Dillon Gabriel with the Cleveland Browns, 2026
With the Cleveland Browns, 2026. Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Oregon (from UCF, Oklahoma), 2019–⁠24

Dillon Gabriel

Number
No. 8
Height
5′11″
Weight
204 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Mililani, HI
Born
Dec 28, 2000, in Mililani, Hawaii

Wikipedia readers: about 27,037 a month over the past year

Dillon Gabriel played quarterback at UCF (2019–⁠21), Oklahoma (2022–⁠23) and Oregon (2024). He finished third in the 2024 Heisman vote. The Cleveland Browns took Gabriel in round 3, No. 94 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
3,857
Passing yards, 2024 (Oregon, 13–⁠1)
Best game
548 yards
At Memphis, week 7, 2020: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 3
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2020
Drafted
No. 94
Round 3, 2025 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns)

Career highs

548passing yards, career highat Memphis, 20206touchdown passes, career highat Texas Tech, 2022113rushing yards, career highvs. Texas, 20233rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. West Virginia, 2023

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2024

All-America: FWAA 2024; Sports Illustrated 2024; USA Today 2024

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2019UCF23639959.13,6539.2297
2020UCF24340659.93,5178.7324
2021UCF7010268.68148.093
2022Oklahoma23036762.73,1688.6256
2023Oklahoma26638469.33,6609.5306
2024Oregon32644772.93,8578.6306
Career1,3712,10565.118,6698.915532

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019UCF71781.1422
2020UCF721692.3228
2021UCF241255.2244
2022Oklahoma883243.7661
2023Oklahoma933734.01244
2024Oregon751492.0754
Career4231,2182.93361

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019UCF8QBYr 1
2020UCF8QBYr 2
2021UCF8QBYr 3
2022Oklahoma8QBYr 4
2023Oklahoma8QBYr 5
2024Oregon8QBSr. (Yr 6)5′11″204

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2019UCF4670.3990th (n=155)0.27183.046%0.510.16
2020UCF4700.4485th (n=116)0.27208.255%0.610.19
2021UCF1270.28––35.454%0.32–
2022Oklahoma3970.3148th (n=250)0.32121.846%0.430.09
2023Oklahoma4300.6599th (n=255)0.32279.850%0.750.42
2024Oregon5030.4385th (n=238)0.30215.753%0.590.22

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Oregon 14 games, 3,857 passing yards, 30 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.IdahoW 24–⁠14414938020−23
Sep 7vs.Boise StateW 37–⁠34182124320−15
Sep 14atOregon StateW 49–⁠1420242912064
Sep 28atUCLAW 34–⁠1331412783123
Oct 4vs.Michigan StateW 31–⁠1020322572222
Oct 12vs.Ohio StateW 32–⁠3123343412032
Oct 18atPurdueW 35–⁠0212529021−11
Oct 26vs.IllinoisW 38–⁠91826291315
Nov 2atMichiganW 38–⁠1722342941023
Nov 9vs.MarylandW 39–⁠1823341833028
Nov 16atWisconsinW 16–⁠132231218017
Nov 30vs.WashingtonW 49–⁠2116232092020
Dec 7vs.Penn StateW 45–⁠3722322834017
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 21–⁠41294129920−43
2023 Oklahoma 12 games, 3,660 passing yards, 30 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Arkansas StateW 73–⁠019223082015
Sep 9vs.SMUW 28–⁠1119271764020
Sep 16atTulsaW 66–⁠17283142151–
Sep 23atCincinnatiW 20–⁠626383221023
Sep 30vs.Iowa StateW 50–⁠2026393663137
Oct 7vs.TexasW 34–⁠30233828510113
Oct 21vs.UCFW 31–⁠2925382533122
Oct 28atKansasL 33–⁠3814191710164
Nov 4atOklahoma StateL 24–⁠27263734411−7
Nov 11vs.West VirginiaW 59–⁠2023364235050
Nov 18atBYUW 31–⁠241321191200
Nov 24vs.TCUW 69–⁠4524384003136
2022 Oklahoma 12 games, 3,168 passing yards, 25 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.UTEPW 45–⁠1315232332020
Sep 10vs.Kent StateW 33–⁠3212829630−10
Sep 17atNebraskaW 49–⁠1416272302055
Sep 24vs.Kansas StateL 34–⁠4126393304061
Oct 1atTCUL 24–⁠55716126000
Oct 15vs.KansasW 52–⁠4229424032137
Oct 29atIowa StateW 27–⁠1315261481017
Nov 5vs.BaylorL 35–⁠3822342612370
Nov 12atWest VirginiaL 20–⁠23172819000−1
Nov 19vs.Oklahoma StateW 28–⁠1320402592130
Nov 26atTexas TechL 48–⁠5128404496121
Dec 29 ✦vs.Florida StateL 32–⁠3514242431024
2021 UCF 3 games, 814 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Boise StateW 36–⁠3125373184264
Sep 11vs.Bethune-CookmanW 63–⁠1423363122043
Sep 17atLouisvilleL 35–⁠4222291843118
2020 UCF 10 games, 3,517 passing yards, 32 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 19atGeorgia TechW 49–⁠2127414174130
Sep 26atEast CarolinaW 51–⁠283247408401
Oct 3vs.TulsaL 26–⁠3428513301128
Oct 17atMemphisL 49–⁠5031435485049
Oct 24vs.TulaneW 51–⁠3426404225019
Oct 31atHoustonW 44–⁠21193332820−11
Nov 14vs.TempleW 38–⁠13122226820−10
Nov 21vs.CincinnatiL 33–⁠3625482433130
Nov 27atSouth FloridaW 58–⁠462236336412
Dec 22 ✦vs.BYUL 23–⁠4921452172031
2019 UCF 13 games, 3,653 passing yards, 29 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.Florida A&MW 62–⁠091312730–
Sep 7atFlorida AtlanticW 48–⁠147192452019
Sep 14vs.StanfordW 45–⁠272230347409
Sep 21atPittsburghL 34–⁠35254233822−36
Sep 28vs.UConnW 56–⁠21111628130−17
Oct 4atCincinnatiL 24–⁠27254629713−13
Oct 19vs.East CarolinaW 41–⁠2822353652026
Oct 26atTempleW 63–⁠211021218304
Nov 2vs.HoustonW 44–⁠2921302983018
Nov 8atTulsaL 31–⁠34233829012−20
Nov 23atTulaneW 34–⁠3124463171058
Nov 29vs.South FloridaW 34–⁠723392702029
Dec 23 ✦vs.MarshallW 48–⁠251424260201

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 19–⁠22).

DrillCombine 2025
Height5′11⅛″
Weight205 lb
Arm length29⅝″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan73″

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 10 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2025Cleveland Browns101101859377286

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.