Gabriel, who is entering his third season with the Knights, came in fourth behind Oklahoma’s Spencer Rattler (1st team), North Carolina’s Sam Howell (2nd team) and Miami’s D’Eriq King (3rd team) as top quarterbacks in the country, according to the site.
The Hawaii product led the nation in passing yards per game (357) last season while throwing for 3,570 yards. He set career highs in passing attempts (413), completions (248), percentage (60) and passing touchdowns (32).
Gabriel ranks fifth-overall in school history in career passing yards (7,223) and fourth overall in career passing touchdowns (61).