Gio Lopez
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
84
Good

Gio Lopez

Wake Forest Demon DeaconsSolid
QBOffenseGoodTRANSFER · North Carolina
Projected Starter

Is Gio Lopez starting?

Gio Lopez is the projected starter at QB for Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Gio Lopez is the projected starting QB on a Solid Wake Forest — 84 OVR.

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Depth at QB · Wake Forest Demon Deacons

  1. 1384Gio LopezStarter
  2. 2669Steele Pizzella

What's Next

Who do they play next?Darian Mensah — vs Miami · Fri, Sep 18Who's the backup?Steele Pizzella — No. 2 at QB for Wake ForestHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Wake Forest Demon Deacons

The Story

The X-Factor

A 3-star recruit out of James Clemens, ranked #1,331 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 1,747 passing yards, 10 TD, 5 INT. That's 57% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 84 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,331 NatlTeam Share57%
Madison, AL
Jersey
#3
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
203 lbs
Transfer
North Carolina

Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
—1747105

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8525
National Rank
#1331
High School
James Clemens
Hometown
Madison, AL

Why this rating?

On a 78-rated offense; 73th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.91 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 84.

Team offense (SP+)
78
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 73% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 22% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.91)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WPURYDS 225
CMP-ATT
16-27
YDS
225
TD
1
INT
0
QBR
141.5
CAR
13
YDS
59
AVG
4.5
TD
2

Final W 38-36 2OT

Sep 3WAKRYDS 350
CMP-ATT
21-32
YDS
350
TD
3
INT
0
QBR
188.4
CAR
7
YDS
39
AVG
5.6
TD
0

Final W 38-16

Gio Lopez's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

X-Factor
QB: 1747 pass yds · 10 TD · 5 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
Coach Wake ForestTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.