#6
Wake Forest · 2026

Steele Pizzella

QBFreshman5' 11", 185 lbsSimi Valley, CA
Wake Forest Demon Deacons7-1 · TDC #14
Snap share
9%
45 of 529 snaps
Rush yards
52
670th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.3
Rush TD
1
411th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
1
1711th of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.56
21 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

21 plays · +11.7 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.56
Passing+0.56
Rushing+0.56
1st down+0.77
2nd down+0.53
3rd down+0.26
Standard downs+1.19
Passing downs+0.17
PizzellaQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays6%
Pass plays6%
Run plays7%
1st down3%
2nd down7%
3rd down12%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs13%
PizzellaQB average

Career

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

SeasonTeamGSnaps
2026 so farWake Forest#14 · 7-159%
2025Wake Forest#57 · 9-411%

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

Game Log

Steele Pizzella'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

PassingRushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1AkronW 38–161333.362.0001-7-7.000·····
2@PurdueW 38–36no stats recorded
3MiamiL 20–33············144.004
4@LouisvilleW 30–27no stats recorded
5StanfordW 57–32366.75719.0004215.3110·····
6@NC StateW 38–14no stats recorded
7@CaliforniaW 41–733100.0227.3004153.806·····
9VirginiaW 51–7·······3237.7011·····
2026 · 5 games6966.7859.40012524.3111144.004

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions6—
Attempts9—
Completion %66.7%—
Yards85248th / 276
Yards / att.9.4—
Touchdowns0239th / 276
Interceptions0—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries12—
Yards52670th / 1519
Yards / carry4.3—
Touchdowns1411th / 683
Long11—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11711th / 2089
Yards41973rd / 2074
Yards / catch4—
Touchdowns0—
Long4—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles2—
Lost0—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Akron677410%
Wk 3 · Miami63·10%
Wk 5 · Stanford6611717%
Wk 7 · California6213721%
Wk 9 · Virginia7214319%
Season52945229%

Position Room

5 QBs on the Wake Forest roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
3Gio LopezQBJR2282176181+0.56
6Steele PizzellaQBFR98500+0.56
13Billy JohnsonQBJR—————
15Gannon JonesQBFR—————
17Grant LawlessQBFR—————

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 12+ plays per team game. Wake Forest depth chart →