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Record-Setting Nine Demon Deacons Named to 2025 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
4/9/2025 10:34:00 AM | Football
This is the largest class in program history and brings the Wake Forest Hampshire Honor Society total to 48 since its inception in 2007.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest football players Hank Bachmeier, Capone Blue, DeVonte Gordon, Cameron Hite, Zach Igwebe, Michael Kern, Ivan Mora, Taylor Morin and Kevin Pointer Jr. were named as Hampshire Honor Society members, as announced by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Wednesday.
With nine new Demon Deacons being honored this year, it marks the largest class since the inception of the society in 2007. The 2024 and 2022 classes both had seven honoree while the 2023 class had six.
Honorees are comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers. Newly inducted members of the society must have completed their final year of eligibility in 2024 while being a starter or significant contributor throughout the 2024 season.
Wake Forest now has 48 honorees to the prestigious society since its inception in 2007. Additionally, Wake Forest is one of three ACC schools to have at least one honoree since 2015.
Wake Forest Football Overview
Under the leadership of head coach Jake Dickert, the Wake Forest football program is ready to enter a new era heading into the 2025 season.
The Demon Deacons will look to build on previous success and that starts by "Protecting The Forest" and winning at home inside Allegacy Stadium. Since the start of the 2019 season, Wake Forest's 24 home victories ranks tied for seventh in the ACC during that span.
That standard will look to be upheld and more under Coach Dickert as he leads the program behind the core value, Deliver Your B.E.S.T.
Coach Dickert was a stabilizing force for the Washington State program in 2021 and turned it into one of the best programs on the west coast during his time in Pullman. He spent the final five games of the 2021 season as acting head coach, leading Washington State to a 3-2 record, earning a trip to the Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl. The Apple Cup win in 2021 snapped a seven-game skid to Washington and was the Cougar's largest margin of victory in series history. Additionally, he helped the program navigate PAC-12 turmoil in 2024, helping guide the team to 8-4 season.
Coach Dickert has had a winning record and gone to a bowl three times during his time as a head coach. His teams started the 2024 season with a record of 8-1 and the 2023 season 4-0 while also beating three ranked teams in 2022 and 2023 and beat rival Washington multiple times.
During his time on the Palouse, he trained 2024 Heisman Finalist Cam Ward and 2024 Manning Finalist John Mateer. He also has had seven players drafted to the NFL in the last three years alone. With Dickert and Mateer this season, Washington State had the No. 11 scoring offense in the country in 2024, scoring nearly 37 points per game.
That identification of talent continued into his first offseason as the Wake Forest head coach, signing a top-30 transfer class in the country. Redshirt senior offensive lineman Fa'alili Fa'amoe, redshirt senior offensive lineman Devin Kylany, redshirt sophomore defensive back Sascha Garcia, redshirt junior defensive lineman Gabe Kirschke and junior wide receiver Carlos Hernandez bolster an impact class.
In total, Wake Forest added 17,703 career snaps across 30 incoming midyear transfers who will integrate into the team for winter workouts and spring practice.
Those additions will play alongside a key group of high level talent that returns from the 2024 team, highlighted by All-American running back Demond Claiborne. The senior is the ACC's second leading returner rusher in the ACC with 1,049 yards and also the ACC's second leading returner in all-purpose yards with 1,579 yards. Last season, he ranked 11th nationally with 131.7 all-purpose yards per game.
On the defensive side of the ball, the Deacs return multi-year starters and rising stars in redshirt senior defensive back Nick Andersen, redshirt senior linebacker Dylan Hazen and redshirt sophomore defensive back Davaughn Patterson.
Andersen is one of 10 returning players in FBS to have 120 or more tackles in 2024. He led the ACC with 122 total tackles in 2024 which was also the most by a Wake Forest player since Marquis Hopkins in 2001 (125 tackles).
Hazen and Patterson both started all 12 games in the front seven for Wake Forest last season and both recorded over 74 tackles for the Demon Deacons in 2024.
Wake Forest Hampshire Honors Society Members:
Hank Bachmeier - 2025
Capone Blue - 2025
DeVonte Gordon - 2025
Cameron Hite - 2025
Zach Igwebe - 2025
Michael Kern - 2025
Ivan Mora - 2025
Taylor Morin - 2025
Kevin Pointer Jr. - 2025
Max Miller - 2024
Ivan Mora - 2024
Isaiah Chaney - 2024
Taylor Morin - 2024
Michael Kern - 2024
Michael Jurgens - 2024
Chase Jones - 2024
Jarrett Brown - 2023
Michael Jurgens - 2023
Chase Jones - 2023
Michael Kern - 2023
Kobie Turner - 2023
Isaiah Wingfield - 2023
Miles Fox - 2022
Luke Masterson - 2022
Traveon Redd - 2022
Donald Stewart - 2022
Zach Tom - 2022
Luiji Vilian - 2022
Terrance Davis - 2022
Keegan Good - 2021
Cade Carney – 2020
Dayton Diemel – 2020
Dom Maggio – 2020
Darren Ford – 2019
Cam Serigne – 2018
A'lique Terry – 2018
John Wolford – 2018
Ryan Janvion – 2017
Ali Lamot – 2017
Josh Okonye – 2017
Hunter Williams – 2016
Jordan Garside – 2015
Gabe Irby – 2013
Michael Hoag – 2012
Ben Wooster – 2010
Louis Frazier – 2008
Zac Selmon – 2008
Jeremy Thompson – 2008
With nine new Demon Deacons being honored this year, it marks the largest class since the inception of the society in 2007. The 2024 and 2022 classes both had seven honoree while the 2023 class had six.
Honorees are comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers. Newly inducted members of the society must have completed their final year of eligibility in 2024 while being a starter or significant contributor throughout the 2024 season.
Wake Forest now has 48 honorees to the prestigious society since its inception in 2007. Additionally, Wake Forest is one of three ACC schools to have at least one honoree since 2015.
Wake Forest Football Overview
Under the leadership of head coach Jake Dickert, the Wake Forest football program is ready to enter a new era heading into the 2025 season.
The Demon Deacons will look to build on previous success and that starts by "Protecting The Forest" and winning at home inside Allegacy Stadium. Since the start of the 2019 season, Wake Forest's 24 home victories ranks tied for seventh in the ACC during that span.
That standard will look to be upheld and more under Coach Dickert as he leads the program behind the core value, Deliver Your B.E.S.T.
Coach Dickert was a stabilizing force for the Washington State program in 2021 and turned it into one of the best programs on the west coast during his time in Pullman. He spent the final five games of the 2021 season as acting head coach, leading Washington State to a 3-2 record, earning a trip to the Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl. The Apple Cup win in 2021 snapped a seven-game skid to Washington and was the Cougar's largest margin of victory in series history. Additionally, he helped the program navigate PAC-12 turmoil in 2024, helping guide the team to 8-4 season.
Coach Dickert has had a winning record and gone to a bowl three times during his time as a head coach. His teams started the 2024 season with a record of 8-1 and the 2023 season 4-0 while also beating three ranked teams in 2022 and 2023 and beat rival Washington multiple times.
During his time on the Palouse, he trained 2024 Heisman Finalist Cam Ward and 2024 Manning Finalist John Mateer. He also has had seven players drafted to the NFL in the last three years alone. With Dickert and Mateer this season, Washington State had the No. 11 scoring offense in the country in 2024, scoring nearly 37 points per game.
That identification of talent continued into his first offseason as the Wake Forest head coach, signing a top-30 transfer class in the country. Redshirt senior offensive lineman Fa'alili Fa'amoe, redshirt senior offensive lineman Devin Kylany, redshirt sophomore defensive back Sascha Garcia, redshirt junior defensive lineman Gabe Kirschke and junior wide receiver Carlos Hernandez bolster an impact class.
In total, Wake Forest added 17,703 career snaps across 30 incoming midyear transfers who will integrate into the team for winter workouts and spring practice.
Those additions will play alongside a key group of high level talent that returns from the 2024 team, highlighted by All-American running back Demond Claiborne. The senior is the ACC's second leading returner rusher in the ACC with 1,049 yards and also the ACC's second leading returner in all-purpose yards with 1,579 yards. Last season, he ranked 11th nationally with 131.7 all-purpose yards per game.
On the defensive side of the ball, the Deacs return multi-year starters and rising stars in redshirt senior defensive back Nick Andersen, redshirt senior linebacker Dylan Hazen and redshirt sophomore defensive back Davaughn Patterson.
Andersen is one of 10 returning players in FBS to have 120 or more tackles in 2024. He led the ACC with 122 total tackles in 2024 which was also the most by a Wake Forest player since Marquis Hopkins in 2001 (125 tackles).
Hazen and Patterson both started all 12 games in the front seven for Wake Forest last season and both recorded over 74 tackles for the Demon Deacons in 2024.
Wake Forest Hampshire Honors Society Members:
Hank Bachmeier - 2025
Capone Blue - 2025
DeVonte Gordon - 2025
Cameron Hite - 2025
Zach Igwebe - 2025
Michael Kern - 2025
Ivan Mora - 2025
Taylor Morin - 2025
Kevin Pointer Jr. - 2025
Max Miller - 2024
Ivan Mora - 2024
Isaiah Chaney - 2024
Taylor Morin - 2024
Michael Kern - 2024
Michael Jurgens - 2024
Chase Jones - 2024
Jarrett Brown - 2023
Michael Jurgens - 2023
Chase Jones - 2023
Michael Kern - 2023
Kobie Turner - 2023
Isaiah Wingfield - 2023
Miles Fox - 2022
Luke Masterson - 2022
Traveon Redd - 2022
Donald Stewart - 2022
Zach Tom - 2022
Luiji Vilian - 2022
Terrance Davis - 2022
Keegan Good - 2021
Cade Carney – 2020
Dayton Diemel – 2020
Dom Maggio – 2020
Darren Ford – 2019
Cam Serigne – 2018
A'lique Terry – 2018
John Wolford – 2018
Ryan Janvion – 2017
Ali Lamot – 2017
Josh Okonye – 2017
Hunter Williams – 2016
Jordan Garside – 2015
Gabe Irby – 2013
Michael Hoag – 2012
Ben Wooster – 2010
Louis Frazier – 2008
Zac Selmon – 2008
Jeremy Thompson – 2008
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