Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 8 | 129th / 2758 |
| Tackles for loss | 5 | 204th / 2112 |
| Run stops | 13 | 503rd / 3422 |
| Sacks | 1 | — |
| Pass breakups | 3 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 41 | — |
Where Firenze's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
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.
Vincent Firenze'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
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 54 | 152nd / 5664 |
| Solo | 21 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 4 | 366th / 2634 |
| Sacks | 1 | 620th / 1383 |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 3 | 237th / 1772 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
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
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Akron | 68 | ~60 (30–68) | 8 | 88% |
| Wk 2 · Purdue | 82 | ~82 (42–82) | 11 | 100% |
| Wk 3 · Miami | 66 | ~60 (30–66) | 7 | 91% |
| Wk 4 · Louisville | 74 | ~33 (3–60) | 4 | 45% |
| Wk 5 · Stanford | 67 | ~64 (33–67) | 8 | 96% |
| Wk 6 · NC State | 63 | ~62 (31–63) | 8 | 98% |
| Wk 7 · California | 70 | ~60 (30–70) | 6 | 86% |
| Wk 9 · Virginia | 64 | ~32 (3–58) | 3 | 50% |
| Season | 554 | 453 (380–544) | 55 | 82% |
11 LBs on the Wake Forest roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Vincent Firenze | LB | JR | 54 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 21 | Aiden Hall | LB | SR | 48 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 43 | Frank Cusano | LB | SO | 45 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 46 | Deuce Dyce | LB | FR | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Whittman Whaley | LB | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 7 | Buom Jock | LB | JR | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 44 | Monroe Partin | LB | FR | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 30 | Jerron Blackwell | LB | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 32 | Joel Lowenberg | LB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 12 | Tylan McNichols | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Isaac Nelson | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →