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

Dillon Gabriel is an American football quarterback for the UCF Knights.

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

  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. ^ Layberger, Tom. "UCF's Dillon Gabriel Among True Freshman Quarterbacks Making An Early Impression". Forbes.
  4. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: |first2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "How McKenzie Milton paved the way for UCF, Dillon Gabriel to thrive". ESPN.com. December 23, 2019.
  6. ^ Staples, Andy. "Staples: The Hawaiian who is adding to UCF's status as a..." The Athletic.
  7. ^ Murschel, Matt. "UCF QB coach: Dillon Gabriel working so hard Knights staff has to force him to rest". orlandosentinel.com.