Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Wake Forest
Frank Cusano
LB • 6'2" • 222 lbs • Granite Bay, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Frank Cusano shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
62
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
51
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Washington State • Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player Story
Frank Cusano built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Granite Bay, CA wearing No. 43, spending time with Wake Forest and Washington State. The clearest part of Frank Cusano's career was...
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- Committed To
- Washington State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Frank Cusano, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Wake Forest. Frank Cusano shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 48
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Frank Cusano quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · LB
- Career Tackles
- 48
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Wake Forest
- Top game
- Oregon State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Granite Bay · Washington State
- High school pipeline
- Granite Bay · 16 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 43 · Freshman
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 45 tackles · LB 320th (top 26%) · ACC 88th (top 12%) · National 738th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Washington State | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 26.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 26.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Wake Forest | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 12 | 39 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington State to Wake Forest | G5/FCS to P4 | 79.1 | Jan 7, 2025 |
Frank Cusano played LB for Washington State and Wake Forest. Across 2 tracked seasons, Frank Cusano recorded 48 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Wake Forest paired 5 primary output with 19.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.8 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Washington State, Wake Forest.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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2025 Postseason · Wake Forest
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
19.8
Usage
3.7
Consistency
36.7
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 0.5. Kennesaw State: 0. Western Carolina: 1. NC State: 1. Virginia Tech: 0. Oregon State: 1. SMU: 0.5. Florida State: 0. Virginia: 0. North Carolina: 0. Delaware: 1. Duke: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mississippi State: 6 by 30. Kennesaw State: 5 by 20.8. Western Carolina: 6 by 35. NC State: 1 by 14.2. Virginia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Oregon State: 5 by 30.8. SMU: 4 by 21.7. Florida State: 3 by 12.5. Virginia: 4 by 16.7. North Carolina: 5 by 20.8. Delaware: 3 by 22.5. Duke: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.4 · Games = 9 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oregon State
Best efficiency game
35 vs Western Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/3 | @ Mississippi State | W 43-29 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Duke | L 32-49 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Delaware | W 52-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs North Carolina | W 28-12 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | @ Virginia | W 16-9 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Florida State | L 7-42 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs SMU | W 13-12 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Oregon State | W 39-14 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Virginia Tech | W 30-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/11 | vs NC State | L 24-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Western Carolina | W 42-10 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Kennesaw State | W 10-9 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Frank Cusano story
Frank Cusano built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Granite Bay, CA wearing No. 43, spending time with Wake Forest and Washington State. The clearest part of Frank Cusano's career was his defensive production: 48 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Frank Cusano's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Washington State
2024
Opening stop
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Wake Forest
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Washington State | 1 | 11.3 | 3 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Washington State | 1 | 11.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Wake Forest | 5 | 19.8 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 5 | 19.8 | 3.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 126 Oregon State
Week 7 · W 39-14
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
63 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.
#2
vs Western Carolina
Week 2 · W 42-10
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Havoc Plays
60.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 109 Delaware
Week 13 · W 52-14
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Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Portland State
Week 1 · W 70-30
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Havoc Plays
53.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 58 Mississippi State
Week 1 · W 43-29 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
42.2 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 42.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Wake Forest
5 primary output · 19.8 efficiency · 3.7 usage
46.7
#2
2025 Regular Season · Wake Forest
46.7
5 primary · 19.8 efficiency · 3.7 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Washington State
26.5
1 primary · 11.3 efficiency · 3 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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