Player Dossier

2014-2017

Wake Forest

John Wolford

QB • 6'1" • 200 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA

Pass-first distributorVolume operator

John Wolford is a pass-first distributor with 28.2 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

90%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

83

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Wake Forest

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Wake Forest
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse

Player Story

John Wolford built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a quarterback from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 10, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of John Wolford's career was his passing role:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8458

Bishop Kenny · Jacksonville, FL

Committed To
Wake Forest
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

John Wolford, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Wake Forest. John Wolford is a pass-first distributor with 28.2 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
9,914
Passing yards
8,794
Rushing yards
1,120
Touchdowns
78

Quick Answers

John Wolford quick answers

Latest team and position
Wake Forest · QB
Career Total Offense
9,914
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 47 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · Wake Forest
Top game
Syracuse
Recruit profile
3-star · Bishop Kenny · Wake Forest
High school pipeline
Bishop Kenny · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 10 · Class 2017
2017 Total offense rank
3,875 total offense · QB 17th (top 6%) · ACC 2nd (top 2%) · National 17th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonWake Forest121,8862,037-1511256.8
2015 Regular SeasonWake Forest111,8581,791671249.6
2016 PostseasonWake Forest12181183-2265.2
2016 Regular SeasonWake Forest122,1141,5915231365.2
2017 PostseasonWake Forest1246840068475.7
2017 Regular SeasonWake Forest123,4072,7926153575.7

Related Context

John Wolford played QB for Wake Forest. Across 4 tracked seasons, John Wolford recorded 8,794 passing yards, 1,120 rushing yards, and 18 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Wake Forest.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Wake Forest paired 3,875 primary output with 68.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 68.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Postseason · Wake Forest

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

322.9

Efficiency

68.7

Usage

28.2

Consistency

71.4

Best Game by takeover score

Syracuse

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 468. Presbyterian: 154. Boston College: 243. Utah State: 295. App State: 253. Florida State: 334. Georgia Tech: 247. Louisville: 475. Notre Dame: 390. Syracuse: 499. NC State: 278. Duke: 239

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 64 by 69.7. Presbyterian: 21 by 77.8. Boston College: 39 by 70.2. Utah State: 30 by 78.1. App State: 40 by 66.4. Florida State: 53 by 64.6. Georgia Tech: 34 by 53.3. Louisville: 38 by 79.3. Notre Dame: 57 by 65.9. Syracuse: 57 by 79.2. NC State: 36 by 66.5. Duke: 45 by 53.1

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins333.1 · Games = 8 · +30.6 vs Losses
Losses302.5 · Games = 4 · -30.6 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Syracuse

Best efficiency game

79.3 vs Louisville

Result
Fri 12/29@ Texas A&M300-yard game · 3+ TDW 55-52324940065.34069.715684.50026
Sat 11/25vs DukeL 23-31163319148.52253.112484018
Sun 11/19vs NC State3+ TDW 30-24192824767.93166.58313.90011
Sat 11/11@ Syracuse300-yard game · 3+ TDW 64-43253836365.83079.2191367.20329
Sat 11/4@ Notre Dame300-yard game · 3+ TDL 37-48284533162.22165.912594.90120
Sat 10/28vs Louisville300-yard game · 3+ TDW 42-32283446182.45079.34143.50111
Sat 10/21@ Georgia Tech3+ TDL 24-38173025256.72153.34-5-1.3013
Sat 9/30vs Florida StateDual-threatL 19-26243427170.60164.619633.30133
Sat 9/23@ App StateDual-threatW 20-19142717651.92066.413775.90016
Sat 9/16vs Utah State3+ TD · Dual-threatW 46-10122224254.52078.18536.60118
Sat 9/9@ Boston CollegeDual-threatW 34-10131915168.41070.220924.60129
Thu 8/31vs Presbyterian3+ TDW 51-7111510773.33077.86477.80112

Player Story

John Wolford story

John Wolford built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a quarterback from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 10, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of John Wolford's career was his passing role: 8,794 passing yards, 59 touchdown passes, 1,273 attempts, and 1,120 rushing yards across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Wake Forest. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,120 rushing yards, 18 receiving yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wake Forest.

The arc is straightforward: John Wolford moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Wake Forest

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201420152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonWake Forest1,88648.528.4
2015 Regular SeasonWake Forest1,85851.321.3-28
2016 PostseasonWake Forest2,29559.328.5437
2016 Regular SeasonWake Forest2,29559.328.50
2017 PostseasonWake Forest3,87568.728.21,580
2017 Regular SeasonWake Forest3,87568.728.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Syracuse

Week 11 · W 64-43 · Conference game

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

499

Total Offense

87.4 takeover

499 total offense with 79.2 efficiency.

#2

@ NC State

Week 5 · L 16-33 · Conference game

291

Total Offense

85.6 takeover

Loss with 291 yards of offense and 61.4 efficiency.

291 total offense with 61.4 efficiency.

#3

vs Army

Week 9 · L 13-21

286

Total Offense

84.5 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

286 total offense with 58.6 efficiency.

#4

@ Texas A&M

Week 1 · W 55-52 · Postseason

468

Total Offense

77.7 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

468 total offense with 69.7 efficiency.

#5

vs Gardner-Webb

Week 2 · W 23-7

320

Total Offense

77.6 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

320 total offense with 58.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Wake Forest

3,875 primary output · 68.7 efficiency · 28.2 usage

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#2

2017 Regular Season · Wake Forest

75.7

3,875 primary · 68.7 efficiency · 28.2 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Wake Forest

65.2

2,295 primary · 59.3 efficiency · 28.5 usage

Milestones

13

250+ passing yards

9

300+ total offense

11

3+ TD games

18

Above avg efficiency