Gabe Kaminski holds the LOLB · Backup spot in Stanford Cardinal’s lolb room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Gabe Kaminski is a 6'3", 235-pound outside linebacker for Stanford from Riverside, Illinois. He attended Nazareth Academy in Lagrange Park, where he earned four football letters and two wrestling letters. During his high school career, Kaminski totaled 369 tackles, 125 tackles-for-loss, and 59 sacks while helping lead three consecutive Illinois 5A State Championships (2022, 2023, 2024). He was named 2024 CCL/ESCC Green Division Defensive Player of the Year and earned two First Team IHSFCA All-State honors. In his 2025 freshman season, Kaminski appeared in four games and compiled seven total tackles with 0.5 tackles-for-loss, including three tackles in his debut against Virginia and matching that mark against No. 9 Notre Dame.