior season at NC State (2023).
Matches Brennan on
Differs from Brennan on
Player DNA
Players who play like Robby Ashford
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #59
Peaked at #59 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2022–2025+53%
Up 53% from first season to most-recent.