Giovanni Lopez, 2025
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Quarterback, Wake Forest (from South Alabama, North Carolina), 2023–⁠26

Giovanni Lopez

Number
No. 3
Height
6′0″
Weight
203 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Madison, AL

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Giovanni Lopez plays quarterback for Wake Forest, after South Alabama (2023–⁠24) and North Carolina (2025). Lopez is No. 5 in FBS in passing yards this season. Last time out, at California: 16 of 23, 267 yards, 4 TD; 8 carries, 51 yards.

2026 so far

1,947 passing yards, 17 TD

No. 5 in FBS in passing yardsNo. 8 in FBS in passing touchdowns

Last game: 16 of 23, 267 yards, 4 TD; 8 carries, 51 yards at California, W 41–⁠7

Next game: vs. Virginia, Oct 31

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 350AKR
  2. 225@PUR
  3. 312MIA
  4. 225@LOU
  5. 265STAN
  6. 303@NCSU
  7. 267@CAL

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
2,557
Passing yards, 2024 (South Alabama, 7–⁠6)
Best game
432 yards
Vs. North Texas, week 1, 2024: No. 3 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 5
In FBS in passing yards, 2026

Career highs

432passing yards, career highvs. North Texas, 20244touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at California, 2026105rushing yards, career highat App State, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Stanford, 2026

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2023South Alabama416167.24757.842
2024South Alabama20531165.92,5578.2185
2025North Carolina17026165.11,7476.7105
2026Wake Forest14020767.61,9479.4171
Career55684066.26,7268.04913

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023South Alabama181548.6227
2024South Alabama824655.7750
2025North Carolina861331.5317
2026Wake Forest632544.0624
Career2491,0064.01850

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023South Alabama3QBYr 1
2024South Alabama3QBYr 2
2025North Carolina3QBYr 3
2026Wake Forest3QBJr. (Yr 4)6′0″203

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2023South Alabama750.52––39.022%0.51–
2024South Alabama3740.4181st (n=238)0.30153.253%0.350.47
2025North Carolina3390.1728th (n=314)0.2457.352%0.270.06
2026Wake Forest2650.5699th (n=273)0.21148.657%0.300.48

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025North Carolina42%8.7 yds4.8 yds18 of 1496%
2026Wake Forest51%8.3 yds6.1 yds28 of 20050%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025North Carolina52%3.100.700.1010%
2026Wake Forest69%4.101.600.908%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Wake Forest 7 games, 1,947 passing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.AkronW 38–⁠1621323503039
Sep 12atPurdueW 38–⁠3616272251059
Sep 18vs.MiamiL 20–⁠33294631231−8
Sep 26atLouisvilleW 30–⁠2712192251015
Oct 3vs.StanfordW 57–⁠320272652088
Oct 10atNC StateW 38–⁠1426333033010
Oct 17atCaliforniaW 41–⁠716232674051
2025 North Carolina 11 games, 1,747 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.TCUL 14–⁠484106901−10
Sep 6atCharlotteW 20–⁠317251551044
Sep 13vs.RichmondW 41–⁠610181192040
Sep 20atUCFL 9–⁠3411148702−5
Oct 17atCaliforniaL 18–⁠2119351670011
Oct 25vs.VirginiaL 16–⁠1723362081212
Oct 31atSyracuseW 27–⁠1015192162033
Nov 8vs.StanfordW 20–⁠15182520320−6
Nov 15atWake ForestL 12–⁠282136201002
Nov 22vs.DukeL 25–⁠3221272041020
Nov 29atNC StateL 19–⁠42111611810−8
2024 South Alabama 11 games, 2,557 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.North TexasL 38–⁠5226494323062
Sep 12vs.Northwestern StateW 87–⁠101519257404
Sep 19atApp StateW 48–⁠14162415420105
Sep 28atLSUL 10–⁠4216221711033
Oct 5atArkansas StateL 16–⁠1821352922154
Oct 15vs.TroyW 25–⁠916211581067
Oct 26vs.UL MonroeW 46–⁠1718301680025
Nov 2vs.Georgia SouthernL 30–⁠3422302571143
Nov 16atLouisianaW 24–⁠2224342850134
Nov 23atSouthern MissW 35–⁠141524193309
Nov 29vs.Texas StateL 38–⁠4516231901229
2023 South Alabama 5 games, 475 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 9vs.SE LouisianaW 35–⁠1711300–
Oct 7atUL MonroeW 55–⁠771084107
Oct 17vs.Southern MissW 55–⁠324410120
Nov 2atTroyL 10–⁠2817271550139
Dec 23 ✦atEastern MichiganW 59–⁠1014191923088

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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