Recruiting outlook: 0–5 projected openings for the Class of 2027
Demon Deacons · Winston-Salem, North Carolina · ACC
Head coach
Starts by eligibility remaining
Hatch: players who may have one more season under the House settlement rules.
This season's roster
30
Players on the 2026–27 roster
Counters 28
Designated seats above cap 2
Coach's 2024–25 avg 30 (historical)
Coach's usual roster
current high-school seniors
Slated to replace current players with 1 season of eligibility remaining
0–2
Spots left
Ceiling, not spots available.
Designated seats leaving: 2 (not backfilled).
current high-school juniors
Slated to replace current players with 2 seasons of eligibility remaining
5–6
Spots left
Estimate · How this is counted
current high-school sophomores
Slated to replace current players with 3 seasons of eligibility remaining
8–9
Spots left
Estimate · How this is counted
current high-school freshmen
Slated to replace current players with 4 seasons of eligibility remaining
7
Spots left
Estimate · How this is counted
| Player | Year and eligibility | Pos | From | Grad Year | GP | GS | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Debah | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | MMidfielder | Payneville, LiberiaMilton Academy (Mass.) | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Amoni Thomas | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | DDefender | Edmonton, CanadaUniversity Hill Secondary School | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – |
| Chandler Young | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | MMidfielder/Forward | Brooklyn, N.Y.Beacon High School | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Copeland Berkley | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | DDefender | Livingston, N.J.Livingston HS | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Krueger | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | DDefender | Philadelphia, Pa.YSC Academy | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| David Ndong Nguema | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | MMidfielder | Houston, TexasTexas Online Preparatory School | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Ethan SubachanPrevious school: Louisville | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as Sr. | F | Cooper City, Fla.NSU University School | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Rosenfeld | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | MMidfielder | Morristown, N.J.Morristown HS | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeffrey White | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | MMidfielder | Tampa, Fla.River Ridge | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| Joby ReidPrevious school: Houston Christian | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as So. | F | Tauranga, N.Z. | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| Joel Torbic | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | MMidfielder | State College, Pa.Barca Residency Academy | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jose Perez | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | MMidfielder | Antioch, Ill.Shattuck St. Mary's School | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| Lorenze Currie | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | DDefender | Courtice, OntarioHoly Trinity CSS | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Kirilenko | Seasons left: 0 (exhausted)Designated proxyAssumed clockListed as Gr. | DDefender | Cambridge, U.K.Hofstra | Class of 2022 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcos MirandaPrevious school: John Brown | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as Jr. | MMidfielder | Madrid, Spain | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Sullivan | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | DDefender | West Roxbury, Mass.Buckingham Browne & Nichols | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| Miles HadleyPrevious school: Army | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as Jr. | DDefender | Atlanta, Ga. | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – |
| Nolan Tinsley | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | F | Los Angeles, Calif.Barca Residency Academy | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oliver Kurnik | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | MMidfielder | Fallbrook, Calif.Orange County SC | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pariss Mitchell | Seasons left: 3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as R-So. | F | Ajax, CanadaBill Crothers | Class of 2023 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Philip Biskupski | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | MMidfielder | Mississauga, OntarioToronto FC | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierce Bateson | Seasons left: 0 (exhausted)Designated proxyAssumed clockListed as R-Sr. | MMidfielder | Madison, N.J.Madison | Class of 2021 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – |
| Ronnie Garcia | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | DDefender | Dallas, TexasCampbell | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| Rooney Osei | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | MMidfielder | GhanaAsanska FC | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tate Lorentz | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | MMidfielder/Forward | Winston-Salem, N.C.Mount Tabor | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| Travis Smith Jr. | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | DDefender | Louisville, Ky.duPont Manual | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Kuisel | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | DDefender | Batesville, Ind.FC Cincinnati | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |