Dillon Gabriel is a Cleveland Browns quarterback who started games as a rookie in 2025 after a productive college career that ended at Oregon.
Gabriel was a third-round pick of the Browns in 2025 out of Oregon, where he won Big Ten MVP honors. He opened the year behind Joe Flacco but took over as the starter midseason. A concussion in Week 11 opened the door for fellow rookie Shedeur Sanders.
Path to the league
Gabriel played college football at UCF, Oklahoma and Oregon across a long college run. In his final season at Oregon he earned first-team All-American honors and was named Big Ten Most Valuable Player. The Browns drafted him in the third round, 94th overall, in the 2025 NFL Draft.
2025 season
Cleveland named Gabriel the backup to Joe Flacco in August 2025. He made his NFL debut in Week 2 against Baltimore and was named the starter ahead of Week 5, making his first start against Minnesota in London on October 5, per the Browns. On November 16, he sustained a concussion against Baltimore and was ruled out, which gave Shedeur Sanders his regular-season debut.
Sources
- Cleveland Browns: Dillon Gabriel named starting quarterback ahead of Week 5
- ESPN: Dillon Gabriel player page
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Passing
10 games played▶Passing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | browns | 10 | 110 | 185 | 937 | 7 | 2 | 80.8 | 31.4 |
▶Rushing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | browns | 10 | 14 | 86 | 6.1 | 0 | 19 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Quarterback
- Group
- offense
- College
- Oregon
- Hometown
- Mililani, HI, USA
- Age
- 25
- Status
- active
Latest news about Dillon Gabriel
All news →Browns Rout Patriots 37-13 in Preseason Week 3
Cleveland Browns 37, New England Patriots 13 at Huntington Bank Field. Dillon Gabriel went 12 of 15 for 186 yards with 3 touchdowns.
Watson Calls Home Boos 'Disrespectful' as Sanders Makes His Case in Cleveland Loss
Coach Todd Monken says Watson's comments about the boos won't factor into the QB decision, and that he expects to name a starter between Watson and Sanders on Monday.
Browns Name Deshaun Watson Starting QB for Preseason Opener
Watson delivered an 'awesome' first half in his season debut, going 11 of 15 for 126 yards and accounting for Cleveland's only points in a 34-10 loss to Chicago.
Jerry Jeudy did concentration drills all offseason: the Browns' WR1 wants his Pro Bowl form back
Jeudy set a franchise record with 90 catches in 2024, then dropped six passes through a three-quarterback 2025. With continuity returning, he says it's 'about time.'
