The Sideline NIL ReportWake Forest Football
Wake Forest sideline stock
Gio Lopez
QB · Junior · #3 · 6' 0" · 203 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Madison, AL
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Sideline market estimate
$1.57M
Wake Forest sideline stock
Gio Lopez
QB · Junior · #3 · 6' 0" · 203 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Madison, AL
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Sideline market estimate
$1.57M
Wake Forest sideline stock
QB · Junior · #3 · 6' 0" · 203 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 21, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Junior
Jersey
#3
Height
6' 0"
Weight
203 lbs
Hometown
From Madison, AL
Sideline market estimate
$1.57M
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Confidence meter
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Gio Lopez is a 6' 0" 203 lbs Junior Quarterback for Wake Forest and is listed by ESPN from Madison, AL. The Sideline places the player 1st within the current Wake Forest football roster and No. 115 nationally across the tracked NIL market. The $1.57M headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $1.57M is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
13.1%
Football pool: $12M
Pool share of school
7.5%
Wake Forest roster market: $20.85M
Roster dollars tracked
$12M
Wake Forest Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Madison, AL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 1324 nationally
Rating: 0.8525
High school: James Clemens
From: Madison, AL
Class: 2023 / QB
Transfer history
North Carolina to Wake Forest
2026 portal cycle / Jan 8, 2026 / Immediate
South Alabama to North Carolina
2025 portal cycle / Apr 18, 2025 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For Gio Lopez, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $1.57M headline case.
The visible base estimate is $1.57M. The pool-accounting allocation is $1.57M, equal to about 13.1% of the Wake Forest football market. The player ranks 1st on that roster and No. 115 in The Sideline's national player index.
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