Wake Forest Athletics
2026 Football Roster

Jersey Number 95
Brandon Smiley
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 306
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Durham, NC
- High School:
- Riverside
2025 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in three games for the Demon Deacons… Made his Wake Forest debut and recorded a tackle in the win over Western Carolina (9/6) … Finished the season with two total tackles.
Prior to Wake Forest
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in 11 games with one start during the 2024 season for the Phoenix… Recorded 17 tackles with 1.5 tackles-for-loss… Notched three tackles against Duke, New Hampshire, and in his only start of the season against Campbell.
Prior to Elon
2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in five games during the 2023 season for the Catamounts… Totaled seven tackles with 0.5 sacks… Recorded two tackles against Arkansas… Added a season-high three tackles, including half-a-sack, against Charleston Southern… Tallied two additional tackles against ETSU.
2022 (Freshman)
Appeared in four games during the 2022 season for the Catamounts… Recorded nine tackles with three solo efforts during his freshman campaign… Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener against Charleston Southern… Notched his first career tackle against Mercer, ending the game with two assisted tackles… Recorded a career-high seven tackles against Furman including a career-best three solo efforts… Redshirted.
High School
Played high school football at Riverside High School before finishing at Palmetto Prep for the 2021 season… Recorded 58 tackles including 36 solo efforts during his final season at Riverside… Named a team captain and All-Conference player in 2019.
Personal
Son of Selena and Spencer Smiley
Played in three games for the Demon Deacons… Made his Wake Forest debut and recorded a tackle in the win over Western Carolina (9/6) … Finished the season with two total tackles.
Prior to Wake Forest
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in 11 games with one start during the 2024 season for the Phoenix… Recorded 17 tackles with 1.5 tackles-for-loss… Notched three tackles against Duke, New Hampshire, and in his only start of the season against Campbell.
Prior to Elon
2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in five games during the 2023 season for the Catamounts… Totaled seven tackles with 0.5 sacks… Recorded two tackles against Arkansas… Added a season-high three tackles, including half-a-sack, against Charleston Southern… Tallied two additional tackles against ETSU.
2022 (Freshman)
Appeared in four games during the 2022 season for the Catamounts… Recorded nine tackles with three solo efforts during his freshman campaign… Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener against Charleston Southern… Notched his first career tackle against Mercer, ending the game with two assisted tackles… Recorded a career-high seven tackles against Furman including a career-best three solo efforts… Redshirted.
High School
Played high school football at Riverside High School before finishing at Palmetto Prep for the 2021 season… Recorded 58 tackles including 36 solo efforts during his final season at Riverside… Named a team captain and All-Conference player in 2019.
Personal
Son of Selena and Spencer Smiley
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