{"id":220654,"date":"2025-03-05T06:23:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T11:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=220654"},"modified":"2025-03-05T06:23:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T11:23:25","slug":"2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-dillon-gabriel-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/05\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-dillon-gabriel-oregon\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Dillon Gabriel, Oregon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dillon Gabriel was a highly productive and accomplished quarterback in college. This scouting report<\/a> examines Gabriel’s strengths, weaknesses, and whether his college success can translate to success in the NFL.<\/p>\n

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2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report and Film Analysis of Oregon Quarterback Dillon Gabriel<\/h3>\n

Measurables:<\/h3>\n

Height- 5’11”<\/p>\n

Weight- 205 lbs<\/p>\n

Player Background:<\/h3>\n

Dillon Gabriel’s father, Garrett Gabriel, was also a productive college quarterback who started two seasons at Hawaii. He attended Mililani High School, where he was a three-star quarterback recruit<\/a> and committed to play football at Central Florida. In his freshman year, Gabriel started 12 games and led Central Florida to a 10-win season. During his junior year, he broke his left clavicle, which sidelined him for the remainder of the year. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 2022 Gabriel transferred to Oklahoma, where he made an immediate impact, earning Second Team All-Big 12 honors in his first season. He followed up a productive 2022 season with an even more productive 2023 season, where he led the conference in both passing yards and passing touchdowns to earn First Team All-Big 12 honors. For his final college football season in 2024, Gabriel transferred to Oregon, where he guided the team to an undefeated regular season and a Big Ten Championship. His outstanding final season earned him the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year award, and he finished in third place in Heisman<\/a> voting. Gabriel finished his decorated college career as the all-time leader in career touchdowns responsible for with 189 total touchdowns.<\/span><\/p>\n

Strengths:<\/h3>\n

Mentally, Gabriel is further along than most quarterbacks are coming out of college. He played 64 games in college, and it shows in the way he plays the game. Gabriel is like a point guard on the field who is an extremely accurate passer with great timing and touch. He does a tremendous job of accurately getting the ball to his playmakers and rarely misses throws to open receivers. Gabriel limits turnover-worthy plays and had just six interceptions on 447 pass attempts in 2024. <\/span><\/p>\n

He has also shown the ability to go through his progressions, he always keeps his eyes downfield and he is very comfortable in the pocket. Gabriel rarely bails from clean pockets and he has a good feel for pressure. He was not pressured often at Oregon, but when he was pressured Gabriel was still very productive. He doesn\u2019t possess great arm strength, but he is an accurate deep ball passer. Gabriel has good mobility, and while he prefers to make plays with his arm he can pick up yards with his legs if needed.<\/span><\/p>\n