Wake Forest Football: 4 Bold Predictions for the 2018 season

WINSTON SALEM, NC - OCTOBER 03: DeMarcus Walker #44 of the Florida State Seminoles grabs the jersey of Kendall Hinton #2 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during their game at BB&T Field on October 3, 2015 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Florida State won 24-16. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

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SYRACUSE, NY – SEPTEMBER 12: Eric Dungey #2 of the Syracuse Orange is tackled by Willie Yarbary #92 and Marquel Lee #8 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during the second half on September 12, 2015 at The Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse defeats Wake Forest 30-17. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /

Willie Yarbary will lead team in sacks

It is pretty rare when a defensive tackle leads a team in sacks but that is actually what may happen for the Demon Deacons this coming season.

Willie Yarbary finished third on the team last year with 4.0 sacks. However the sack leader from last year, Duke Ejiofor, has moved on to the NFL.

While Boogie Barsham will be replacing Ejiofor in the starting lineup, I don’t believe he will be matching his production. The defense will need to have a player step up and that player should be Yarbary.

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