Wake Forest vs Georgia Tech head-to-head: position-by-position star ratings, experience, and composite grades on CFB Matchup. They meet Week 12, Saturday, November 21, 2026.
The Breakdown
Georgia Tech 61 to Wake Forest 59 — coin-flip. Justice Haynes' 4★ against a 3★, 2.3-year linebacker corps decides.
When Wake Forest has the ball: 3★ O-line gives ground to Georgia Tech's 3.5★ D-line; but 3.3-year receivers outexperience a 1.8-year secondary.
When Georgia Tech has the ball: Justice Haynes (4★, three years) runs at Wake Forest's 3★ linebackers averaging just 2.3 years.
Swing factor: Both quarterbacks are first-year transfers: Gio Lopez 3★ with three years, Alberto Mendoza 3★ with two.
X-factor: Week 12, late-November Saturday, Wake Forest on the road; Georgia Tech's home crowd is the tiebreaker.