2020 Football Roster
Roster
Gio Paez
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Position:
- DE
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- High School:
- William A. Hough (N.C.)
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 305
- Major:
- Life Sciences Communication
2023 Season: Played in 13 games, making six starts on the defensive line … made 22 tackles … had multi-tackle performances versus Buffalo, Georgia Southern, Iowa, Illinois and Northwestern
2022 Season: Played in 10 games … made 12 tackles, one for loss … made three tackles in the season opener vs. Illinois State (9/3) … logged multiple stops vs. Illinois, at Northwestern and vs. Purdue
2021 Season: Played in 9 games ... recorded 2 tackles and a quarterback hurry ... had tackles in wins at Illinois and at Purdue
2020 Season: Played in 1 game ... made his Badgers' debut vs. Wake Forest in the Duke's Mayo Bowl on Dec. 30
2019 Season: Redshirt season
High School: Three-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … first-team All-I-Meck Conference as senior ... team’s defensive line MVP as a junior ... two-year team captain ... also lettered in basketball, playing varsity as a freshman at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles ... coach was Matt Jenkins
Personal: Parents are Yvette DeAngelis and Ron Morton Jr.
