Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31vs UC Davis | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
#29
Gio Kafentzis
Freshman safety on Utah State's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Puyallup, WA
Transferred Utah State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 2705 nationally · Signed with Utah State
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman safety on Utah State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Utah State in 2024.
- Transferred from Utah State to Portland State in 2026.
Gio Kafentzis
He got to Portland State by way of Utah State. One game to point at: 8 tackles against UC Davis — Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Utah State3-star out of Emerald Ridge
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Utah State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Utah State
2025Utah State
2026Utah State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Utah State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Bronco Mendenhall, all balanced offenses — 6-10 over that span.
2025Utah State6-7HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced
2026Portland State0-3HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 8.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
54.3%
121 pass / 102 run
Plays / game
74.3
3 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
120 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The secondary · Utah State
- #4Brevin Hamblin110 tackles · 2025
- Ike Larsen56 tackles · 2025
- #15D'Angelo Mayes40 tackles · 2025
- #34Dylan Tucker34 tackles · 2025
- #29Gio Kafentzis4 tackles · 2025
24 more on the roster · Utah State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology