Usage / Role
62%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Wake Forest
Carlos Basham Jr.
DL • 6'5" • 285 lbs • Roanoke, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Carlos Basham Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
91
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Player Story
Carlos Basham Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Roanoke, VA wearing No. 9, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Carlos Basham Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- Wake Forest
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 29
- Overall
- No. 61
- NFL Team
- Buffalo Bills
Carlos Basham Jr., DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Wake Forest. Carlos Basham Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 173
- TFL
- 36.5
- Sacks
- 20.5
- QB hurries
- 23
- Passes defended
- 8
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Carlos Basham Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · DL
- Career Tackles
- 173
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Wake Forest
- Top game
- North Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Northside · Wake Forest
- High school pipeline
- Northside · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 2 · Pick 29 · Buffalo Bills
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 28 tackles · DL 77th (top 10%) · ACC 132nd (top 20%) · National 894th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 11 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 11 | 23 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Wake Forest | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 63.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 12 | 59 | 10 | 3.5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 63.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Wake Forest | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 82.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13 | 53 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 82.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 6 | 28 | 5.5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63.6 |
Related Context
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Carlos Basham Jr. played DL for Wake Forest. Across 4 tracked seasons, Carlos Basham Jr. recorded 173 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Wake Forest paired 45 primary output with 52.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 41.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Campbell
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Wake Forest
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
2.3
Efficiency
41.9
Usage
12.9
Consistency
82.5
Best Game by takeover score
Campbell
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 3. NC State: 2. Campbell: 3. Virginia: 2. Virginia Tech: 2. North Carolina: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 2 by 38.3. NC State: 5 by 40.8. Campbell: 4 by 46.7. Virginia: 6 by 45. Virginia Tech: 9 by 57.5. North Carolina: 2 by 23.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.3 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses2.2 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Campbell
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Virginia Tech
Player Story
Carlos Basham Jr. story
Carlos Basham Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Roanoke, VA wearing No. 9, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Carlos Basham Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 173 tackles, 36.5 tackles for loss, 20.5 sacks, and 8 passes defended across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Carlos Basham Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Wake Forest
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201720182018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 8 | 16.4 | 3.7 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 8 | 16.4 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Wake Forest | 21.5 | 40.1 | 13.2 | 13.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 21.5 | 40.1 | 13.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Wake Forest | 45 | 52.1 | 17.5 | 23.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 45 | 52.1 | 17.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13.5 | 41.9 | 12.9 | -31.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Carolina
Week 3 · W 24-18 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Duke
Week 13 · W 59-7 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Duke
Week 13 · W 39-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Campbell
Week 5 · W 66-14
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Florida State
Week 8 · W 22-20 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Wake Forest
45 primary output · 52.1 efficiency · 17.5 usage
82.5
#2
2019 Regular Season · Wake Forest
82.5
45 primary · 52.1 efficiency · 17.5 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Wake Forest
63.6
13.5 primary · 41.9 efficiency · 12.9 usage
Milestones
23
Impact games
24
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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