Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 55-13vs Buffalo | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 4 yds |
#84
Gabe Burkle
Senior tight end for Penn State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 247 lb · Cedar Rapids, IA · Prairie
CFB Index 49 · #75 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred Iowa State → Penn State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
4
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 4 yds, vs Buffalo
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior tight end for Penn State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa State in 2022.
- Transferred from Iowa State to Penn State in 2026.
Gabe Burkle
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. He got to Penn State by way of Iowa State. One game to point at: 4 rec yds, 1 receptions against Buffalo — Week 3, 2026.
4 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 85 yds vs South Dakota.South Dakota · W 55-72025
2022
- Signed with Iowa State3-star out of Cedar Rapids Prairie
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: James Franklin, Terry Smith, and Matt Campbell. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Penn State
2025Iowa State
2026Penn State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 26 | 302 | 11.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 26 | 296 | 11.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 55 | 611 | 11.1 | 2 | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Iowa State11-3HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
2026Penn State3-0HC: Matt Campbell · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 4.0 YDS/g, 4.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
40.0%
80 pass / 120 run
Plays / game
66.7
3 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
86 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,147 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the Big Ten as a senior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Isaac Rex’s 2023 season.
71%match
Matches Isaac on
Height
TD rate
Differs from Isaac on
Class year (higher)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Reception volume (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Austin Stogner's junior season at South Carolina (2022).
75%match
All-Big 12
Matches Austin on
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Yards / reception
Differs from Austin on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Gabe Burkle
The tight end room · Penn State
- #18Benjamin Brahmer446 receiving yards · 2025
- #84Gabe Burkle302 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Andrew Rappleyea180 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Cooper Alexander47 receiving yards · 2025
- #89Finn Furmanek1 game · 2026
1 more on the roster · Penn State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology