Gabriel Rubio

Sixth-round pick, No. 210 overall

Defensive lineman, Notre Dame

6-foot-5, 321 pounds

Stats: In his 39-game college career, Rubio had 66 tackles (27 solo, 7 for loss) with 1½ sacks and a forced fumble.

Hometown: St. Louis

Tidbits: Rubio’s father, Angel, was drafted by the Steelers in the seventh round of the 1998 draft as a defensive lineman out of Southeast Missouri State. Angel Rubio, who went 221st overall, did not appear in a regular-season game for the Steelers and was limited to two career NFL games overall. … Gabriel missed the final six games of his final college season because of an arm injury. … Spent five seasons at Notre Dame, redshirting as a freshman in 2021. … Rubio was graded as a four-star incoming recruiting prospect by 247 and Rivals and was rated as a top-10 national defensive tackle by both outlets. … Rubio started five of his six games played in 2025 and three of 11 in 2024. … His first three career starts were in the 2024 season’s College Football Playoff quarterfinals, semifinals and championship game. He tied his career high for tackles (four) in a playoff win against Georgia. … Was not invited to the NFL Combine. He did participate in the Hula Bowl all-star prospects game in January. … He’s the first Notre Dame player drafted by the Steelers since wide receiver Chase Claypool in 2020 and joins Claypool and Stephon Tuitt (2014) as the only former Fighting Irish drafted by the Steelers this century.