Gabe Burkle

TE · #84 · Penn State · SR · 6'6" · 247 · Cedar Rapids, IA

Projected TE-H starter

53 2026 receiving yards

5 of 7 2026 catches

0 2026 TDs

1 Explosive plays

42 Career games (21 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	Penn State	6	5	5-7	53	10.6	0
2025	Iowa State	9	7	26-39	302	11.6	1
2024	Iowa State	14	8	26-38	296	11.4	1
2023	Iowa State	13	1	2-2	9	4.5	0

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 8.8 53

Yards per catch 10.6 61

Catch rate 71.4% 56

Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Gabe

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

Rocco Becht QB · 1,664 pass yds · 7g

Carson Hansen RB · 278 rush yds · 7g

WR-X

Chase Sowell WR · 510 rec yds · 7g

WR-Z

Brett Eskildsen WR · 227 rec yds · 7g

WR-F

Zay Robinson WR · 122 rec yds · 7g

TE-Y

Andrew Rappleyea TE · 180 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Penn State 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 9.2% 14

Red zone TD rate 63.9% 18

Line yards per carry 2.6 56

Sack rate allowed 4.6% 68

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Target share
W3	BUFF	2	1	4	8%
W4	WIS	1	0	0	4%
W6	USC	3	3	29	9%
W7	@ MICH	1	1	20	2%

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board

#1143 Miguel Maldonado IOL · Lakeland UCF

#1143

Simeon Harris CB · Benicia COLO

#1147

Gabe Burkle TE · Cedar Rapids Prairie ISU

#1156 Brian Parker II OT · St. Xavier DUKE

#1156 Josh Kattus TE · Archbishop Moeller UK

TEs in the class

#63

Zach Courtney Post COLO

#65

Toby Payne Poca MRSH

#66

Gabe Burkle Cedar Rapids Prairie ISU

#67 Josh Kattus Archbishop Moeller UK

#68

Brayden Loftin Lewis Central KSU

2026 · 53th pctile of TEs

Recruit · 56th pctile of class