Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#27
Travon West
Redshirt junior defensive back on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Piedmont, SC · Wren
CFB Index 22 · #491 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Wake Forest for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1128 nationally · Signed with Wake Forest
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wake Forest in 2023.
Travon West
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four seasons at Wake Forest, two different head coaches: Dave Clawson and Jake Dickert. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Purdue, Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Wake Forest3-star out of Wren
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Wake Forest
Coaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning
2024Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced
2026Wake Forest2-0HC: Jake Dickert · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
22 · #491 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #491 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #66 of 75 ACC DBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 31 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 41 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–36
at Purdue
Game log
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 #63 · 2026 recruiting class #39
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Devin Lemear’s 2024 season.
84%match
Matches Devin on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyler Turner's junior season at Baylor (2025).
Matches Tyler on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Travon West
Background
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore) Appeared in all 13 games while making seven starts for the Demon Deacons… Recorded 31 total tackles with 13 solo efforts while adding two pass breakups… Totaled a career-high seven tackles against NC State (9/11). 2024 (Redshirt Freshman) Saw action in two games for the...
The secondary · Wake Forest
- #5Davaughn Patterson80 tackles · 2025
- #8Braylon Johnson38 tackles · 2025
- #27Travon West31 tackles · 2025
- #2Brian Blades26 tackles · 2025
- #22Myles Turpin24 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology