PWO Spotlight: Gabe Mocek

Patrick Harkness • August 10, 2026

Gabe Mocek


Is quietly making noise as a walk-on running back for the Tulane Green Wave.


The 6-foot, 217-pound redshirt freshman from Lafayette and St. Thomas More High School arrived as a walk-on and has spent his early college career working in a crowded backfield. Official stats show limited game action so far.


During the second day of practice, observers noted (@greenwavecolin & @DougJoubert)  Mocek’s shifty cuts, quick burst, and ability to hit holes and make defenders miss in the open field. Running backs coach feedback grouped him with the rest of a deep room that includes Jamauri McClure, Johnnie Daniels, and DJ Dugar, with one coach saying he doesn’t care who’s back there because “everybody in the running back room can play at any level.”


At St. Thomas More, Mocek was a productive contributor on championship teams. Across 26 high school games he rushed 175 times for 1,248 yards (7.1 yards per carry), scored 25 touchdowns (24 rushing), and piled up 1,475 yards of total offense. He recorded four 100-yard games and finished his senior season with 709 yards on 102 carries while helping the Cougars win state titles.


Listed as #20, the Louisiana product adds another physical, decisive runner to a backfield already stocked with speed and power. Walk-ons rarely force their way into significant roles on a deep roster, but Mocek’s early camp work suggests he is determined to earn snaps and contribute wherever the Green Wave need him this season.


For a local kid who chose to stay in-state and compete as a preferred walk-on, the opportunity is there, if not this year possibly the future. Early returns from fall practice show he’s making the most of it.


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