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65 Gabriel Thompson

65 Gabriel Thompson

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    305
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Spartanburg, S.C.
  • High School:
    Dorman HS

Summary

Biography

2022 at Gardner-Webb:
First Team All-Conference
Preseason All-Conference

Earned First Team All-Conference honors...Started all 13 games at center...Helped GWU rush for 2323 yards, an average of 4.5 yards per game...Also helped the offense convert 45 percent of their third downs and 38 percent of their fourth downs

2021 at Gardner-Webb: Started nine games … Made five starts at right guard and closed the season out as one of the Big South’s top centers … Named second-team All-Big South … Played 729 snaps and graded out at 81 percent in those appearances … Had 24 knockdown blocks … Helped GWU post its top scoring average since 2005.

Spring 2021 at Gardner-Webb: Started all four games at right guard … Graded out near the top of the GWU stat sheet each game … Part of a vastly improved line that pushed Gardner-Webb’s rushing attack to new heights.

2019 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.

High School: Played at Dorman (S.C.) High under Coach Dave Gutshall … A second-team All-Area selection by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal in 2018 … Served as Dorman High School Student Body President for three years … Selected to play in the Touchstone Energy North/South All-Star Bowl … An All-Region selection … Graded out at 89 percent for the season and recorded 38 pancake blocks … Cleared a path for 3,169 rushing yards and 39 touchdowns in 2018 … Blocked for four different 1,000-yard rushers over his final two seasons … Helped Cavaliers to 23 wins combined in 2017 and 2018 … Keyed an offensive line that blocked for 4,152 rushing yards and 51 touchdowns in 2017 … Chose Gardner-Webb over Morgan State and Alabama State.

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2023
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Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    OL
    6'3" 290 lbs
  • 65

    2019Freshman

    OL
    6'3" 321 lbs
    65
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    2020-21Redshirt Freshman

    OL
    6'3" 321 lbs
    65
  • 65

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    OL
    6'3" 321 lbs
    65
  • 65

    2022Redshirt Junior

    OL
    6'3" 305 lbs
    65
  • 65

    2023Redshirt Senior

    OL
    6'3" 305 lbs
    65