#5

Ryan Smenda Jr.

LB · Wake Forest · Sr. · #5

Wake Forest 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Ryan Smenda Jr.

LB · Wake Forest · Sr · #5

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Wake Forest
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Wake Forest11-3HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Wake Forest8-5HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Wake Forest106365.00.03----
2021Wake Forest83434.50.02----
Career189799.50.05----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2022

W 45–25

at Vanderbilt

1 QB HUR  ·  1 SOLO  ·  7 TOT

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Bumper Pool’s 2022 season.

Bumper Pool

76%match

Arkansas · 2022

All-SEC
#2

Jackson Mitchell

UConn · 2021

75%
#3

Cal Haladay

Michigan State · 2021

75%
#4

Bumper Pool

Arkansas · 2021

72%
#5

Jett Johnson

Mississippi State · 2022

72%

Matches Bumper on

Weight
Hurry rate
Sack rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jett Johnson's junior season at Mississippi State (2022).

Jett Johnson

79%match

Mississippi State · 2022

#2

Chase Wilson

Colorado State · 2024

All-Mountain West
78%
#3

Dallas Gant

Toledo · 2022

All-MAC
77%
#4

Bumper Pool

Arkansas · 2022

All-SEC
77%
#5

Luke Murphy

Eastern Michigan · 2024

76%

Matches Jett on

Weight
TFL rate
Sack rate

Differs from Jett on

Hurry rate (higher)