Paul Fitzgerald
Paul Fitzgerald
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Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kyle Whittingham.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Utah | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Utah State | 46 | 23 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 57 | 28 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Utah
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Utah
Returning around him
- 14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 3 Utah players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (17 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah · Last season: 11-2 (AP #15) · Talent rank #44 · 2026 recruiting class #27
DNA match
Player DNA
Finisher
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Paul Oyewale’s 2023 season.
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As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Lesterlaisene Lagafuaina's freshman season at Hawai'i (2024).
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Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #7057
Peaked at #7057 this season.
Background
2025: Played in four games during the regular season. Contributed 11 tackles (1.5 TFL, 0.5 sack). Season-high six stops came in the win over Cal Poly, making 1.5 TFL and 0.5 sack along the way. 2024: Played in nine games, both on defense and special teams. Four tackles on the season, with one api...