Player Dossier

2019-2024

Wisconsin

Gio Paez

DT • 6'3" • 311 lbs • Los Angeles, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Gio Paez shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

3

Efficiency

12.8

Consistency

13.3

Season Value

12.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Wisconsin

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Wisconsin • LSU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Gio Paez, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Wisconsin. Gio Paez shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Wisconsin paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 12.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Wisconsin, LSU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Postseason · LSU

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

12.8

Usage

3

Consistency

13.3

Best Game by takeover score

Baylor

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 0. USC: 1. Unknown: 0. South Carolina: 0. UCLA: 0. South Alabama: 1. Ole Miss: 1.5. Texas A&M: 1. Alabama: 0. Vanderbilt: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 2 by 8.3. USC: 4 by 26.7. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. South Carolina: 3 by 12.5. UCLA: 0 by 0. South Alabama: 1 by 14.2. Ole Miss: 3 by 27.5. Texas A&M: 2 by 18.3. Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Vanderbilt: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.4 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=3 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=5 · +0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ole Miss

Best efficiency game

27.5 vs Ole Miss

Result
Tue 12/31vs BaylorW 44-3120000
Sun 11/24vs VanderbiltW 24-1721000
Sun 11/10vs AlabamaL 13-4210000
Sat 10/26@ Texas A&ML 23-3822001
Sat 10/12vs Ole MissW 29-263010.500
Sat 9/28vs South AlabamaW 42-10100.500.500
Sat 9/21vs UCLAW 34-1700000
Sat 9/14@ South CarolinaW 36-3332000
Sat 9/7vs Unknown21000
Sun 9/1vs USCL 20-2741100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Wisconsin

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    LSU

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192020202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonWisconsin0
2020 Regular SeasonWisconsin00
2021 Regular SeasonWisconsin04.21.10
2022 Regular SeasonWisconsin18.62.11
2023 PostseasonWisconsin0.59.21.8-0.5
2023 Regular SeasonWisconsin0.59.21.80
2024 PostseasonLSU4.512.834
2024 Regular SeasonLSU4.512.830

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ole Miss

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5

Primary metric

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 44.8 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.

#3

USC

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 34 takeover score.

#4

Texas A&M

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.9 takeover score.

#5

South Alabama

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Wisconsin

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 1.1 usage

35.1

#2

2024 Postseason · LSU

12.4

4.5 primary · 12.8 efficiency · 3 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · LSU

12.4

4.5 primary · 12.8 efficiency · 3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8622

Hough · Cornelius, NC

Committed To
Wisconsin
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

57

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
57