Tate Carney
Tate Carney
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Tate Carney has been at Wake Forest through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt on tape: 9 rush yds against Western Carolina, Week 2, 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
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 82 | 335 | 4.1 | 6 | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 49 | 244 | 5.0 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 132 | 588 | 4.5 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 9 | 113 | 12.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 148 | 12.3 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025
W 13–12
vs SMU
1 NO · 26 YDS · 26 AVG
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
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · 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
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Ronald Awatt’s 2020 season.
Matches Ronald on
Differs from Ronald on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Joshua Samuel’s path through Austin Peay.
Joshua Samuel
Garrett Groshek
Narii Gaither
Matches Joshua on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to CJ Verdell's sophomore season at Oregon (2021).
Matches CJ on
Differs from CJ on
Player DNA
Players who play like Tate Carney
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2023–2025-96%
Sharp dropoff (-96%) — career inflection point.