Paul Fitzgerald

DE · #40 · Utah · 5TH · 6'4" · 256 · Idaho Falls, ID

RDE depth chart, 2nd

7 2026 tackles

0 · 1 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

34 Career games (15 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Utah	6	2	7	0	1	0	0	0
2025	Utah	4	0	10	0.5	1	0	0	0
2024	Utah	9	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
2023	Utah State	13	13	41	8	7	0	0	1
2022	Utah State	2	0

Tackles per game 1.2 44

Havoc plays 1 34

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 9.2% 75

Line yards per carry allowed 2.1 79

Sack rate 4.7% 24

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W4	@ ISU	1		1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board

#1989

Jaden Robinson EDGE · Episcopal School of Dallas NMSU

#1989

Angel Flores QB · Casa Grande Union

#1995

Paul Fitzgerald EDGE · Thunder Ridge USU

#2000 Austin Overn WR · Foothill USC

#2000 Mason Johnstone OT · Christ Church Episcopal School CLEM

EDGEs in the class

#103 Kam Olds Fork Union Military (HS) BUFF

#105

Jaden Robinson Episcopal School of Dallas NMSU

#106

Paul Fitzgerald Thunder Ridge USU

#107

Kofi Asare Doherty Memorial MASS

#108 Keaton Law Saraland WKU

2026 · 34th pctile of DEs

Recruit · 26th pctile of class