Oregon Ducks quarterback Dillon Gabriel is off to a hot start as he chases three illustrious all-time records

It may not have been the prettiest performance, but don't tell that to Dillon Gabriel' stat line. The new Oregon Ducks quarterback effectively took what the defense was giving him and completed 41/49 passes (83.7%) for 380 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday night in Eugene. 

Gabriel is a long-tenured quarterback in college football that has put up big time numbers. Where does Gabriel stand in the chase for college football all-time passing records?

Most career starts

Gabriel has now started 50 career games. His Oregon quarterback successor and now starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos, Bo Nix, currently holds the record for the most career starts with 61.

If Gabriel starts every upcoming game, he will tie Nix's record of 61 career starts on the last regular season game of the year on November 30 against the Washington Huskies. Gabriel would surpass Nix's record if the Ducks were to make it to the Big Ten Championship. 

Career passing yards

After a 380-yard performance in the opening game, Gabriel now has 15,245 career passing yards. He's one of only eight quarterbacks to ever belong to that exclusive club, and he finds himself once again directly behind Nix on the all-time leaderboard, who sits at 15,351. 

The all-time record holder is Case Keenum at 19,217, which would obviously take a monster of an effort but isn't out of the realm of possibility. Gabriel would need to average 362 yards per game for the rest of the regular season to top that number, and obviously a run in the College Football Playoffs would help boost his chances. 

Second on the all-time list is Timmy Chang, the former University of Hawaii quarterback. Gabriel, who was born and raised in Hawaii, will likely pass Chang in the second half of the season so long as he stays healthy.