Taylor Gabriel
.jpg) Gabriel with the Cleveland Browns | |||||||||
| No. 18 Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 17, 1991 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Mesquite, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Mesquite (TX) Horn | ||||||||
| College: | Abilene Christian | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2016 | |||||||||
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Taylor Gabriel (born February 17, 1991) is an American football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Abilene Christian. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2014.
Early years
Gabriel attended John Horn High School, where he played football, basketball and ran track. In football, he was a three-year letterman at wide receiver, cornerback and kick returner. He was an All-district selection as a junior after he had 47 catches for 588 yards and 4 touchdowns. He earned Class 5A TSWA All-state as senior in 2008 after totalling 90 catches for 1,354 yards with 13 touchdowns for 4-7 team with school’s first playoff bid. He was also named APSE second team all-state and was the District 11-5A MVP.[1]
College career
Gabriel enroll to play college football at Abilene Christian University, and holds the record for most career touchdowns, from 2010 to 2013. He finished his career, second in school history with 215 receptions for 3,027 yards and 27 touchdowns.
Professional career
Cleveland Browns
Gabriel was signed by the Cleveland Browns after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft.[2][3] He made his NFL debut on September 7, 2014 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, recording one reception and 5 receiving yards.[4]
On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Browns.[5]
Atlanta Falcons
Gabriel was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Falcons on September 4, 2016.[6]In Atlanta's week 12 match up against the Arizona Cardinals, he scored 2 touchdowns, helping to lead the Falcons to a 38-19 win.
References
- ↑ http://www.acusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4340
- ↑ Do the Browns have a diamond in the rough in undrafted WR Gabriel?
- ↑ Browns undrafted rookie Gabriel making case for himself in receiving corps desperate for help
- ↑ "Taylor Gabriel". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ↑ Gribble, Andrew. "Cleveland Browns reduce roster to 53". ClevelandBrowns.com.
- ↑ Jackson, Zac (September 4, 2016). "Falcons claim Taylor Gabriel". NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.