6′4″ · 230 lb · Syracuse, NY · West Genesee
Vincent Firenze
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Purdue — Week 2, 2026.
51 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 51 | 19 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Career | 51 | 19 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 7): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 20-33vs No. 5 Miami | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-27@ No. 16 Louisville | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 57-3vs Stanford | 8 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-14@ NC State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-7@ California | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 19 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 17 · W 41-7 at California, play by play
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 7 games with play by play.
How Wake Forest’s defense played that day
California’s 10 drives: 9 stopped · 1 scored.
8 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss on 3rd and 8. First quarter, up 7-0.
4 tackles.
6 tackles.
11 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
9 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Week 2 · 2026
W 38-36
at Purdue
1 tackle for loss · 11 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Edged out Purdue on the road in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -23 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
6%3 pass breakups51 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 7.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
47.9%
216 pass / 235 run
Plays / game
64.4
7 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
245 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
51 tackles in 7 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
