# Dillon Gabriel

Dillon Gabriel (born December 28, 2000) is an American football quarterback. He played college football for the UCF Knights, the Oklahoma Sooners, and the Oregon Ducks.
He began his career at UCF in 2019 before transferring to Oklahoma in 2022, and then transferred to Oregon in December 2023. The 2024 Big Ten championship game was Gabriel's 63rd career game played, surpassing Chase Brice for the most games played by a quarterback in Division I football history. He is only the eighth college QB to surpass 15,000 passing yards and the fourth to surpass 16,000, having amassed 18,722 throughout his college career, the second most in Division I football history, behind only Case Keenum's 19,217.

## Early life

Both of Gabriel's parents are ethnic native Hawaiians. His father played quarterback at the University of Hawaii and his mother played college softball. 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 and 38 touchdowns. He finished his career with 9,948 passing yards and 105 touchdowns. Gabriel committed to play college football at the University of Central Florida (UCF).

## 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 over Marshall at the Gasparilla Bowl. For the season, he completed 236 of 398 passes for 3,653 yards, 29 touchdowns, and seven interceptions.
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.
On September 17, 2021, in a regular season game against Louisville, Gabriel was injured on the final play of the game, a multi-lateral attempt at a miracle touchdown by the Knights. Gabriel was carted off the field and X-rays were taken of his shoulder after the game. He suffered a broken left clavicle that, despite not requiring surgery, ultimately ended his season early.
On November 27, 2021, Gabriel announced via social media that he would be transferring from UCF.

### Oklahoma

On December 16, 2021, Gabriel originally announced he would transfer to University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). However, less than three weeks later, Gabriel announced he would transfer to the University of Oklahoma on January 3, 2022.
On December 4, 2023, after two seasons with the Sooners, Gabriel announced that he would be leaving Oklahoma and again entering the transfer portal.

### Oregon

On December 9, 2023, Gabriel announced that he would be transferring to University of Oregon. In his debut with the Ducks, he passed for 380 yards. He became the eighth college quarterback to surpass 15,000 passing yards. As of January 15th, 2025, Gabriel is ranked second all-time in passing yards.

### College statistics

| Season | Team | Games | Games | Games | Passing | Passing | Passing | Passing | Passing | Passing | Passing | Passing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing |
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 2019 | UCF | 13 | 12 | 9–3 | 236 | 398 | 59.3 | 3,653 | 9.2 | 29 | 7 | 156.9 | 71 | 78 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2020 | UCF | 10 | 10 | 6–4 | 248 | 413 | 60.0 | 3,570 | 8.6 | 32 | 4 | 156.3 | 72 | 169 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 2021 | UCF | 3 | 3 | 2–1 | 70 | 102 | 68.6 | 814 | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 159.2 | 24 | 125 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma | 12 | 12 | 6–6 | 230 | 367 | 62.7 | 3,168 | 8.6 | 25 | 6 | 154.4 | 89 | 315 | 3.5 | 6 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma | 12 | 12 | 10–2 | 266 | 384 | 69.3 | 3,660 | 9.5 | 30 | 6 | 172.0 | 93 | 373 | 4.0 | 12 |
| 2024 | Oregon | 14 | 14 | 13–1 | 326 | 447 | 72.9 | 3,857 | 8.6 | 30 | 6 | 164.9 | 75 | 149 | 2.0 | 7 |
| Career | Career | 64 | 63 | 46–17 | 1,376 | 2,111 | 65.2 | 18,722 | 8.9 | 155 | 32 | 160.9 | 424 | 1,209 | 2.9 | 33 |

## Professional career

Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span |
| 5 ft 11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 29+5⁄8 in (0.75 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
| All values from NFL Combine ||||

## Personal life

Gabriel proposed to his high school sweetheart, Zo Caswell on September 1, 2024, the day after his debut at Oregon.