Dillon Gabriel

Photo by: Morgan Givens/University of Oklahoma

Photo by: Josh Gateley/University of Oklahoma

Photo by: Morgan Givens, OU Athletics

Photo by: Morgan Givens, OU Athletics

Photo by: Morgan Givens, OU Athletics

Photo by: Morgan Givens, OU Athletics

Position:
QB
Class:
Junior
Height:
5-11
Weight:
205
Hometown:
Mililani, Hawaii
High School:
Mililani HS
Prev School:
UCF

Season	GP-GS	C-A	PCT	YDS	AVG/G	TD	INT	LG	RUSH	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
2019*	13-12	236-398	59.3	3,653	281.0	29	7	75	71	78	1.1	4	22
2020*	10-10	248-413	60.0	3,570	357.0	32	4	93	72	169	2.3	2	28
2021*	3-3	70-102	68.6	814	271.3	9	3	47	24	125	5.2	2	44
2022	12-12	230-367	62.7	3,168	264.0	25	6	78	89	317	3.6	6	61
2023	12-12	266-384	69.3	3,660	305.0	30	6	63	93	373	4.0	12	44
Career	50-49	1,050-1,664	63.1	14,865	297.3	125	26	93	349	1,062	3.0	26	61

CAREER NOTES
Has started 49 of his 50 career games (25 of 26 in three seasons at UCF) ... has completed 63.1% of his passes for 14,865 yards and 125 touchdowns vs. 26 interceptions ... has run for 1,062 yards and 26 touchdowns and caught one pass for a TD ... has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 47 of 50 games, at least two TD passes in 36 contests and at least four in 12 outings ... 125 touchdown passes are most in the country since the start of the 2019 season, despite missing 11 games due to injury ... has thrown for at least 400 yards nine times (29 games of at least 300 yards).

2023
A unanimous All-Big 12 First Team selection … a Manning Award finalist and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 10 Finalist … a Maxwell Award and Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist … started all 12 regular season games … completed 266 of 384 passes (69.3%) for 3,660 yards and 30 touchdowns with just six interceptions … rushed 93 times for 373 yards (4.0 average) and team-high 12 touchdowns (second most nationally among quarterbacks) … two-time Davey O’Brien National QB of the Week (Oct. 10 and Nov. 14), Maxwell Award Player of the Week (Oct. 10) and Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 10) … named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week three times (Sept. 18, Oct. 9 and Nov. 13) … ranked in the top 10 nationally through regular season in points responsible for per game (21.0; third), total offense (336.1 yards per game; fourth), passing efficiency rating (172.0; fifth), yards per pass attempt (9.5; fifth), passing yards (3,660; sixth), passing offense (305.0 ypg; sixth), passing touchdowns (30; seventh) and completion percentage (.693; 10th) … led Big 12 in passing offense, total offense, points responsible for per game, completion percentage and passing touchdowns and was second in passing efficiency … accounted for 42 total touchdowns (second most in Big 12 is 33) … passed for more than 300 yards seven times and 400 or more yards three times … registered multiple passing touchdowns on eight occasions and rushed for at least one TD in seven contests … rushed for multiple touchdowns three times and for a career-high three touchdowns twice … completed 24 of 38 passes for 400 yards and three TDs and rushed seven times for 36 yards and a score vs. TCU (11/24) … passed for 191 yards and two TDs on 13 of 21 completions in first half (missed the second half with injury) at BYU (11/18) … set a school record against West Virginia on Nov. 11 by accounting for eight touchdowns (five passing, three rushing), completing 23 of 36 passes for a season-high 423 yards and rushing for 50 yards on 11 carries … completed 26 of 37 passes for 344 yards and a TD at Oklahoma State (11/4) … completed 14 of 19 passes for 171 yards and rushed 14 times for 64 yards and a TD at Kansas (10/28) … completed 25 of 38 passes for 253 yards and three TDs and rushed 10 times for 22 yards vs. UCF (10/21) … led Sooners on a 75-yard game-winning drive in 1:02 and threw a 3-yard TD pass to Nic Anderson with 15 seconds remaining in a 34-30 outcome vs. Texas (10/7) … passed for 285 yards (23 of 38) against Longhorns and led team with 113 yards on 14 rushes (one TD) … became first Oklahoma QB to record at least 250 passing yards and 100 rushing yards in a game vs. Texas … completed 26 of 39 passes for 366 yards and three TDs and rushed eight times for 37 yards and two scores vs. Iowa State (9/30) … completed 26 of 38 passes for 322 yards and a TD and rushed 11 times for 23 yards and a score at Cincinnati (9/23) … set a school record with his .903 completion percentage (28 of 31) while passing for 421 yards and five touchdowns at Tulsa (9/16) … threw four TD passes and completed 19 of 27 attempts for 176 yards and rushed nine times for 20 yards vs. SMU (9/9) … completed 19 of 22 passes for 308 yards and two touchdowns and rushed twice for 15 yards and a TD in season opener vs. Arkansas State (9/2).

2022
Named Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year by league's coaches and earned honorable mention All-Big 12 recognition … named AP Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and garnered second-team all-league acclaim by AP and PFF … started 12 of team's 13 games … sustained game-ending injury in second quarter at TCU (10/1) and missed next contest vs. Texas (10/8) … named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week three times (11/28, 10/17, 9/12) and Offensive Player of the Week once (11/28) … ranked second in Big 12 in passing yards per game (264.0), total offense (290.3 ypg), pass efficiency rating (154.4), yards per completion (13.8), yards per pass attempt (8.6) and passing touchdowns (25) … completed 230 of 367 passes (62.7%) for 3,168 yards and rushed for 317 yards and six touchdowns … passed for at least 230 yards in nine of his 11 full games and threw for at least one touchdown in 10 contests … completed 14 of 24 passes for 243 yards and a TD (no interceptions) and recorded a 23-yard rush against Florida State in Cheez-It Bowl (12/29) ... threw a career-high six touchdown passes in a 28-for-40, 449-yard performance at Texas Tech (11/26) … completed 20 of 40 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns vs. Oklahoma State (11/19) … set an OU single-quarter record for total offense with 239 yards in first quarter against OSU … went 17 of 28 for 190 yards at West Virginia (11/12) … finished 22 of 34 for 261 yards and two touchdowns and ran nine times for 70 yards and a TD vs. Baylor (11/5) … completed 15 of 26 passes for 148 yards and a score at Iowa State (10/29) … went 29 for 42 for 403 yards and two touchdowns and rushed a season-high 10 times for 37 yards and a score vs. Kansas (10/15) … was 7 of 16 for 126 yards before sustaining the injury at TCU … passed for 330 yards and four touchdowns and rushed seven times for 61 yards vs. Kansas State (9/24) … threw for 230 yards and a pair of scores and rushed six times for 55 yards (including a career-long 61-yard touchdown) at Nebraska (9/17) … was 21 of 28 passing for 296 yards and three TDs vs. Kent State (9/10) … completed 15 of 23 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns and rushed six times for 20 yards and a score in OU debut vs. UTEP (9/3).

2021 (AT UCF)
Started first three games before sustaining season-ending injury on final play of contest at Louisville (9/17) ... completed 70 of 102 passes (68.6%) for 814 yards and nine touchdowns (three interceptions) ... rushed 24 times for 125 yards and two scores ... completed 22 of 29 passes for 184 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for another at Louisville ... was 23 for 36 through the air for two TDs and ran twice for 43 yards (44-yard TD) against Bethune Cookman (9/11) ... completed 25 of 37 throws for 318 yards and four touchdowns and ran 12 times for 64 yards in 36-31 season-opening win against Boise State (9/2).

2020 (AT UCF)
Started all 10 of team's games ... a semifinalist for Maxwell and Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Year awards ... named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... a second-team All-AAC honoree ... three-time AAC Offensive Player of the Week ... accounted for 3,739 yards of total offense (ranked second nationally with 373.9 per game) ... completed 248 of 413 passes (60.0%) for 3,570 yards and a league-leading 32 touchdowns (fourth most nationally) against four interceptions ... averaged a nation-leading 357.0 passing yards per game ... ranked first in AAC and fifth in the country with his 21.2 points responsible for per game ... posted a conference-high 156.3 passing efficiency rating ... rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns ... registered a streak of 228 pass attempts without an interception (10/3-11/21; second-longest streak in UCF history) ... .010 interception/pass attempt ratio shattered previous school record of .017 ... 32 passing TDs were second-most in program history ... his four 400-yard passing games were more than any UCF quarterback posted in a career ... threw for at least 300 yards in seven contests ... threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 31 yards vs. BYU in Boca Raton Bowl (12/22) ... passed for 336 yards and four passing TDs and rushed for a score at South Florida (11/27) ... threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns against Cincinnati (11/21) ... finished with 328 passing yards (two TDs) at Houston (10/31) ... completed 26 of 40 passes for 422 yards and five touchdowns vs. Tulane (10/24) ... connected on 35 of 49 passes for a career-high 601 yards and five TDs while rushing for 49 yards and a score at Memphis (10/17) ... threw for 330 yards and a TD vs. Tulsa ... was 32 for 47 for 408 yards and four TDs and set a UCF record with 18 consecutive pass completions at East Carolina (9/26) ... completed 27 of 41 throws for 417 yards and four TDs in season-opening 49-21 win at Georgia Tech (9/19) en route to Walter Camp and Davey O'Brien National Player of the Week honors.

2019 (AT UCF)
Played in all 13 games and started final 12 as a true freshman ... earned second-team All-American Athletic Conference honors from PFF ... named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... led an offense that ranked second nationally in yards per game (540.5) and ranked fifth in scoring (43.4 ppg) and eighth in passing (316.7 ypg) ... completed 236 of 398 passes (59.3%) for 3,653 yards (UCF freshman record) and 29 touchdowns against seven interceptions for a 156.9 efficiency rating ... rushed for 78 yards and four TDs ... ranked fourth nationally and led AAC in yards per completion (15.5) ... threw multiple TD passes in 10 games and at least one in all 13 ... named Gasparilla Bowl MVP after throwing for 260 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for a score in win over Marshall (12/23) ... passed for 315 yards and a TD while rushing for a season-high 58 yards at Tulane (11/23) ... threw for 298 yards and three TDs and ran for another vs. Houston (11/2) ... completed 22 of 35 passes for season-high 365 yards and two TDs while running for a score against East Carolina (10/19) ... registered 297 passing yards and a passing TD at Cincinnati (10/4) ... connected of 11 of 16 passes for 281 yards (25.5 yards per completion set a school record) and three touchdowns vs. UConn (9/28) ... completed a season-high 25 throws for 338 yards and two scores at Pitt (9/21) ... named Walter Camp National Player of the Week and AAC Offensive Player of the Week after completing 22 of 30 passes for 347 yards and four TDs in a 45-27 win over Stanford ... made first career start and threw for 245 yards and two TDs while rushing for a score in a 48-14 win at FAU ... came off bench to complete 9 of 13 passes for 127 yards and three TDs in collegiate debut vs. Florida A&M.

HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus three-star prospect at Mililani High School ... rated as nation's No. 15 dual-threat quarterback by Rivals, the country's No. 20 pro-style QB by 247Sports and the No. 31 pocket-passing QB by ESPN ... ranked as the No. 7 player in Hawai'i by Rivals, No. 8 by ESPN and No. 9 by 247Sports ... three-time first-team All-Oahu Interscholastic Association selection ... named the 2018 Gatorade Hawai'i Player of the Year, OIA Offensive Player of the Year and Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State Offensive Player of the Year as a senior after passing for 3,754 yards and 38 touchdowns ... led squad to 2018 Hawai'i High School Athletic Association Division 1 state championship game and final No. 2 ranking (10-3 record) ... set state record with 9,948 career passing yards and his 105 passing touchdowns were second most in Hawai'i history ... originally committed to Army-West Point.

PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2022 ... father (Garrett Gabriel) was a quarterback at Hawai'i from 1986-90 and threw for 5,638 yards and 47 touchdowns ... graduated from OU with a degree in multidisciplinary studies and is pursuing a master's in human relations.