#26
Wake Forest · 2026

Freddie Gillens

DBFreshman6' 0", 180 lbsColumbia, SC
Wake Forest Demon Deacons7-1 · TDC #14
Snap share
23%
likely 16–25%
Tackles
9
2481st of 5664 in FBS
Solo
8
Tackles for loss
0
Sacks
0
Interceptions
0

Charting

Where Gillens's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Passes defended
1
1 broken up · 0 intercepted
QB hurries
0
as the play text names the rusher
Tackles after a catch
8
3.8 yds per catch on those
YAC on those catches
1.2
yds after the catch before his tackle
Coverage plays
9
PBUs + INTs + tackles after a catch

The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsTklTFLSacksINTPDHavoc
2026 so farWake Forest#14 · 7-1323%90001—
2025Wake Forest#57 · 9-411%10000—

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Freddie Gillens's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Freddie Gillens's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.7 avg. game scoreBest: 6.1 at California (Week 7)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Defense
WkOpponentResultGame scoreTklSoloTFLSacksHurPDINTTD
1AkronW 38–16—no stats recorded
2@PurdueW 38–36—no stats recorded
3MiamiL 20–33—no stats recorded
4@LouisvilleW 30–27—no stats recorded
5StanfordW 57–35.9210001··
6@NC StateW 38–14—no stats recorded
7@CaliforniaW 41–76.1550000··
9VirginiaW 51–75.0220000··
2026 · 3 games5.7980001··

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles92481st / 5664
Solo8—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended1898th / 1772
Defensive TD0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameOpp. playsEst. snapsPlays madePenaltiesSnap share
Wk 5 · Stanford67~44 (18–47)3·66%
Wk 7 · California70~63 (25–67)4·90%
Wk 9 · Virginia64~22 (0–36)2134%
Season554129 (89–140)9123%

Position Room

22 DBs on the Wake Forest roster, ordered by tkl

#PlayerPosClassTklTFLSacksINTPD
8Braylon JohnsonDBJR471114
5Davaughn PattersonDBJR430.50—2
2Deuce Blades IIDBSR3200—4
Rushuan TongueDB290.50—2
Ashaad WilliamsDB2500—0
Myles TurpinDB251.50—2
38Somad EaddyDBFR201012
24Micah BrightDBFR1100—0
26Freddie GillensDBFR900—1
Travon WestDB900—0
Zamari StevensonDB500—0
35Koredell BartleyDBSO200—0
4Sascha GarciaDBSO100—0
15Devin CookDBSO100—0
25Joshua PattersonDBFR100—1
Kalil TownesDB100—0
3Bernard CauseyDBSO—————
28AJ MarksDBFR—————
29Jake RyanDBSO—————
34Micheal AhouaDBFR—————
36Seth CarethersDBFR—————
39Mahamadou SibyDBFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Wake Forest depth chart →