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Dillon Gabriel

#8Dillon Gabriel

QB·UCF·20242023202020199.9 pts line valueDay 2 (Rds 2–3)

Dillon Gabriel is a 4-year Dual-Threat QB for UCF. Dillon's 2019 season ranks in the 65th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 443 plays — a average rate for the QB. Dillon's production has improved each season, a positive development trajectory.

What projects, and what doesn't · QBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.46
    Beats guessing the QB average by 16%. n=2,421 QB seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.05
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=1,965 QB seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.51
    Beats guessing the QB average by 20%. n=1,965 QB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Dillon Gabriel's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

Recruiting Profile· Class of 2019

3-Star · Developmental
Stars
247 composite
0.8704
National rank
#754
High school
Mililani
Hometown
Mililani, HI

Recruiting data from CFBD/247Sports composite. Sourced from the player's signing-class team — transfers show original school's class.

2019 Production

Passing
236/399 Comp/Att3653 Pass yards29 Pass TD7 INT59.1% Comp %
Rushing
78 Rush yards4 Rush TD71 Carries1.1 Yards/carry

Performance Analysis · 2019 · vs QB peers

  • Efficiency65
  • Volume100
  • Dual-Threat100
  • Consistency81
  • Clutch51
Player type
Dual-Threat QB

A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.

Rushing threatScrambles for valueStresses defensive structure
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)65th %ile · average
Game-to-game consistency81th %ile · above avg
Career trajectory:↑ Rising
Key findings
  • High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
  • Career trajectory is upward — WEPA value has improved season over season.
  • High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
  • 8 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
  • Production faded as the season progressed — 0.13 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
  • Peak game: 1.03 EPA/play in Wk 3 vs Stanford (SP+ -5).

Historical Comparables · QB · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

PlayerTeamWEPA/playLine valTotal EPA
Stetson BennettGeorgia0.63512.5323.0
Tanner MordecaiSMU0.63014.0321.5
Ryan HigginsLouisiana Tech0.58613.7334.6
Kyle McCordSyracuse0.50912.1321.4
Malik CunninghamLouisville0.68114.7341.6

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+1.0301.03Wk 1 vs Florida A&M: +0.85 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs Florida Atlantic: +0.61 EPA/play2Wk 3 vs Stanford: +1.03 EPA/play3Wk 4 vs Pittsburgh: +0.11 EPA/play4Wk 5 vs UConn: +0.85 EPA/play5Wk 6 vs Cincinnati: -0.12 EPA/play6Wk 8 vs East Carolina: +0.45 EPA/play8Wk 9 vs Temple: +0.57 EPA/play9Wk 10 vs Houston: +0.64 EPA/play10Wk 11 vs Tulsa: +0.27 EPA/play11Wk 13 vs Tulane: +0.36 EPA/play13Wk 14 vs South Florida: +0.23 EPA/play14Wk 1 vs Marshall: +0.50 EPA/play1
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+C/ATTPass YdsPass TDINTQBRRush YdsRush TDEPA/play
1vsFlorida A&MW62-09/131273097.70.85
2@Florida AtlanticW48-14-0.67/192452058.91910.61
3vsStanfordW45-27-4.722/303474096.2901.03
4@PittsburghL34-354.125/423382232.7-3600.11
5vsUConnW56-21-24.411/162813085.2-1700.85
6@CincinnatiL24-279.125/462971319.9-130-0.12
8vsEast CarolinaW41-28-14.022/353652083.32610.45
9@TempleW63-213.210/212183092.2400.57
10vsHoustonW44-29-4.321/30298301810.64
11@TulsaL31-34-2.523/3829012-2000.27
13@TulaneW34-317.524/46317105800.36
14vsSouth FloridaW34-7-9.823/39270202900.23
1vsMarshallW48-25-1.914/2426020110.50

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
45.6%
Passing plays
87.6%
Rushing plays
9.4%
Standard downs
40.1%
Passing downs
57.0%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.38
Passing downs
0.43
Pass / Rush EPA
0.40 / 0.42

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Career · rolling EPA, game by game

Per-game EPA5-game avg
+1.630−0.27202020232024
EPA per play · 2019 — 2024 · 49 games
SeasonTeamLine valueTotal EPA
2019UCF
9.9
260.8
2020UCF
16.9
312.7
2023Oklahoma
16.1
346.4
2024Oregon
11.6
292.9

Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.