Carlos Basham Jr.

Height:
6-5
Weight:
260
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Roanoke, VA
High School:
Northside

Awards

2020 Senior CLASS Award Candidate
2020 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
2020 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
2020 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List
2019-20 Arnold Palmer Award Winner

2020 (Redshirt Senior)
Had the longest active streak in the country of 23 consecutive games with a tackle for loss end against Syracuse (10/31). He was the only player in the country to have a streak in double digits when the streak ended...Heads into the seventh game of the season ranked 10th in the nation with 39 sack yards on his 5.0 sacks on the season...Posted a career-high tying nine tackles against No. 19 Virginia Tech to go along with a sack, tackle for loss and forced fumble...Recorded a sack against Trevor Lawrence of Clemson on the opening drive of the season for 16 yards...Recorded at least one sack in 13 of his last 16 games played including one in all five games in 2020...Named as a preseason second team All-American by the Walter Camp Foundation...Earned preseason second team All-American by the Sporting News...Honored as a preseason second team All-American honoree by Athlon Sports...Earned preseason second team All-America status by Lindy's Sports...Listed as a preseason second team All-American by Street & Smith...Placed on Phil Steele preseason third team All-America Team...Listed on Athlon Sports' Early Top-50 Players for 2020 at No. 40...Pro Football Focus' Top 25 prospects for the 2021 NFL Draft who chose to return...Named preseason first team All-ACC honoree by Athlon Sports and Street & Smith...Honored as a preseason second team All-ACC honoree by Lindy's Sports and Phil Steele...112 quarterback pressures over his sophomore and junior campaign, most of any returning D-I player.

2019 (Redshirt Junior)
Enters his senior season with 31 career tackles for loss and 15.5 career sacks, which ranks sixth in program history … Returns after earning first team All-ACC honors at defensive end in 2019 ... Named second team All-ACC by Phil Steele ... Team leader with 11.0 sacks and 18.0 tackles for loss ... The 11.0 sacks are the second-most ever in a season by a Deacon and the most since 1992 ... Second in the ACC in sacks with 11 and in sacks per game at 0.85 ... Second in the ACC in tackles for loss with 18.0, which ranks eight in Wake Forest history ... Ranked 15th in the nation in sacks per game and 16th in tackles for loss ... Finished the season with 61 quarterback pressures, the most by any 2021 draft eligible player...Tied for second in the ACC with three fumbles forced ... Named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week following the North Carolina game in which he had five tackles, 2.5 sacks and a hurry ... Had a strip sack that led to a fumble recovery and an early touchdown at Rice (9/6) ... Finished the game second on the team with seven tackles while adding a pass break-up and a hurry ... Named to the Pro Football Focus ACC Team of the Week following the Rice game ... Recorded three tackles for loss vs. Louisville (10/12) while totaling seven tackles, tying a season high ... Tallied six tackles, two hurries and a pass break-up vs. Syracuse to earn recognition on the PFF College Team of the Week ... Started all 13 games as a redshirt junior ... Totaled 900 plays over the course of the season including a season-high 99 snaps at Syracuse ... Received his third varsity letter.

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Finished fourth on the team in tackles as a redshirt sophomore while earning his second varsity letter ... Finished the year with 64 total tackles while tying for the team lead with 11 tackles for loss ... Was second on the club with 4.5 sacks ... Second on the club with five quarterback hurries ... Team leader with two fumble recoveries ... Had six tackles and a TFL vs. Tulane (8/30) ... Returned a fumble 23 yards for a score vs. Louisville (10/27) ... Had a season-high nine stops vs. Pittsburgh (11/17) ... Missed the Syracuse game (11/3) due to injury but returned the following week with five tackles in a win over NC State (11/8) ... Named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week after recording four total tackles, two tackles for loss, and a fumble recovery and 23-yard touchdown return in a 56-35 win Louisville (10/27).

2017 (Redshirt Freshman)
Had a half tackle for loss in the Belk Bowl victory over Texas A&M ... Made his first career start and had three tackles, a TFL and a quarterback hurry against NC State (11/18) ... Had three tackles and a pass break-up at Syracuse (11/11) ... Combined with LB Grant Dawson to tackle a Utah State running back in the end zone for a safety (9/16) ... Was second on the team with five tackles in his collegiate debut vs. Presbyterian (8/31) ... Awarded his first letter.

2016 (True Freshman)
Redshirted.

High School
Team captain and the Virginia 3-A State Player of the Year in 2015 ... A three-star athlete by Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports ... Ranked No. 36 on the Roanoke Times list of the top 100 players in Virginia ... First Team 3-A all-state selection in 2015 ... First Team All-Timesland by the Roanoke Times ... First Team All-31 Conference and Defensive Player of the Year ... First Team Blue Ridge District Defensive Player of the Year ... Had 76 solo tackles, 21 tackles for loss and seven sacks as a senior ... Northside won the Blue Ridge District in 2015 ... Had nine receptions and a pair of touchdown catches at tight end ... Became a starter in 2013 on the Vikings’ 3-A state championship team ... Four-year letterman ... Played for Coach Burt Torrence ... Started at center for the Vikings’ basketball team.

Personal
Nickname is Boogie ... Son of Carlos, Sr. and Crystal Basham ... Born Dec. 16, 1997 ...Majoring in Communications.