Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel is an American football quarterback for the UCF Knights.
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Major | Human Communications |
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| High school | Mililani (Mililani, Hawaii) |
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| Born: | Mililani, Hawaii |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg) |
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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
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.[3][4][5][6] For the season, he completed 236 of 398 passes for 3,653 yards, 29 touchdowns, and seven interceptions.[7]
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 |
References
- Hawes, Henry. "Dillon Gabriel Receives Gatorade Hawai'i Player of the Year Award".
- "Dillon Gabriel calls UCF 'the best fit for me'". www.hawaiiprepworld.com.
- Layberger, Tom. "UCF's Dillon Gabriel Among True Freshman Quarterbacks Making An Early Impression". Forbes.
- Star-Advertiser, By 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)
- "How McKenzie Milton paved the way for UCF, Dillon Gabriel to thrive". ESPN.com. December 23, 2019.
- Staples, Andy. "Staples: The Hawaiian who is adding to UCF's status as a..." The Athletic.
- Murschel, Matt. "UCF QB coach: Dillon Gabriel working so hard Knights staff has to force him to rest". orlandosentinel.com.
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