Dillon Gabriel

Dillon Gabriel (born December 28, 2000) is an American football quarterback who is currently in the NCAA transfer portal. He last played for the UCF Knights.

Dillon Gabriel
No. 11
PositionQuarterback
ClassJunior
MajorHuman Communications
Personal information
Born: (2000-12-28) December 28, 2000
Mililani, Hawaii
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight186 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College
  • UCF (2019–2021)
Bowl games
High schoolMililani (Mililani, Hawaii)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Gabriel attended Mililani High School in Mililani, Hawaii. As a senior in 2018, he was the Gatorade High School Football Player of the Year for Hawaii after passing for 3,754 yards, 38 touchdowns.[1] He finished his career with 9,948 yards passing yards, 105 touchdowns. Gabriel committed to the University of Central Florida (UCF) to play college football.[2]

College career

UCF

Gabriel entered his first year at UCF in 2019 as the backup to Brandon Wimbush, but took over during the first game and started the final 12 games of the season as the Knights finished with a 10-3 record capping with a 48-25 victory[3] over Marshall at the Gasparilla Bowl.[4][5][6][7] For the season, he completed 236 of 398 passes for 3,653 yards, 29 touchdowns, and seven interceptions.[8] In his sophomore year, Gabriel led the Knights to a 6-4 record and an appearance in the Boca Raton Bowl completing 21 of 45 for 217 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 49-23 loss.[9]


On November 27, 2021, Gabriel announced via social media that he would be transferring from UCF.

College statistics
Year Team GP Cmp Att Pct Yards TD Int
2019 UCF 13 236 398 59.3 3653 29 7
2020 UCF 9 227 368 61.7 3353 30 4
2021 UCF 3 70 102 68.6 814 9 3

References
  1. Hawes, Henry. "Dillon Gabriel Receives Gatorade Hawai'i Player of the Year Award".
  2. "Dillon Gabriel calls UCF 'the best fit for me'". www.hawaiiprepworld.com.
  3. Patterson, Chip. "UCF vs. Marshall score: Knights cruise in Gasparilla Bowl victory over Thundering Herd". cbssports.com.
  4. Layberger, Tom. "UCF's Dillon Gabriel Among True Freshman Quarterbacks Making An Early Impression". Forbes.
  5. Star-Advertiser, Jon Marks Special to the; Oct. 30, 2019 (October 30, 2019). "Mililani product Dillon Gabriel turns lessons from McKenzie Milton into results at UCF". Honolulu Star-Advertiser.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "How McKenzie Milton paved the way for UCF, Dillon Gabriel to thrive". ESPN.com. December 23, 2019.
  7. Staples, Andy. "Staples: The Hawaiian who is adding to UCF's status as a..." The Athletic.
  8. Murschel, Matt. "UCF QB coach: Dillon Gabriel working so hard Knights staff has to force him to rest". orlandosentinel.com.
  9. Patterson, Chip. "BYU vs. UCF, Boca Raton Bowl score: Cougars cap memorable 11-1 season with offensive explosion in easy win". cbssports.com.


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