Wayne E McGahee III

Tallahassee Democrat

The Wake Forest defense is having a very good year when it comes to getting after the ball carrier and quarterback.

Nationally, the Demon Deacons are ranked 26th in tackles for loss, and 16th in sacks.

A big reason for that is Wake Forest defensive lineman Duke Ejiofor. Ejiofor has been a nightmare for opposing offenses to deal with this season.

Ejiofor is in the Top-5 nationally in tackles for loss with 10 and sacks with 6.5. He has recorded at least one sack in five of the six games he has played this season. He has also forced two fumbles.

Eight different players have registered at least a partial sack, and five of those defenders have more than one.

Linebacker Marquel Lee is also standing out in tackles for loss. His nine tackles for loss is tied for 10th in the nation. He also has three sacks.

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Note: *Any category with an asterisk next to it indicates that garbage time stats (when a team is winning or losing by 15 or more) have been removed.

The F/+ rankings are compiled combining the advanced metrics from the FEI and S&P+ rankings.

The S&P+ rankings were created by Bill Connelly using advanced statistics from efficiency, field position, explosiveness, and finishing drives.