Running back, St. Thomas (MN), 2022–26
Gabriel Abel
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′8″
- Weight
- 208 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Trenton, NJ
Gabriel Abel plays running back for St. Thomas (MN). Last time out, against Stetson: 4 carries, 38 yards, 1 TD. Abel leads St. Thomas (MN) in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.
2026 so far
480 rushing yards, 7 TD
Last game: 4 carries, 38 yards, 1 TD vs. Stetson, W 64–21
Next game: at Marist, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
148rushing yards, career highvs. San Diego, 20263rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Northern Michigan, 2026Team titles: Pioneer Football League champions, 2022
Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | St. Thomas (MN) | 68 | 334 | 4.9 | 3 | 33 |
| 2023 | St. Thomas (MN) | 40 | 220 | 5.5 | 4 | 40 |
| 2024 | St. Thomas (MN) | 50 | 130 | 2.6 | 1 | 12 |
| 2025 | St. Thomas (MN) | 43 | 153 | 3.6 | 2 | 15 |
| 2026 | St. Thomas (MN) | 73 | 480 | 6.6 | 7 | 78 |
| Career | 274 | 1,317 | 4.8 | 17 | 78 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | St. Thomas (MN) | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | St. Thomas (MN) | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | St. Thomas (MN) | 10 | 59 | 5.9 | 0 | 11 |
| 2025 | St. Thomas (MN) | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | St. Thomas (MN) | 1 | −1 | −1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 17 | 94 | 5.5 | 0 | 12 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | St. Thomas (MN) | – | – | – | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | St. Thomas (MN) | 6 | 161 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Career | 6 | 161 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | St. Thomas (MN) | 1 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | St. Thomas (MN) | 1 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | St. Thomas (MN) | 1 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | St. Thomas (MN) | 1 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | St. Thomas (MN) | 1 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′8″ | 208 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | St. Thomas (MN) (FCS) | 58 | 0.07 | – | – | 3.8 | 11% |
| 2023 | St. Thomas (MN) (FCS) | 24 | 0.24 | – | – | 5.7 | 9% |
| 2024 | St. Thomas (MN) (FCS) | 52 | -0.17 | – | – | -8.7 | 12% |
| 2025 | St. Thomas (MN) (FCS) | 41 | -0.27 | – | – | -10.9 | 16% |
| 2026 | St. Thomas (MN) (FCS) | 71 | 0.32 | 91st (n=478) | 0.10 | 22.7 | 16% |
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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2026 St. Thomas (MN) 7 games, 480 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs.Winona State | W 15–9 | 13 | 75 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Sep 5 | at | L 26–62 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 12 | vs.Northern Michigan | W 56–14 | 8 | 44 | 3 | 14 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 28–26 | 19 | 120 | 1 | 78 | 1 | −1 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 50–17 | 15 | 148 | 1 | 57 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | at | L 21–55 | 8 | 47 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 64–21 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
2025 St. Thomas (MN) 4 games, 153 rushing yards, 2 TD
2024 St. Thomas (MN) 8 games, 130 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs.Sioux Falls | L 13–34 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 17 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 10–17 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 39–32 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 42–14 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 34–14 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 7–21 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 19–22 | 4 | −2 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | L 20–36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Oct 5 vs. Stetson, so that game is not listed.
2023 St. Thomas (MN) 8 games, 220 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 35–28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at | W 20–14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 17–10 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 21 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | at | L 21–52 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 21 | at | W 38–6 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 36 | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 49–14 | 7 | 57 | 2 | 40 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 20–14 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 16–10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. Black Hills State; Sep 16 at Harvard, so those games are not listed.
2022 St. Thomas (MN) 8 games, 334 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | L 13–44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs.Michigan Tech | W 32–6 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs.Lincoln (CA) | W 43–6 | 16 | 104 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 38–24 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 27–16 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 26–14 | 18 | 100 | 3 | 33 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | W 34–7 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 27–13 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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