2026 Spring Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 35
Gabe Powers
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 232
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Marysville, Ohio
- High School:
- Marysville
- Prev School:
- Ohio State
CAREER HONORS
• 2025 Academic All-Big 12
• 2023 Academic All-Big Ten
2025: Played in all 12 games as a regular member of the playing rotation in addition to earning his first-career start against Army as he posted 21 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss over 189 defensive snaps and 36 special teams plays… Posted a career-high five tackles against Army, while he had four in the season opener against Iowa State and three at Oklahoma State… Registered a full TFL in the season finale against Colorado and a half TFL against Army... Earned Academic All-Big 12 honors.
2024 AT OHIO STATE UNIV.: Saw action in 12 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams... Came away with five tackles on the year, including a season-high two against Western Michigan... Intercepted a pass and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown in the season-opener against Akron... Also broke up a pass at Michigan State... Played alongside current K-State offensive lineman George Fitzpatrick.
2023 AT OHIO STATE UNIV.: Played in 10 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams, carding six tackles and a tackle for loss during the season... Three of his tackles came on kickoff coverage, including two against Youngstown State... Tallied a career-high three tackles against Minnesota, which included his first-career TFL... Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2022 AT OHIO STATE UNIV.: Played in two games – seeing action against Toledo and Rutgers – as he retained his redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Marysville High School under head coach Brent Johnson... A top-200 prospect for the Class of 2022, ranking No. 107 by ESPN, No. 113 overall by 247Sports, No. 130 by Rivals and No. 163 by On3... Regarded as the 10th-best linebacker nationally in the class by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals, while ESPN rated him the fifth-best overall prospect in the state of Ohio... Named the Gatorade Player of the Year and USA TODAY Athlete of the Year in the state of Ohio in 2021... A two-time defensive player of the year and first team all-state honoree... Made 90 tackles, 17.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks his senior season as he led the Monarchs to a 12-1 record... Tallied 61 tackles, 4.0 sacks, four forced fumbles and an interception as a junior.
PERSONAL: Gabe Powers was born November 1, 2002... Son of Mike Powers and Erin Powers... Has two siblings, Mike and Colton... Majoring in criminal justice.
• 2025 Academic All-Big 12
• 2023 Academic All-Big Ten
2025: Played in all 12 games as a regular member of the playing rotation in addition to earning his first-career start against Army as he posted 21 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss over 189 defensive snaps and 36 special teams plays… Posted a career-high five tackles against Army, while he had four in the season opener against Iowa State and three at Oklahoma State… Registered a full TFL in the season finale against Colorado and a half TFL against Army... Earned Academic All-Big 12 honors.
2024 AT OHIO STATE UNIV.: Saw action in 12 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams... Came away with five tackles on the year, including a season-high two against Western Michigan... Intercepted a pass and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown in the season-opener against Akron... Also broke up a pass at Michigan State... Played alongside current K-State offensive lineman George Fitzpatrick.
2023 AT OHIO STATE UNIV.: Played in 10 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams, carding six tackles and a tackle for loss during the season... Three of his tackles came on kickoff coverage, including two against Youngstown State... Tallied a career-high three tackles against Minnesota, which included his first-career TFL... Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2022 AT OHIO STATE UNIV.: Played in two games – seeing action against Toledo and Rutgers – as he retained his redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Marysville High School under head coach Brent Johnson... A top-200 prospect for the Class of 2022, ranking No. 107 by ESPN, No. 113 overall by 247Sports, No. 130 by Rivals and No. 163 by On3... Regarded as the 10th-best linebacker nationally in the class by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals, while ESPN rated him the fifth-best overall prospect in the state of Ohio... Named the Gatorade Player of the Year and USA TODAY Athlete of the Year in the state of Ohio in 2021... A two-time defensive player of the year and first team all-state honoree... Made 90 tackles, 17.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks his senior season as he led the Monarchs to a 12-1 record... Tallied 61 tackles, 4.0 sacks, four forced fumbles and an interception as a junior.
PERSONAL: Gabe Powers was born November 1, 2002... Son of Mike Powers and Erin Powers... Has two siblings, Mike and Colton... Majoring in criminal justice.
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