Kadear Dembele holds the DT · Depth spot in Wake Forest Demon Deacons’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Kadear Dembele is a defensive tackle for Wake Forest from West Haven, Connecticut. A three-star recruit ranked 971st nationally in the 2025 class, he made his collegiate debut against Western Carolina on 9/6 during his freshman season. Dembele recorded his first career tackle in the contest at Florida State on 11/1 and finished 2025 with four total tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss across four appearances. At Archbishop Stepinac during his junior year, he compiled 75 total tackles, 52 solo, and 6.0 sacks in 11 games.

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