By Tony Thomas
The Oregon Ducks are one of the top teams in college football that will be flush with returning talent in 2024. They also went into the transfer portal and landed playmakers on both sides of the ball. Here is a profile of three portal players that will make an impact for the Ducks in 2024.
QB Dillon Gabriel
Previous School: Oklahoma Sooners
5’11”, 204 lbs.
Dillon Gabriel brings experience and high productivity to Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks.
In 2023 at Oklahoma, Gabriel passed for 3,660 yards, 30 touchdowns, and only six INTs (in 384 pass attempts,) and completed 69% of his passes. Gabriel averaged 305 passing yards per game. Those numbers were good enough for #6 in the FBS. In addition, he rushed for 373 yards and 12 touchdowns.
Gabriel recorded seven games of 300+ yards passing, including three games of over 400 yards passing. Twice he threw for five touchdowns in a game. For his illustrious college career, Gabriel has totaled 14,865 passing yards, 115 touchdowns, and 26 INTs at both Oklahoma and UCF.