Paul Fitzgerald

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

LDE depth chart, 2nd

10 2025 tackles

0.5 · 1 2025 sacks · TFL

0 2025 INT + PD

28 Career games (13 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
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 2.5 80

Havoc plays 2 34

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 12.6% 27

Line yards per carry allowed 2.4 55

Sack rate 8.1% 84

Wk	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W2	Cal Poly Mustangs	2		1
W3	@ WYO	3

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board

#1995 Tony Newsome CB · West Orange USF

#1995 Brooks Jones ATH · American Leadership Academy BYU

#1995

Paul Fitzgerald EDGE · Thunder Ridge USU

#1995 Keyshaun Elliott ATH · Richmond NMSU

#2000 Austin Overn WR · Foothill USC

EDGEs in the class

#104 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

2025 · 34th pctile of DEs

Recruit · 26th pctile of class