2024 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Appeared in all 16 games as Penn State's kickoff specialist...Had 97 kickoffs for 6,158 yards (63.5) and 60 touchbacks.
at West Virginia (8/31): Averaged 62.5 yards on six kickoffs. Bowling Green (9/7): Had four touchbacks on seven kickoffs...Averaged 63.7 yards per kickoff. Kent State (9/21): Averaged 64.5 yards on eight kickoffs, including five touchbacks. Illinois (9/28): Hit all four of his kickoffs for touchbacks. UCLA (10/5): Landed touchbacks on four kickoffs and averaged 64.5 yards per kickoff. at USC (10/12): Averaged 63.9 yards on seven kickoffs with five touchbacks. at Wisconsin (10/26): Landed three touchbacks and averaged 63.6 yards per kickoff on five kicks. Ohio State (11/2): Averaged 66.2 yards on four kickoffs and landed three touchbacks. Washington (11/9): Landed four kickoffs for touchbacks and averaged 65.0 yards per kick. at Purdue (11/16): Had five touchbacks on eight kickoffs, averaging 62.2 yards per kickoff. at Minnesota (11/23): Landed four kickoffs for touchbacks on six kickoffs, averaging 62.3 yards per kick. Maryland (11/30): Had two touchhbacks. vs. Oregon (12/7): Averaged 64.9 yards on kickoffs, with six out of seven landing for touchbacks. SMU (12/22): Recorded three touchbacks on seven kickoffs. vs. Boise State (12/31): Landed three kickoffs for touchbacks. vs. Notre Dame (1/9): Had four kickoffs for 260 yards, three of which went for touchbacks.
2023 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Appeared in all 13 games as Penn State's primary kickoff specialist...Kicked off 76 times for 4,840 yards and 50 touchbacks...Averaged 63.7 yards per kickoff.
Rankings: Finished third in the Big Ten in touchbacks (50; T-21st nationally), and fourth in kickoff average (63.7; 21st) and touchback percentage (65.8; 25th)...Played a key role in helping the Nittany Lions rank fourth in the conference in kickoff return defense (16.8; 22nd nationally).
West Virginia (9/2): Had six kickoffs, all landing for touchbacks. Delaware (9/9): Averaged 62.5 yards on six kickoffs, including four touchbacks. at Illinois (9/16): Landed four kickoffs for touchbacks. Iowa (9/23): Had six kickoffs for 381 yards, with three going for touchbacks. at Northwestern (9/30): Averaged 64.5 yards on eight kickoffs with five going for touchbacks. UMass (10/14): Averaged 61.9 yards on nine kickoffs, including two touchbacks. at Ohio State (10/21): Averaged 62.3 yards on three kickoffs with two touchbacks. Indiana (10/28): Knocked all five of his kickoffs for touchbacks. at Maryland (11/4): Had eight out of 10 kickoffs go for touchbacks. Michigan (11/11): Kicked off three times, with two going for touchbacks. Rutgers (11/18): Averaged 61.3 yards on three kickoffs, including one touchback. Michigan State (11/24): Had seven kickoffs averaging 64.9 yards, including five landing for touchbacks. vs. Ole Miss (12/30): Averaged 65 yards on four kickoffs, including three touchbacks.
2022 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Appeared in eight games, primarily handling kickoff duties...Averaged 63.2 yards on 18 kickoffs with seven touchbacks...Also punted twice for 68 yards with long of 36 yards.
at Purdue (9/1): Had three kickoffs, averaging 63.7 yards with two touchbacks. Ohio (9/10): Kicked off four times, knocking two for touchbacks. at Auburn (9/17): Totalled five kickoffs for 320 yards, averaging 64.0 yards per kick and registered two touchbacks. Central Michigan (9/24): Had a 61-yard kickoff. Northwestern (10/1): Averaged 63 yards on a pair of kickoffs and had one touchback. Minnesota (10/22): Kicked off twice for a total of 132 yards. at Indiana (11/5): Saw the first punting action of his career with two punts for 68 yards.
2021 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time letterman for head coach Patrick Cilento at The Bullis School...Team posted a combined 22-8 record during three seasons...Did not have a 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic...Was a two-time first-team all-conference selection in 2019 and 2020...Earned an invitation to the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl...Averaged 41.3 yards per punt on 22 punts, including eight inside the 20 as a junior...Also connected on 36-of-37 extra-points and 5-of-6 field goals...Converted on 29-of-31 extra points, made two field goals and handled punting duties during sophomore campaign...Averaged 60 yards per kickoff as a freshman...Was rated a five-star kicker and punter recruit by Kohl’s Kicking...Was a Tri-M Music Honors Society member.
PERSONAL
Full name is Gabriel Chukwuebuka Nwosu...Son of Pauletta and Chuck Nwosu...Has one sister, Christine, and two brothers, Phillip and Noah...Brother, Noah, played football at Syracuse...Brother, Phillip, played football at Amherst College...Organized students from his school district to write positive messages of hope and encouragement on soccer balls for children in Nigeria (200 balls)...Joined his honors chemistry teacher and honors chemistry classes in collecting money for shoes to help Nigeria...Hobbies include playing the cello, playing basketball, cooking, watching comedy movies, analyzing soccer with his brothers and playing video games...Majoring in supply chain and information systems.