Doug Gabriel
{{Short description|American football player (born 1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Doug Gabriel
| image = Doug_Gabriel.jpg
| caption = Gabriel with the Oakland Raiders
| number = 85, 80, 10
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|8|27}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 215
| high_school = Dr. Phillips (Orlando, Florida)
| college = UCF
| draftyear = 2003
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 167
| pastteams =
- Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2003}}–{{NFL Year|2005}})
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2006}})
- Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2006}})
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
- Florida Tuskers ({{UFL Year|2009}})*
- California Redwoods ({{UFL Year|2009}})
- Sacramento Mountain Lions ({{UFL Year|2010}})*
- Orlando Predators ({{AFL Year|2011}})
| highlights = Second-team All-MAC (2002)
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 101
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 1,550
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 8
| aflstatlabel1 = Receptions
| aflstatvalue1 = 12
| aflstatlabel2 = Receiving yards
| aflstatvalue2 = 104
| aflstatlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| aflstatvalue3 = 2
||pfr=GabrDo00
| afl = 11628
}}
Douglas Gabriel (born August 27, 1980) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played college football at UCF.
Gabriel was also a member of the New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals, Florida Tuskers, California Redwoods, Sacramento Mountain Lions and Orlando Predators.
Early life
Gabriel attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida and was a letterman in football. As a senior, he won All-Conference and All-State honors as a wide receiver.
College career
Gabriel finalized his storied high school career but was academically unable to enroll at Miami (Fla.) or Oregon State or any large school where he was recruited. He enrolled at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) in Perkinston, MS where he had a breakout 2000 fall season and made passing grades in the classroom, refocusing on playing at a larger university. Gabriel signed with and attended the University of Central Florida and was a two-year letterman in football. He finished his stellar college football career with 97 receptions for 1,869 yards and 20 touchdowns and added 795 yards on 37 kickoff returns (21.5 avg.). His 1,869 receiving yards rank ninth on the school's career-record list while his 20 receiving touchdowns rank fifth.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2
| weight = 213
| arm span = 32+1/2
| hand span = 9+7/8
| dash = 4.54
| ten split = 1.62
| twenty split = 2.70
| shuttle = 4.16
| cone drill = 7.05
| vertical = 35+1/2
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 8
| bench =
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine.{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=620&DraftYear=2003 |title=Doug Gabriel, Central Florida, WR, 2003 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=draftscout.com}}
}}
=Oakland Raiders (first stint)=
Gabriel was selected by the Raiders in the fifth-round (167th overall) of the 2003 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2003 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2003/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
=New England Patriots=
On September 2, 2006, Gabriel was traded to the New England Patriots for a fifth round pick in the 2007 NFL draft.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GabrDo00.htm | title=Doug Gabriel | publisher=Pro-Football-Reference | accessdate=June 14, 2024}} In 2006, Gabriel appeared in 12 games (five starts) for the Patriots and caught 25 passes for 344 yards and three touchdowns. He was waived by the team on December 12, 2006.
=Oakland Raiders (second stint)=
=Cincinnati Bengals=
After spending the 2007 season out of football, Gabriel signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on April 8, 2008. He was released by the team on May 29, 2008.
=Florida Tuskers=
Gabriel was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League (UFL) on August 25, 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3893176 |title=UFL's Florida Tuskers Sign 12 Players Including QB Craig Nall |date=August 25, 2009 |work=OurSports Central |publisher=United Football League |accessdate=August 30, 2011}} He was released by the Tuskers prior to the team's first game.
=California Redwoods=
Gabriel then signed on with another UFL team, the California Redwoods, on October 12, 2009. He played in five games, starting one, for the Redwoods in 2009.{{cite web | url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-gabridou001 | title=Doug Gabriel | publisher=statscrew.com | accessdate=June 14, 2024}}
=Sacramento Mountain Lions=
Gabriel signed with the Sacramento Mountain Lions for the 2010 UFL season but did not play in any games for the team.
=Orlando Predators=
Gabriel was assigned to the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League on January 18, 2011.{{cite web | url=https://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactions&type=old&team=13 | title=Historical Team Transactions | publisher=Arenafan.com | accessdate=June 14, 2024}} He caught 12 passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns in 2011.{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/players/11628/ | title=Doug Gabriel | publisher=Arenafan.com | accessdate=June 14, 2024}} He was placed on injured reserve on June 2, 2011.
Post-playing career
Gabriel became offensive coordinator at East River High School (Fla.) HS in 2013, then became head football coach in September 2014 on an interim basis after the previous head coach resigned under pressure.{{Cite web|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/highschool/blog/os-hs-marc-rankin-resigns-east-river-20140904-post.html|title = East River football coach Marc Rankin was forced to resign}} In August 2015, Gabriel denied a rumor that he was leaving East River to take an internship with the Oakland Raiders.{{Cite web|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/highschool/os-doug-gabriel-not-leaving-east-river-20150804-post.html|title = Doug Gabriel NOT leaving East River}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061103162453/http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=32206 New England Patriots bio]
- [https://archive.today/20071115205426/http://www.raiders.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=492 Oakland Raiders bio]
- [http://www.ufl-football.com/players/profile/1059 United Football League bio]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=gabridou001&recsort=5 Just Sports Stats]
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