Rushuan Tongue
Rushuan Tongue
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three seasons at Wake Forest, two different head coaches: Dave Clawson and Jake Dickert. The receipt: 3 tackles against Kennesaw State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
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
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 34 | 25 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 39 | 28 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Wake Forest
Returning around him
- 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
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Brenyen Scott’s 2023 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ashton Williams's sophomore season at Tulsa (2025).
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