Texas A&M Player Profile: Defensive Lineman, Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy

Texas A&M Player Profile: Defensive Lineman, Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy

Going into the 2022 football season, Aggies Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Texas A&M roster.

Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Jimbo Fisher this season.

Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy enters his freshman season at the edge/defensive end position with the Aggies after flipping his commitment from Oklahoma to Texas A&M, committing to the program on December 15th and officially enrolling on January 11th. you’ve probably heard the term “coup” when describing specific player acquisitions in the 2022 class, and Brownlow-Dindy fits that bill, as Jimbo Fisher and his staff made a last-minute effort, yielding success as the talented young defender chose maroon and white over crimson and cream. During his time in Florida, Brownlow-Dindy was a two-sport athlete in track and field (shot put) and football, winning a state title at the 4A state track meet in the discus and finishing in second place in the shot put during his junior year. He also trained in mixed martial arts as a child, showing his athletic prowess at a young age. From his freshman to his sophomore season playing varsity football for Lakeland High School in Lakeland, Florida, Brownlow-Dindy recorded 53 total tackles, 12 sacks, and 3 forced fumbles, coupled with 22 quarterback hurries. During his 2020 junior season, he was named as a Lakeland Ledger All-County first-team selection and helped Lakeland make Florida’s 7A state playoffs during a shortened season due to the Covid pandemic. At the end of his 2021 senior season, Brownlow-Dindy completely showed out, accumulating 18 tackles, 14 tackles-for-loss, 7 sacks, and 13 hurries, but did sustain a hand injury that required surgery during the season. Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy oozes talent and potential, and will finally suit up with the team this summer after missing spring football due to injury.

Preseason Player Profile

Hometown: Lakeland, Florida

Height: 6-3

Weight: 276lbs

247Sports Composite Ranking

Class of 2022: 5-Star player ranking, 2nd ranked player in Florida, 4th ranked defensive line prospect in the country

Depth Chart Overview

Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy (Freshman) is currently projected as the primary backup defensive end in Texas A&M’s 4-2-5 defensive scheme, led by the first year defensive coordinator for the Aggies, D.J. Durkin. Brownlow-Dindy is slated as the backup to first string defensive end, Fadil Diggs (Sophomore). He will also be in rotation with defensive ends, Enai White (Freshman) and Leebeus Overton (Freshman).

In the midst of his high school playing career, Brownlow-Dindy became nationally known as a top prospect after his testing numers in the short shuttle (4.4) and vertical (34.5) gave him an “elite” status, paired with his play on the field as one of the most athletic interior defenders in country. Brownlow-Dindy’s 6-3, 276lb frame give him the versatility to play inside and out, and during his time playing inside, he displayed very strong, quick hands and a dangerous first step out his stance, finishing his tackles at the point of attack, and winning his pass rush reps without having to utilize a collection of pass rush moves. Because of his atheleticism, strength, closing speed, and lateral agility in space, his projection at defensive end for Texas A&M makes sense in order to truly unlock his potential as an athlete, although because of his experience at defensive tackle, things could always change as camps begin to answer the depth chart questions. Overall, look for Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy to see the field as soon as the 2022 season take flight.

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