#17

Giovanni Iovino

LB · Hawai'i · Sr. · #17

Returning to Hawai'i for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Giovanni Iovino

LB · Hawai'i · Sr · #17

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Hawai'i
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Hawai'i9-4HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Hawai'i35153.01.0--1--
Career35153.01.0--1--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 37–20

vs Sam Houston

1 TD  ·  3 SOLO  ·  4 TOT

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Hawai'i

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Linebacker · Hawai'i

Returning around him

  • 46% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • Transfer portal: +7 net (16 in / 9 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Hawai'i · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #120 · 2026 recruiting class #122

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dylan Hazen’s 2022 season.

Dylan Hazen

83%match

Wake Forest · 2022

#2

Darius Snow

Michigan State · 2025

82%
#3

Mikai Gbayor

North Carolina · 2025

81%
#4

Seyddrick Lakalaka

San Diego State · 2021

81%
#5

Elijah Herring

Florida State · 2025

81%

Matches Dylan on

Tackle volume
TFL rate
Sack rate

Differs from Dylan on

Class year (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Brayden Stringer's freshman season at Texas State (2020).

Texas State · 2020

#2

Jordan Revels

Texas State · 2020

All-Sun Belt
82%
#3

Nate Heaukulani

Oregon · 2021

81%
#4

Jack Sadowsky

Iowa State · 2023

80%
#5

Wyatt Gedeon

Coastal Carolina · 2023

80%

Matches Brayden on

Tackle volume
Sack rate
Weight

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #8289

Final rank
#8289
Avg #8823.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #8289 this season.