Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024LSU
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 15.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Wisconsin • LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Player Story
Gio Paez built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 99, spending time with LSU and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Gio Paez's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Gio Paez, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · LSU. Gio Paez shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 57
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Gio Paez quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · DT
- Career Tackles
- 57
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · LSU
- Top game
- Ole Miss
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Hough · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- Hough · 37 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 20 tackles · DT 87th (top 37%) · SEC 256th (top 35%) · National 2,017th (top 34%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 25.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 17.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Wisconsin | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 11 | 21 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 18.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | LSU | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | LSU | 10 | 18 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46.5 |
Related Context
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Gio Paez played DT for Wisconsin and LSU. Across 6 tracked seasons, Gio Paez recorded 57 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
LSU paired 7.5 primary output with 15.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 15.8 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 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · LSU
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
15.8
Usage
3.8
Consistency
38.9
Best Game by takeover score
Ole Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 0. USC: 1. Nicholls: 0. South Carolina: 0. UCLA: 1. South Alabama: 1. Ole Miss: 2.5. Texas A&M: 2. Alabama: 0. Vanderbilt: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 2 by 8.3. USC: 4 by 26.7. Nicholls: 2 by 8.3. South Carolina: 3 by 12.5. UCLA: 0 by 10. South Alabama: 1 by 14.2. Ole Miss: 3 by 37.5. Texas A&M: 2 by 28.3. Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Vanderbilt: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · +0.4 vs Wins
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
37.5 vs Ole Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | vs Baylor | W 44-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Vanderbilt | W 24-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Alabama | L 13-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Texas A&MSplash game | L 23-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Ole MissSplash game | W 29-26 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs South Alabama | W 42-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs UCLA | W 34-17 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ South Carolina | W 36-33 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Nicholls | W 44-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | vs USC | L 20-27 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Gio Paez story
Gio Paez built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 99, spending time with LSU and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Gio Paez's career was his defensive production: 57 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 pass defended across 30 career games in the available record. That gives Gio Paez's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Wisconsin
2019-2023
Opening stop
- 2
LSU
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 1 | 9.2 | 3.6 | 1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 2 | 10 | 2.7 | 1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Wisconsin | 2.5 | 11 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 2.5 | 11 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | LSU | 7.5 | 15.8 | 3.8 | 5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | LSU | 7.5 | 15.8 | 3.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ole Miss
Week 7 · W 29-26 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Buffalo
Week 1 · W 38-17
1
Havoc Plays
65.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Illinois State
Week 1 · W 38-0
1
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Illinois
Week 6 · W 24-0 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
55.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Georgia Southern
Week 3 · W 35-14
1
Havoc Plays
54.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · LSU
7.5 primary output · 15.8 efficiency · 3.8 usage
46.5
#2
2024 Regular Season · LSU
46.5
7.5 primary · 15.8 efficiency · 3.8 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Wisconsin
25.6
1 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 3.6 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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