Last confirmed: UCF, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 250 lb · Tampa, FL
Gabriel Luyanda: LB · UCF · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Gabriel Luyanda
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Gabriel Luyanda has played for two head coaches in two seasons at UCF. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 1 sack against South Florida — Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
15 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Roundtable Oct 19
Sports Illustrated Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-17@ UConn | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-0vs South Carolina State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-36vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-14vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-20vs SMU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 37-10@ East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-40vs Temple | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-24vs Navy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-10@ South Florida | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 13 · 2018
W 38-10
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 28-point win on the road against South Florida.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
15tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%2 TFLSack rate
7%1 sackPD rate
7%1 pass breakups15 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
40.0%
393 pass / 589 run
Plays / game
75.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at UCF, 44 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: George O'Leary, Scott Frost, and Josh Heupel. Multi-era developmental context.
