Gabriel Rubio: DL · Notre Dame · #97.
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Gabriel Rubio
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches at Notre Dame: Brian Kelly and Marcus Freeman. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Miami — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 24 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 15 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 64 | 26 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-27@ No. 10 Miami | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 40-41vs No. 16 Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-30vs Purdue | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-13@ Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-7vs Boise State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 36-7vs NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Week 4 · 2025
W 56-30
vs Purdue
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 26-point win at home against Purdue.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
4%0 TFLSack rate
4%0 sacksHurry rate
8%1 hurry13 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
44.0%
321 pass / 409 run
Plays / game
60.8
12 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Notre Dame, 2 sacks — drafted at #210 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
A stat line in 32 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Marcus Freeman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Pittsburgh Steelers2026 NFL rookie season
Pittsburgh Steelers2026 NFL rookie season
