Gabriel Piñon '19 Recruiting Profile

Sports has been a fundamental part of my family all my life. Growing up I played various sports such as Baseball, Soccer & Football. At the age of 9, football became my primary passion. During my middle school years, I attended multiple years of Nike contact football camps. I feel that having that opportunity gave me an advantage to prepare me for high school. 

Since my freshman year in High school, I have always been a starter. I was pulled up to Varsity my sophomore year when we made it to NCS Division II playoffs. Last season, my junior year we made it to the NCS Championship final game taking 2nd place. That was truly an amazing experience. It has helped me and my team set high goals for the rest of my high school career.

I am always striving to improve my skills, physically, mentally and spiritually.  As well as training to obtain mass, speed and greater strength. I am a dedicated team leader, led by example always encouraging my team mates with a positive attitude. I am a loyal team player, very coachable and always willing to learn. I pride myself in being a student of the game and a hard worker on and off the field.

My academics are a priority, I study hard to maintain a high GPA. I currently volunteer to mentor and counsel middle/high school youth groups with our local church. 

I am currently attending De Anza community college playing Defensive Tackle and Defensive End. I am a NCAA Qualifier and I am looking for a four year university to transfer to either after my first or second year at Community College. I went to Granada High school and graduated in summer of 2019. I ended my high school career with a 3.3 GPA.