Paul Fitzgerald

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 apiece against ASU, Colorado, Iowa State and UCF. Prior to Utah: Played in 15 games with 13 starts at Utah State from 2022-23. Started all 13 games in 2023, recording 46 tackles (9.0 TFL, 8.0 sacks) with a forced fumble and a pass breakup. Tied the school record for sacks in a bowl game with his career-best 3.0 against Georgia State in the Idaho Potato Bowl. Career-high seven tackles (1.0 sack) against Nevada. Also played in two games in 2022 as a true freshman. High School: Three-star recruit out of Thunder Ridge HS, rated the fourth-best recruit in the state of Idaho. First-team all-state and all-area as a senior. Recorded 31 tackles (16.0 TFL, 7.5 sacks) with four forced fumbles, two blocked punts and a pass breakup his senior season. Also earned first-team all-conference his junior and sophomore seasons. Personal: Has five siblings … cousin, Skyler Hanford, played basketball at BYU.