Jake Appleget

TE · #87 · Fresno State · SR · 6'4" · 245 · Lincoln, NE

Projected TE starter

71 2026 receiving yards
7 of 8 2026 catches
0 2026 TDs
1 Explosive plays
23 Career games (20 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Fresno State657-8 71 10.1 0
2025 Northern Illinois997-13 57 8.1 1
2024 Northern Illinois864-8 45 11.3 0

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 11.8 66
Yards per catch 10.1 58
Catch rate 87.5% 81
Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Jake

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Jayden Mandal QB · 1,393 pass yds · 7g
RB Rayshon Luke RB · 333 rush yds · 6g
WR-X Josiah Freeman WR · 424 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z Ezekiel Avit WR · 373 rec yds · 7g
WR-SL Jahlil McClain WR · 204 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Fresno State 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 11.1% 40
Red zone TD rate 66.7% 28
Line yards per carry 2.3 38
Sack rate allowed 7.0% 36

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W2 SAC2 2 17 0 0
W3 @ SJSU2 1 5 0 0
W4 RICE2 2 29 0 0
W7 @ SDSU2 2 20 0 0

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board
#896 Jeffrey Ugochukwu S · George Ranch VAN
#896 Djouvensky Schlenbaker RB · Squalicum WSU
#902 Jake Appleget EDGE · Lincoln Southeast NEB
#914 Connor Lingren DL · College Station TCU
#914 Joe Swen S · Bishop Alemany ORST
EDGEs in the class
#53 Donovan Rieman Enid KSU
#54 Carmello Jones West Orange-Stark BAY
#55 Jake Appleget Lincoln Southeast NEB
#59 Donovan Spellman Clayton APP
#60 Keyron Crawford Briarcrest Christian ARST
2026 · 66th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 65th pctile of class