Player profileWake Forest Football
Wake Forest · Football
Gio Lopez
QB · Junior · #3 · 6' 0" · 203 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Madison, AL
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Estimated NIL value
$1.57M
Wake Forest · Football
Gio Lopez
QB · Junior · #3 · 6' 0" · 203 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Madison, AL
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Estimated NIL value
$1.57M
Wake Forest · Football
QB · Junior · #3 · 6' 0" · 203 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 30, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Junior
Jersey
#3
Height
6' 0"
Weight
203 lbs
Hometown
From Madison, AL
Estimated NIL value
$1.57M
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
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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. Gio Lopez ranks 1st within the current Wake Forest football roster and No. 114 nationally across the tracked NIL market. The modeled value is $1.57M, with $1.57M allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
12.7%
Football pool: $12.35M
Pool share of school
7.4%
Wake Forest roster market: $21.3M
Roster dollars tracked
$12.35M
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
2025 season production
ESPN player feedPassing
170
Completions
261
Attempts
65.1
Completion %
1,747
Yards
6.7
Average
10
Touchdowns
Rushing
86
Carries
133
Yards
1.5
Average
3
Touchdowns
17
Long
Receiving
0
Receptions
-6
Yards
0.0
Average
0
Touchdowns
0
Long
Career history
| Season | Team | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Alabama Jaguars | 41 | 61 | 67.2 | 475 | 7.8 | 4 | 2 | 42 |
| 2024 | South Alabama Jaguars | 206 | 312 | 66.0 | 2,559 | 8.2 | 18 | 5 | 75 |
| 2025 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 170 | 261 | 65.1 | 1,747 | 6.7 | 10 | 5 | 72 |
| Career | All teams | 417 | 634 | 65.8 | 4,781 | 7.5 | 32 | 12 | 75 |
| Season | Team | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Alabama Jaguars | 18 | 154 | 8.6 | 2 | 27 |
| 2024 | South Alabama Jaguars | 83 | 465 | 5.6 | 7 | 50 |
| 2025 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 86 | 133 | 1.5 | 3 | 17 |
| Career | All teams | 187 | 752 | 4.0 |
| Season | Team | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 0 | -6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | All teams | 0 | -6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Latest games
NC State WolfpackNov 30, 2025 · 42-19L
Duke Blue DevilsNov 22, 2025 · 32-25L
Wake Forest Demon DeaconsNov 15, 2025 · 28-12W
Stanford CardinalNov 8, 2025 · 20-15W
Syracuse OrangeOct 31, 2025 · 27-10L
Virginia CavaliersOct 25, 2025 · 17-16 OTL
California Golden BearsOct 18, 2025 · 21-18L
UCF KnightsSep 20, 2025 · 34-9Sideline 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 12.7% of the Wake Forest football market. The player ranks 1st on that roster and No. 114 in The Sideline's national player index.
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