Dillon Gabriel (born December 28, 2000) is an

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for the

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. Gabriel attended and played high school football at

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and began his college career at UCF in 2019 before transferring to Oklahoma in 2022.

Early years

Gabriel attended

. As a senior in 2018, he was the

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for Hawaii after passing for 3,754 yards, 38

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s. He finished his career with 9,948 yards passing yards, 105 touchdowns. Gabriel committed to the

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(UCF) to play college football.

College career

UCF

2019

Gabriel entered his first year at UCF in 2019 as the backup to

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, 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

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at the

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. For the season, he completed 236 of 398 passes for 3,653 yards, 29 touchdowns, and seven interceptions.

2020

In his sophomore year, Gabriel led the Knights to a 6–4 record and an appearance in the

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completing 21 of 45 for 217 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 49–23 loss.

2021

On September 17, 2021, in a regular season game against

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, 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

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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 that he will be transferring to

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(UCLA). However, less than three weeks later, Gabriel announced that he will instead be transferring to the

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on January 3, 2022.

College statistics

References

External links

UCF Knights bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gabriel, Dillon 2000 births Living people American football quarterbacks People from Honolulu County, Hawaii Players of American football from Hawaii Oklahoma Sooners football players UCF Knights football players