Gio Lopez

QB · #3 · Wake Forest · JR · 6'0" · 220 · Madison, AL

Projected QB starter

1,947 2026 pass yards
17-1 2026 TD-INT
172.8 Passer rating
34 Career games (30 starts)
Heisman odds (#15 board)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCmp-Att Pass yds TD-INT Rtg Rush yds
2026 Wake Forest77140-207 1,947 17-1 172.8 253
2025 North Carolina1111170-261 1,747 10-5 130.2 133
2024 South Alabama1111206-312 2,559 18-5 150.8 463
2023 South Alabama5141-61 475 4-2 147.7 154

2026 Percentile vs QBs

Pass yards per game 278.1 91
Completion rate 67.6% 79
Yards per attempt 9.4 87
TD rate 8.2% 86
INT rate 0.5% 83
Passer rating 172.8 91

Around Gio

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
RB Ty Clark III RB · 328 rush yds · 7g
WR-X Antonio Meeks WR · 184 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z Carlos Hernandez WR · 720 rec yds · 7g
WR-H Kam Shanks WR · 241 rec yds · 7g
TE Will Loerzel TE · 40 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Wake Forest 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 12.0% 57
Red zone TD rate 76.7% 72
Line yards per carry 2.8 69
Sack rate allowed 4.4% 70

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCompletions Pass attempts Passing yards Passing TDs INTs Carries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Sacks taken
W1 AKR21 32 350 3 0 7 39 0 0
W2 @ PUR16 27 225 1 0 14 58 2 2
W3 MIA29 46 312 3 1 7 -8 0 3
W4 @ LOU12 19 225 1 0 8 15 0 3
W5 STAN20 27 265 2 0 12 88 3 1
W6 @ NCST26 33 303 3 0 8 10 1 1
W7 @ CAL16 23 267 4 0 8 51 0 0

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#1327 Evan Jackson S · North Shore UNT
#1330 Tanner Welch OT · Northwest Rankin USM
#1331 Gio Lopez QB · James Clemens USA
#1339 Siolaa Lolohea DL · Trinity OKST
#1340 Tanner Lemaster TE · Washington UK
QBs in the class
#59 Jax Leatherwood Scripps Ranch NEV
#60 Dylan Wittke Buford VT
#61 Gio Lopez James Clemens USA
#62 Keyone Jenkins Miami Central FIU
#63 Ethan Crawford Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa USM
2026 · 91th pctile of QBs
Recruit · 51th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.