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Wake Forest · 2026

Gio Lopez

QBJunior6' 0", 220 lbsMadison, AL
Wake Forest Demon Deacons6-1 · TDC #22
Snap share
93%
5 of 7 started · 426 of 457 snaps
Pass yards
1947
5th of 265 in FBS
TD – INT
17–1
Yards / att.
9.4
14th of 142 in FBS
Completion
67.6%
29th of 142 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.56
4th of 155 QBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

267 plays · +148.4 total EPA · 4th of 155 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.56
Passing+0.49
Rushing+0.82
1st down+0.29
2nd down+0.56
3rd down+0.96
Standard downs+0.41
Passing downs+0.81
LopezQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays57%
Pass plays96%
Run plays22%
1st down51%
2nd down58%
3rd down68%
Standard downs52%
Passing downs70%
LopezQB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks205—
Success rate48.8%31st / 170
Explosive pass rate12.8%43rd / 170
Deep-throw rate13.8%73rd / 170
Sack rate4.9%91st / 170
Interception rate0.5%—
3rd-down conversion40.0%50th / 170
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries50—
Success rate66.0%6th / 321
Explosive run rate16.0%102nd / 321
Stuffed at the line8.0%38th / 321
First downs25—
Red-zone carries15—
Goal-line carries7—

Charting

Where Lopez's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Avg. depth of throw
8.4
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
14%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
6.1
807 yds after the catch
Air yards
962
of 1769 yds on charted throws
Pressured
22%
hurried or sacked · 10 sacks

Where he throws200 throws charted

67% comp8.4 avg. depth6.1 YAC/catch14% 20+ air yds18–1 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 21 throws (11%), 16 caught (76%), 86 yds, 4.1 per throw2176% · 86yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 21 throws (11%), 17 caught (81%), 180 yds, 8.6 per throw2181% · 180yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 18 throws (9%), 13 caught (72%), 111 yds, 6.2 per throw1872% · 111yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 11 throws (6%), 5 caught (45%), 66 yds, 6.0 per throw1145% · 66yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 7 throws (4%), 4 caught (57%), 73 yds, 10.4 per throw757% · 73yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 3 caught (50%), 88 yds, 14.7 per throw650% · 88yLeft, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (2%), 2 caught (50%), 85 yds, 21.3 per throw450% · 85yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 14 throws (7%), 8 caught (57%), 64 yds, 4.6 per throw1457% · 64yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 8 throws (4%), 4 caught (50%), 93 yds, 11.6 per throw850% · 93yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 14 throws (7%), 10 caught (71%), 166 yds, 11.9 per throw1471% · 166yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 3 caught (100%), 61 yds, 20.3 per throw3100% · 61yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 3 caught (60%), 132 yds, 26.4 per throw560% · 132yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 52 yds, 26.0 per throw250% · 52yRight, Behind air yards: 13 throws (7%), 10 caught (77%), 58 yds, 4.5 per throw1377% · 58yRight, 0–4 air yards: 15 throws (8%), 11 caught (73%), 61 yds, 4.1 per throw1573% · 61yRight, 5–9 air yards: 17 throws (9%), 11 caught (65%), 109 yds, 6.4 per throw1765% · 109yRight, 10–14 air yards: 8 throws (4%), 5 caught (63%), 85 yds, 10.6 per throw863% · 85yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 2 caught (100%), 32 yds, 16.0 per throw2100% · 32yRight, 20–29 air yards: 8 throws (4%), 3 caught (38%), 78 yds, 9.8 per throw838% · 78yRight, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), 89 yds, 29.7 per throw367% · 89y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction50 carries

Left
18%
5.1 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
64%
6.7 YPC · 78% succ.
Right
18%
5.3 YPC · 56% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · North Carolina

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Lopez’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
8.7
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
13%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
4.8
488 yds after the catch
Air yards
441
of 929 yds on charted throws
Pressured
23%
hurried or sacked · 12 sacks

Where he throws149 throws charted

64% comp8.7 avg. depth4.8 YAC/catch13% 20+ air yds10–5 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 13 throws (9%), 12 caught (92%), 64 yds, 4.9 per throw1392% · 64yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 18 throws (12%), 16 caught (89%), 97 yds, 5.4 per throw1889% · 97yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 13 throws (9%), 9 caught (69%), 71 yds, 5.5 per throw1369% · 71yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 8 throws (5%), 8 caught (100%), 117 yds, 14.6 per throw8100% · 117yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 8 throws (5%), 2 caught (25%), 37 yds, 4.6 per throw825% · 37yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 6 throws (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw60% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: 4 throws (3%), 3 caught (75%), 21 yds, 5.3 per throw475% · 21yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 9 throws (6%), 5 caught (56%), 28 yds, 3.1 per throw956% · 28yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 7 throws (5%), 6 caught (86%), 67 yds, 9.6 per throw786% · 67yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 3 caught (100%), 42 yds, 14.0 per throw3100% · 42yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 3 caught (100%), 55 yds, 18.3 per throw3100% · 55yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 1 caught (100%), 20 yds, 20.0 per throw1100% · 20yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 10 throws (7%), 10 caught (100%), 71 yds, 7.1 per throw10100% · 71yRight, 0–4 air yards: 11 throws (7%), 7 caught (64%), 26 yds, 2.4 per throw1164% · 26yRight, 5–9 air yards: 17 throws (11%), 12 caught (71%), 125 yds, 7.4 per throw1771% · 125yRight, 10–14 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 2 caught (50%), 24 yds, 6.0 per throw450% · 24yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 44 yds, 22.0 per throw250% · 44yRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 20 yds, 6.7 per throw333% · 20yRight, 30+ air yards: 7 throws (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw70% · 0y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction35 carries

Left
20%
4.9 YPC · 57% succ.
Middle
69%
2.7 YPC · 42% succ.
Right
11%
6.5 YPC · 75% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

4 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCmp/AttPass ydsTD–INTY/ADropback SRCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farWake Forest#22 · 6-1793%140/207194717–19.448.8%642534.0666.0%
2025North Carolina#97 · 4-81181%170/261174710–56.740.6%861331.5341.2%
2024South Alabama#55 · 7-61179%206/312255918–58.240.5%834655.6762.5%
2023South Alabama#46 · 7-6514%41/614754–27.847.6%181548.6264.3%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Gio Lopez's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Gio Lopez's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

7.9 avg. game scoreBest: 9.0 vs Stanford (Week 5)3 of 7 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1AkronW 38–168.8213265.635010.9307395.6015
2@PurdueW 38–367.5162759.32258.31014584.1223
3MiamiL 20–336.1294663.03126.8317-8-1.105
4@LouisvilleW 30–277.1121963.222511.8108151.9012
5StanfordW 57–39.0202774.12659.82012887.3324
6@NC StateW 38–147.9263378.83039.2308101.317
7@CaliforniaW 41–78.7162369.626711.6408516.4015
2026 · 7 games7.914020767.619479.4171642534.0624

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions140—
Attempts207—
Completion %67.6%29th / 142
Yards19475th / 265
Yards / att.9.414th / 142
Touchdowns178th / 265
Interceptions1—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries64—
Yards253211th / 1456
Yards / carry4244th / 325
Touchdowns632nd / 631
Long24—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Akron✓ QB676039·90%
Wk 2 · Purdue✓ QB686840·100%
Wk 3 · Miami✓ QB636353·100%
Wk 4 · Louisville✓ QB616127·100%
Wk 5 · Stanford—665539·83%
Wk 6 · NC State—707045·100%
Wk 7 · California✓ QB624929179%
Season5 GS457426272193%

Position Room

5 QBs on the Wake Forest roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
3Gio LopezQBJR2071947171+0.56
6Steele PizzellaQBFR98500+0.44
13Billy JohnsonQBJR—————
15Gannon JonesQBFR—————
17Grant LawlessQBFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. Wake Forest depth chart →