Generated 2026-04-20T16:43:26.611Z | 22 quotes from 2 sources
"I work out until about 6 to 6:20, then shower and eat and go to school, go to practice. Then I come home and study and then go back for strength training."
— Gabriel Hill, Nov 28, 2025 Naperville North’s Gabriel Hill, a ‘self-made’ star, is the 2025 Naperville Sun Football Player of the Year | Confidence: 1.00
"I would say my legacy would probably be a football player who works hard and puts everything on the line for myself and my teammates and my coaches and just enjoyed the game."
— Gabriel Hill, Nov 28, 2025 Naperville North’s Gabriel Hill, a ‘self-made’ star, is the 2025 Naperville Sun Football Player of the Year | Confidence: 1.00
"Being able to play college football is definitely something I’m very proud of. That’s a goal I’ve had since I was in eighth grade. That’s when I started working out because I wanted to play on varsity and then college."
— Gabriel Hill, Nov 28, 2025 Naperville North’s Gabriel Hill, a ‘self-made’ star, is the 2025 Naperville Sun Football Player of the Year | Confidence: 1.00
"A lot of it will be keeping a mentally sharp perspective on my career and my future. I feel like a lot of the best players like the Aaron Donalds, the DeVonta Smiths, have a really good routine of working out, staying in shape, watching a lot of film, taking care of their bodies. So I think as long as I continue to take care of myself and push myself physically, I’ll get the result I want."
— Gabriel Hill, Nov 28, 2025 Naperville North’s Gabriel Hill, a ‘self-made’ star, is the 2025 Naperville Sun Football Player of the Year | Confidence: 1.00
"He's really intellectual. He was a really good musician, so that's where the discipline and intellect is from. He was No. 1 in the state in saxophone."
— Gabriel Hill, Aug 12, 2025 Indiana recruit Gabriel Hill holds multiple Naperville North records. Will more fall? ‘He’s very committed.’ | Confidence: 1.00
"I tried drums, but I didn't have the rhythm for it. It was kind of boring to me, so I just focused on football."
— Gabriel Hill, Aug 12, 2025 Indiana recruit Gabriel Hill holds multiple Naperville North records. Will more fall? ‘He’s very committed.’ | Confidence: 1.00
"I just think it's having the right environment around you. I have a lot of friends and a good family, so they keep me busy. If it was just football, then I'd be totally distracted. I couldn't be the player that I am right now."
— Gabriel Hill, Aug 12, 2025 Indiana recruit Gabriel Hill holds multiple Naperville North records. Will more fall? ‘He’s very committed.’ | Confidence: 1.00
"The meeting I had with him changed a lot because I want a super hypercompetitive coach, and I felt like he was the best one. He was really in-depth and passionate about it, and he's got a track record of winning. It's going to be exciting."
— Gabriel Hill, Aug 12, 2025 Indiana recruit Gabriel Hill holds multiple Naperville North records. Will more fall? ‘He’s very committed.’ | Confidence: 1.00
"He’s always been that big. Probably in first grade he was almost the size of my dad. But his great work ethic is what sets him apart and makes him the man that he is now."
— Griffin Jurjovec (Teammate), Nov 28, 2025 Naperville North’s Gabriel Hill, a ‘self-made’ star, is the 2025 Naperville Sun Football Player of the Year | Confidence: 1.00
"He’s always working overtime — working out, eating properly, getting his body in the right condition. He’s always lifting, always with the trainer, stretching."
— Griffin Jurjovec (Teammate), Nov 28, 2025 Naperville North’s Gabriel Hill, a ‘self-made’ star, is the 2025 Naperville Sun Football Player of the Year | Confidence: 1.00
"He’s a relentless worker, and he’s self-made. He’s done a tremendous amount to get himself in this position. Any accolades he gets, he deserves."
— Sean Drendel (Coach), Nov 28, 2025 Naperville North’s Gabriel Hill, a ‘self-made’ star, is the 2025 Naperville Sun Football Player of the Year | Confidence: 1.00
"He is a fierce competitor. He has a tremendous love for Naperville North, and this year he was a tremendous leader. He was probably our hardest worker. So you wrap all those things up with the type of talent he has, you end up with probably one of the best that’s ever played at Naperville North."
— Sean Drendel (Coach), Nov 28, 2025 Naperville North’s Gabriel Hill, a ‘self-made’ star, is the 2025 Naperville Sun Football Player of the Year | Confidence: 1.00
"I’ve watched all of them, and in his time at Naperville North, (Hill) has done more than probably anyone."
— Sean Drendel (Coach), Nov 28, 2025 Naperville North’s Gabriel Hill, a ‘self-made’ star, is the 2025 Naperville Sun Football Player of the Year | Confidence: 1.00
"He's pretty nonchalant. But when he gets on the field, it's like he flips that switch."
— Connor Schultze (Teammate), Aug 12, 2025 Indiana recruit Gabriel Hill holds multiple Naperville North records. Will more fall? ‘He’s very committed.’ | Confidence: 1.00
"He's twitchy, he's big and powerful, and he's a student of the game."
— Sean Drendel (Coach), Aug 12, 2025 Indiana recruit Gabriel Hill holds multiple Naperville North records. Will more fall? ‘He’s very committed.’ | Confidence: 1.00
"We face him every day, every practice. Every time we're doing a team drill or when we do one-on-ones, we know we're going against the best."
— Connor Schultze (Teammate), Aug 12, 2025 Indiana recruit Gabriel Hill holds multiple Naperville North records. Will more fall? ‘He’s very committed.’ | Confidence: 1.00
"We knew Gabe would be pretty good."
— Sean Drendel (Coach), Aug 12, 2025 Indiana recruit Gabriel Hill holds multiple Naperville North records. Will more fall? ‘He’s very committed.’ | Confidence: 1.00
"He's a good teammate because guys want to be like him. … He's all business, all the time, and he's very effective."
— Sean Drendel (Teammate), Aug 12, 2025 Indiana recruit Gabriel Hill holds multiple Naperville North records. Will more fall? ‘He’s very committed.’ | Confidence: 1.00
"He's just very determined. He's very committed to what he wants to do."
— Connor Schultze (Teammate), Aug 12, 2025 Indiana recruit Gabriel Hill holds multiple Naperville North records. Will more fall? ‘He’s very committed.’ | Confidence: 1.00
"He's made a lot of sacrifices."
— Connor Schultze (Teammate), Aug 12, 2025 Indiana recruit Gabriel Hill holds multiple Naperville North records. Will more fall? ‘He’s very committed.’ | Confidence: 1.00
"He has to be really good. Great players got to play great in situations when you need it the most. I think he'll do that."
— Sean Drendel (Teammate), Aug 12, 2025 Indiana recruit Gabriel Hill holds multiple Naperville North records. Will more fall? ‘He’s very committed.’ | Confidence: 1.00
| # | Source | Type | Date | Quotes |
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| 1 | Naperville North’s Gabriel Hill, a ‘self-made’ star, is the 2025 Naperville Sun Football Player of the Year | news-article | Nov 28, 2025 | 10 |
| 2 | Indiana recruit Gabriel Hill holds multiple Naperville North records. Will more fall? ‘He’s very committed.’ | news-article | Aug 12, 2025 | 12 |
