Valparaiso University

2025 All-PFL Honorable Mention 
2025 Academic All-PFL Second Team 
2025 PFSN All-PFL Second Team
2025 CSC Academic All-District 
2025 Team Offensive Player of the Year 
2025 Team Four-Year Man Award
2025 Sever Award (Top Offensive Lineman) 

2025: Team captain… Received All-PFL Honorable Mention, Academic All-PFL Second Team, PFSN All-PFL Second Team, CSC Academic All-District plus a trio of honors at the team’s postseason banquet – Team Offensive Player of the Year, the Outstanding Four-Year Man Award and the Sever Award (top offensive lineman)… Named the team Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the game against Dayton… Started all 12 games, extending his games played streak to 34 and his starts streak to 23.

2024: Started all 11 games… Earned Valparaiso University Presidential Academic Honors… Member of PFL Academic Honor Roll.

2023: Played in all 11 games and made six starts.

2022: Played in one game, making his collegiate debut on Dec. 3 at New Mexico State... Retained four seasons of eligibility.

Prep: Four-year varsity letter winner... Earned all-conference, all-area and academic all-state as a senior... Had two sacks and over 10 tackles in a 2020 game vs. Merrillville... Team captain as a senior... Also competed in basketball as a freshman and wrestling as a sophomore... Hobbies include golf and basketball... Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Majoring in finance... Son of George and Irene Paic... Has two younger brothers, Luka and Ilija... Uncle Dan Paic played football at Truman State from 1987-1990 and cousin Adrianna Naumoski played women’s soccer at Iowa starting in 2018... Can speak Serbian and Macedonian.