Prior to Southern - The older brother of incoming freshman Gino Dago, Eric redshirted at Utah and will have two seasons left of eligibility at Southern. A native of Houston, Dago prepped at Westside High School where he was a four-year starter. He was an All-District selection and labeled as one of the Houston Area Top 100 players, while being named the team captain and Defensive MVP. As a senior, he recorded 73 tackles, seven sacks and added a fumble recovery.

Personal - He is the son of Cris Orzabal and Deadra Dago Orzabal and is undecided on his major at Southern.