Demond Claiborne Injury News & Updates

Claiborne (undisclosed) remains sidelined for Saturday's season finale against Syracuse, Cam Lemons Debro of 247Sports reports.

Claiborne was believed to have a chance to rejoin the action Saturday after missing last week against Notre Dame, but it appears the sophomore won't be able to make it back on the field in 2023. He closes out the campaign with 137 carries for 586 yards and five touchdowns, adding three catches for 35 yards as a receiver.

Claiborne (undisclosed) could be available Saturday at Syracuse, Les Johns of 247Sports.com reports.

Fortunately for Claiborne and Wake Forest, it seems his undisclosed problem may not cause him to sit out multiple games. More should be known around game-time.

Claiborne (leg) is out for Saturday's game at Notre Dame, Old Gold & Black reports.

Claiborne is not dressed for Saturday's game after suffering a leg injury last week versus NC State. It's not clear how serious his injury is at this time, but with just one game left this season -- next Saturday at Syracuse -- Claiborne may have played his last game in 2023 unless he can hurry back in a week.

Claiborne suffered an undisclosed injury during the Demon Deacons' game Saturday against North Carolina State, Conor O'Neill of Rivals.com reports.

Claiborne left during the game's second half. Though the Demon Deacons disappointed against North Carolina State, he was their primary rusher with eight carries for 12 yards. Claiborne could potentially be a great asset if available for the Deacons' last two games of 2023.

Claiborne accrued 19 rushes for 81 yards during Thursday's 24-21 defeat versus Duke.

Clairborne got the bulk of the work on the ground on Thursday, however quarterback Mitch Griffis cashed in for two rushing touchdowns that would have given Clairborne a huge day.

Claiborne logged 11 rushes for 22 yards during Saturday's 41-16 defeat against Florida State.

Claiborne had a down a day on Saturday as the Seminoles didn't allow the Demon Deacons to do much at all offensively.

Claiborne compiled 14 rushes for 96 yards and two touchdowns and caught their only target for 22 yards during Saturday's 21-17 win against Pittsburgh.

With starting quarterback Mitch Griffis sidelined for Saturday's game more work fell to the running game. Clairborne made the most of that uptick in volume as he running for 96 yards and two scores.

Claiborne totaled three rushes for four yards during Saturday's 30-13 defeat to Virginia Tech.

Clairborne had a tough day on Saturday as Justice Ellison got the majority of the carries. Both Clairborne and Ellison were bottled up by Virginia Tech as they accumulated a total of 39 yards.

Claiborne had 26 carries for 165 yards in Saturday's 36-20 win over Vanderbilt.

Claiborne made the most of his uptick in usage as he had a huge day gashing the Commodores for 165 yards on 6.3 yards per carry. It will be interesting to watch how the Demon Deacons spread their carries following the big performance from the number two running back on the depth charts.

Claiborne is expected to be Wake Forest's starting running back, due to Justice Ellison (concussion) sitting out Saturday's game versus Vanderbilt, Pete Thamel of ESPN.com reports.

Claiborne logged 13 carries for 70 yards and a touchdown last week. Fantasy managers can expect the sophomore running back to receive an even larger workload against Vanderbilt.

Claiborne was spotted at Wake Forest's practice with a guardian cap, Conor O'Neill reports Wednesday.

Claiborne has dealt with a variety of ailments during the Demon Deacons' fall camp, from an abdominal injury to a stomach virus. However, it appears the running back is good to go and was a full participant in Wednesday's practice, which featured contact. Claiborne is working his way up the depth chart and is currently competing for snaps with Justice Ellison, Will Towns and Tate Carney.

Claiborne (abdomen) is not engaging in contact for Wake Forest's team scrimmage Monday, Les Johns of 247Sports.com reports.

Though unable to undergo contact at the moment, Claiborne's updated status is an improvement, considering his ongoing abdominal injury forced him to sit out Wake Forest's earlier practices. Claiborne was able to run as well, as he rushed for at least seven yards during the team's scrimmage.

Claiborne sat out Wake Forest's team practice Wednesday because of a stomach virus, Les Johns of 247Sports.com reports.

Wake Forest's head coach Dave Clawson announced after Wednesday's practice that a contagious stomach virus was affecting some team members. This included Claiborne, who will try to recover in time before the team begins its 2023 season by hosting Elon on Aug. 31.