Usage Score
7.1
Player Dossier
2022-2025Utah
DE • 6'4" • 251 lbs • Idaho Falls, ID, USA
Paul Fitzgerald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.6 disruption score.
Usage Score
7.1
Efficiency
24.6
Consistency
50
Season Value
21.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Utah
Snapshot
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.
Paul Fitzgerald, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Utah. Paul Fitzgerald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.6 disruption score.
Paul Fitzgerald played DE for Utah State and Utah. Across 4 tracked seasons, Paul Fitzgerald recorded 57 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Utah State.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Utah paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Utah State, Utah.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
24.6
Usage
7.1
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. Texas Tech: 0
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2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
45 vs Unknown
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Utah State
2022-2023
Opening stop
Utah
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Utah State | 17 | 27.1 | 8.6 | 17 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah State | 17 | 27.1 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | -17 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Utah | 2 | 24.6 | 7.1 | 2 |
#1 Featured game
Georgia State
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Primary metric
6 disruption/tackle impact with 63.8 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
2
Primary metric
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
3.5
Primary metric
Game with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.5 takeover score.
#4
Nevada
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 32.7 takeover score.
#5
Fresno State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 29.4 takeover score.
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · Utah
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
35
#2
2023 Postseason · Utah State
25.2
17 primary · 27.1 efficiency · 8.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Utah State
25.2
17 primary · 27.1 efficiency · 8.6 usage
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Recruit Profile
Class 2022 · Rating 0.8204
Thunder Ridge · Idaho Falls, ID
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
57
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 19 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.