Taylor Gabriel

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Taylor Gabriel
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:168 lb (76 kg)
Career information
High school:John Horn (Mesquite, Texas)
College:Abilene Christian
Undrafted:2014
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
191
Total touchdowns:15
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Taylor James Gabriel (born February 17, 1991) is a former

undrafted free agent in 2014. He also played with the Atlanta Falcons and Chicago Bears
.

Early years

Gabriel attended

touchdowns for a 4–7 team with the school’s first playoff bid.[2] He was also named APSE second team all-state and was the District 11-5A MVP.[3]

College career

Gabriel enrolled to play

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 7+12 in
(1.71 m)
167 lb
(76 kg)
29+34 in
(0.76 m)
8+38 in
(0.21 m)
4.40 s 1.50 s 2.47 s 4.21 s 6.84 s 40.0 in
(1.02 m)
10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)
17 reps
All values from
Pro Day[9]
Gabriel with the Cleveland Browns in 2015

Cleveland Browns

Gabriel was signed by the

2014 NFL Draft.[10][11]

Gabriel made his NFL debut on September 7, 2014, against the Pittsburgh Steelers, recording one reception for five yards.[12] In Week 9, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he caught 34-yard pass from quarterback Brian Hoyer for his first career touchdown reception.[13] He finished the 2014 season with 36 receptions for 621 yards and a touchdown.[14] In the 2015 season, he recorded 28 receptions for 241 yards.[15] On September 3, 2016, Gabriel was released by the Browns.[16]

Atlanta Falcons

Gabriel was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Falcons on September 4, 2016.[17] In Atlanta's Week 12 game against the Arizona Cardinals, he scored two touchdowns, helping to lead the Falcons to a 38–19 win.[18] In Week 14 against the Los Angeles Rams, he had three receptions for 82 yards and scored one touchdown in the 42–14 victory.[19] He played a significant role for the Falcons throughout the season, which was successful and resulted in an appearance in Super Bowl LI, where they lost to the New England Patriots in overtime by a score of 34–28.[20] Gabriel had three receptions for 76 yards in the Super Bowl.[21] Overall, in the 2016 regular season, Gabriel recorded 35 receptions for 579 yards and six touchdowns.[22]

On March 8, 2017, the Falcons placed a second-round tender on Gabriel.[23] He officially signed his tender on April 22, 2017.[24] In the 2017 season, Gabriel played in 16 games with four starts, recording 33 receptions for 378 yards and one touchdown.[25]

Chicago Bears

On March 14, 2018, Gabriel signed a four-year $26 million contract with the Chicago Bears.[26]

2018 season

Gabriel in 2018

On September 9, Gabriel made his Bears debut, catching five passes for 25 yards in the season-opening 24–23 road loss to the

Miami Dolphins in Week 6.[29]

Gabriel finished the 2018 season with the Bears with 67 catches for 688 yards and two touchdowns.[30]

2019 season

Gabriel in a game against the Washington Redskins.

During Week 3 against the Washington Redskins, Gabriel caught six passes for 75 yards and three touchdowns in the 31–15 road victory,[31] though he exited the game with a concussion. He was the 35th player in NFL history to score three receiving touchdowns in the first half of a game and the first Bears player to do so in the Super Bowl era.[32][33] Gabriel was also the fourth player in Bears history to accomplish the feat in one quarter after Red Pollock (1935), Frank Minini (1948), and Gale Sayers (1965).[34] Gabriel was forced to miss the following week's game against the Minnesota Vikings. Without Gabriel, the Bears won 16–6.[35] He finished the 2019 season with 29 receptions for 353 yards and four touchdowns along with 20 rushing yards.[36]

On February 21, 2020, Gabriel was released by the Bears after two seasons in a move to create cap space.[37]

On April 9, 2021, Gabriel announced his retirement.[38]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2014 CLE 16 2 36 621 17.3 70 1 4 10 2.5 8 0 0 0
2015 CLE 13 4 28 241 8.6 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2016 ATL 13 3 35 579 16.5 76T 6 4 51 12.8 27 1 0 0
2017 ATL 16 4 33 378 11.5 40T 1 8 49 6.1 15 0 0 0
2018 CHI 16 11 67 688 10.3 54 2 9 61 6.8 20 0 1 1
2019 CHI 9 7 29 353 12.2 53 4 3 20 6.7 14 0 0 0
Total 83 31 228 2,860 12.5 76T 14 28 191 6.8 27 1 2 2

Postseason

Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2016 ATL 3 0 9 171 19.0 37 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
2017 ATL 2 0 2 4 2.0 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2018 CHI 1 1 4 37 9.3 19 0 2 20 10.0 21 0 0 0
Total 6 1 15 212 14.1 37 0 3 20 6.7 21 0 1 0

References

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  2. ^ Dunne, Tyler (January 13, 2017). "Taylor Gabriel's Long Road from Grieving Teen to Falcons X-Factor". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Taylor Gabriel - 2013 Football Roster - Abilene Christian University Athletics". www.acusports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Taylor Gabriel Statistics 2010". Abilene Christian Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "Taylor Gabriel Statistics 2011". Abilene Christian Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "Taylor Gabriel Statistics 2012". Abilene Christian Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  7. ^ "Taylor Gabriel Statistics 2013". Abilene Christian Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  8. ^ "Gabriel making most of NFL opportunity". Abilene Christian University. October 6, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  9. ^ "2014 NFL Draft Scout Taylor Gabriel College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  10. ^ "Do the Browns have a diamond in the rough in undrafted WR Gabriel?". FOX Sports. September 5, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  11. ^ "Browns undrafted rookie Gabriel making case for himself in receiving corps desperate for help". Akron Beacon Journal. August 15, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  12. ^ "Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers - September 7th, 2014". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  13. ^ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cleveland Browns - November 2nd, 2014". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  14. ^ "Taylor Gabriel 2014 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  15. ^ "Taylor Gabriel 2015 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  16. ^ Gribble, Andrew (September 3, 2016). "Cleveland Browns reduce roster to 53". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017.
  17. ^ Jackson, Zac (September 4, 2016). "Falcons claim Taylor Gabriel". NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  18. ^ "Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons - November 27th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  19. ^ "Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams - December 11th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  20. ^ Chadiha, Jeffri (February 5, 2017). "Falcons' historic collapse leads to Patriots' fifth Super Bowl win". NFL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  21. ^ "Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  22. ^ "Taylor Gabriel 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  23. ^ Conway, Kelsey (March 8, 2017). "Falcons Place Second-Round Tender On Gabriel". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  24. ^ Bergman, Jeremy (April 22, 2017). "Falcons' Taylor Gabriel signs second-round tender". NFL.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  25. ^ "Taylor Gabriel 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  26. ^ Mayer, Larry (March 14, 2018). "Roster Moves: Bears land five unrestricted free agents". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  27. ^ Hurley, Parker (September 10, 2018). "Chicago Bears snap counts: Taylor Gabriel true WR2". Bear Goggles On. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  28. ^ Finley, Patrick (October 1, 2018). "Good, bad and best: How the Bears fared in Week 4 vs. Buccaneers". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  29. ^ LeGere, Bob (October 17, 2018). "Gabriel catching on fast with Chicago Bears". Daily Herald. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  30. ^ Mayer, Larry (February 6, 2019). "Bears 2018 position review: Receiver". Chicago Bears. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  31. ^ "Trubisky, Bears get offense on track, beat Redskins 31-15". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 22, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  32. ^ Scott, Jelani (September 24, 2019). "Bears' Taylor Gabriel suffers concussion vs. Redskins". National Football League. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  33. ^ Ponciano, Jorge (September 23, 2019). "Bears WR Taylor Gabriel is 3rd player in NFL history to record three first-half receiving TDs on Monday Night Football". Clutch Points. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  34. ^ Mayer, Larry (September 26, 2019). "Chalk Talk: Who was last punter to kick FG?". Chicago Bears. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  35. ^ "Bears lose Trubisky, shut down Cook in 16-6 win over Vikings". ESPN.com. September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  36. ^ "Taylor Gabriel 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  37. ^ Biggs, Brad (February 21, 2020). "Bears release cornerback Prince Amukamara and wide receiver Taylor Gabriel, clearing $12.5 million in salary-cap space while creating 2 needs". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  38. ^ Smith, Michael David (April 10, 2021). "Taylor Gabriel retires". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved November 20, 2022.

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