Dillon Gabriel played college football for the UCF Knights, the Oklahoma Sooners, and the Oregon Ducks before being drafted by the Browns in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
17 Facts About Dillon Gabriel
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Dillon Gabriel began his career at UCF in 2019 before transferring to Oklahoma in 2022, and then transferred to Oregon in December 2023.
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Dillon Gabriel 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.
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Dillon Gabriel's father played quarterback at the University of Hawaii and his mother played college softball.
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Dillon Gabriel finished his career with 9,948 passing yards and 105 touchdowns.
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Dillon Gabriel committed to play college football at the University of Central Florida.
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On September 17,2021, in a regular season game against Louisville, Dillon Gabriel was injured on the final play of the game, a multi-lateral attempt at a miracle touchdown by the Knights.
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Dillon Gabriel was carted off the field and X-rays were taken of his shoulder after the game.
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Dillon Gabriel suffered a broken left clavicle that, despite not requiring surgery, ultimately ended his season early.
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On November 27,2021, Dillon Gabriel announced via social media that he would be transferring from UCF.
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On December 16,2021, Dillon Gabriel originally announced he would transfer to University of California, Los Angeles.
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However, less than three weeks later, Dillon Gabriel announced he would transfer to the University of Oklahoma on January 3,2022.
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On December 4,2023, after two seasons with the Sooners, Dillon Gabriel announced that he would be leaving Oklahoma and again entering the transfer portal.
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On December 9,2023, Dillon Gabriel announced that he would be transferring to University of Oregon.
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Dillon Gabriel became the eighth college quarterback to surpass 15,000 passing yards.
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Dillon Gabriel was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 3rd round of the 2025 NFL draft, at 94th overall, which the Browns previously acquired in a trade that sent Amari Cooper to the Buffalo Bills.
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Dillon Gabriel proposed to his high school sweetheart, Zo Caswell, on September 1,2024, the day after his debut at Oregon.