Wake Forest’s Nathan Pahanich: Big-frame freshman tackle with pro-sized upside
Pahanich is a 6-foot-4, 291-pound freshman offensive lineman at Wake Forest who was a 2025 recruit and earned First Team All-New Jersey Prep A and First Team All-MAPL honors as a senior, with recruiting services pegging him among the better OT prospects in his class[1][2]. His appeal is the combination of size, prep pedigree, and developmental upside: he’s the kind of lineman who can grow into a power-based ACC body if his technique and consistency catch up. He looks like a patience play, not an instant-stat monster, but that’s exactly the point with an OL prospect like this—ceiling, polish, and long-term value over flash[1][2].
