2015 Football Roster
Roster
McClary, Gabriel

Jersey Number 14
Gabriel McClary
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 204
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- Winter Park HS
Bio
McCLARY’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 7 vs. Virginia Tech, Oct. 31, 2015
Tackles for a loss: 1.0 at Louisville, Oct. 24, 2015
Sacks: 1.0 at Louisville, Oct. 24, 2015
Forced fumbles: 1.0 (2x) last vs. NC State, Nov. 7, 2015
2017 (SENIOR): Appeared in 10 games at defensive back and on special teams … three tackles on the season.
2016 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games, making four starts … recorded 21 tackles, including 16 solo stops … part of the defense that ranked in the top 10 in the country in eight categories, including ninth in total defense (314.2 yards/game), second in sacks (3.62 sacks/game) and 10th in turnovers gained (27) … notched a tackle for a loss at Virginia Tech (Sept. 17) … recorded four solo tackles against Louisville (Nov. 5) … tallied two tackles against Connecticut (Nov. 19).
2015 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games in his first season on defense after moving from wide receiver in the spring of 2015 … made six starts, including the last four games at right cornerback … registered 26 tackles, including 25 solo stops … added one sack, two forced fumbles and two pass breakups … in his first career start, tallied one solo tackle against Maine (Sept. 5) … added two tackles against No. 9/6 Florida State (Sept. 18), one vs. Wake Forest (Oct. 10), and two at No. 5/6 Clemson (Oct. 17) and Louisville (Oct. 24) … set a career high with seven tackles and collected his first career forced fumble vs. Virginia Tech (Oct. 31) … forced a fumble and made three solo stops vs. NC State (Nov. 7) … totaled six solo tackles and two pass breakups against No. 5/4 Notre Dame (Nov. 21) … finished the season with two tackles at Syracuse (Nov. 28).
2014 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in nine regular-season games … played 84 snaps, including 44 on offense and the rest on special teams … made first career reception – a seven-yard catch – against Colorado State (Sept. 27) … recorded a five-yard reception against Louisville (Nov. 8) ... earned the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team 8A All-State honors in 2013 ... helped Winter Park to metro and district championships in 2013; registered five interceptions as a cornerback that season … recorded 20 receptions for three touchdowns in 2013 and 23 receptions for 480 yards and two touchdowns in 2012 ... also excelled on the track … won the 2013 4A District championship in 110-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles … finished fifth in the triple jump in the state finals and ran the anchor leg in the 4-x-100-meter relay that finished fifth in the state finals.
PERSONAL: Gabriel Thomas McClary … enrolled as an English major in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences … recipient of the Peter Russell Gray ’89 Memorial Football Scholarship Fund … Gabriel is the son of Beryl and Thomas McClary ... has six siblings … his father is a founding member of the 1970s and ’80s group, the Commodores.
Tackles: 7 vs. Virginia Tech, Oct. 31, 2015
Tackles for a loss: 1.0 at Louisville, Oct. 24, 2015
Sacks: 1.0 at Louisville, Oct. 24, 2015
Forced fumbles: 1.0 (2x) last vs. NC State, Nov. 7, 2015
2017 (SENIOR): Appeared in 10 games at defensive back and on special teams … three tackles on the season.
2016 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games, making four starts … recorded 21 tackles, including 16 solo stops … part of the defense that ranked in the top 10 in the country in eight categories, including ninth in total defense (314.2 yards/game), second in sacks (3.62 sacks/game) and 10th in turnovers gained (27) … notched a tackle for a loss at Virginia Tech (Sept. 17) … recorded four solo tackles against Louisville (Nov. 5) … tallied two tackles against Connecticut (Nov. 19).
2015 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games in his first season on defense after moving from wide receiver in the spring of 2015 … made six starts, including the last four games at right cornerback … registered 26 tackles, including 25 solo stops … added one sack, two forced fumbles and two pass breakups … in his first career start, tallied one solo tackle against Maine (Sept. 5) … added two tackles against No. 9/6 Florida State (Sept. 18), one vs. Wake Forest (Oct. 10), and two at No. 5/6 Clemson (Oct. 17) and Louisville (Oct. 24) … set a career high with seven tackles and collected his first career forced fumble vs. Virginia Tech (Oct. 31) … forced a fumble and made three solo stops vs. NC State (Nov. 7) … totaled six solo tackles and two pass breakups against No. 5/4 Notre Dame (Nov. 21) … finished the season with two tackles at Syracuse (Nov. 28).
2014 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in nine regular-season games … played 84 snaps, including 44 on offense and the rest on special teams … made first career reception – a seven-yard catch – against Colorado State (Sept. 27) … recorded a five-yard reception against Louisville (Nov. 8) ... earned the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team 8A All-State honors in 2013 ... helped Winter Park to metro and district championships in 2013; registered five interceptions as a cornerback that season … recorded 20 receptions for three touchdowns in 2013 and 23 receptions for 480 yards and two touchdowns in 2012 ... also excelled on the track … won the 2013 4A District championship in 110-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles … finished fifth in the triple jump in the state finals and ran the anchor leg in the 4-x-100-meter relay that finished fifth in the state finals.
PERSONAL: Gabriel Thomas McClary … enrolled as an English major in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences … recipient of the Peter Russell Gray ’89 Memorial Football Scholarship Fund … Gabriel is the son of Beryl and Thomas McClary ... has six siblings … his father is a founding member of the 1970s and ’80s group, the Commodores.
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