Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-33vs Miami | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#17
Zamari Stevenson
Senior defensive back on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Statesville, NC · Statesville
CFB Index 25 · #476 of 544 safetiesLow confidence
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. 951 nationally · Signed with Wake Forest
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back on Wake Forest's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wake Forest in 2022.
Zamari Stevenson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Zamari Stevenson has been at Wake Forest through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Miami, Week 3, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Wake Forest3-star out of Statesville
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 18 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 29 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 51 | 31 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Zamari Stevenson's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–36
at Purdue
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Wake Forest8-5HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced
2024Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced
2026Wake Forest2-1HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
55.1%
108 pass / 88 run
Plays / game
65.3
3 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
121 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
25 · #476 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #476 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #64 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.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
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 Brandon Johnson’s 2021 season.
Matches Brandon on
Height
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Geimere Latimer's junior season at Wisconsin (2025).
90%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Geimere on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Zamari Stevenson
Background
Career Accolades 2025 Allstate Wuerffel Preseason Watch List 2025 (Redshirt Junior) Played in all 13 games… Snared one interception and made 18 total tackles from his slot position… Made three tackles and recorded his second career interception in the win over Western Carolina (9/6) … Ranked by…
The secondary · Wake Forest
- #5Davaughn Patterson80 tackles · 2025
- #8Braylon Johnson38 tackles · 2025
- #27Travon West31 tackles · 2025
- #2Brian Blades26 tackles · 2025
- #17Zamari Stevenson18 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