Former defensive lineman at Notre Dame. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 13 tackles.
6′5″ · 322 lb · Saint Louis, MO
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
Former defensive lineman at Notre Dame. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 13 tackles.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
0.5 TFL · 13 tackles · 1 hurries
Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Purdue
His career numbers, season by seasonHow he plays
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.
QB hurries: 55th percentile.
The full scouting readGabriel Rubio
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Gabriel Rubio has been at Notre Dame through two head coaches in five seasons. The receipt: 4 tackles against Miami — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Notre Dame, 2 sacks — drafted at #210 overall by Pittsburgh.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Marcus Freeman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Pittsburgh2026 NFL rookie season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (8th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
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
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| 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
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-27@ Miami | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 40-41vs 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 |
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaden Hamlin’s 2025 season.
Matches Jaden on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ben Barten's senior season at Wisconsin (2025).
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Player DNA