#82

Gabe Milbourn

TE · Oregon State · R-Jr. · #82

Returning to Oregon State for 2026
R-Jr. · Sonora, Calif. → Sonora Union
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Gabe Milbourn

TE · Oregon State · Sr · #82

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Oregon State
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Oregon State5-7HC: Trent Bray · Run-leaning
2025Oregon State2-10HC: Trent Bray · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Oregon State1718510.91--
2024Oregon State----------
Career1718510.91--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 45–13

vs Lafayette

6 rec · 48 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 32-point win at home against Lafayette.

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Oregon State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Tight end · Oregon State

Returning around him

  • 52% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • Transfer portal: -15 net (20 in / 35 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Oregon State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #60 · 2026 recruiting class #99

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 Holden Staes’s 2024 season.

Holden Staes

87%match

Tennessee · 2024

#2

Dallas Payne

UAB · 2024

87%
#3

Christopher Toudle

NC State · 2022

85%
#4

John Samuel Shenker

Auburn · 2022

83%
#5

Billy Riviere III

Washington State · 2022

82%

Matches Holden on

TD rate
Height
Weight

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Samuel Wheeler's sophomore season at Kansas State (2021).

Kansas State · 2021

#2

Josiah Miamen

Florida International · 2022

82%
#3

Ben Bresnahan

Vanderbilt · 2021

79%
#4

Christian Sims

Bowling Green · 2021

All-MAC
79%
#5

Isaiah Spencer

Old Dominion · 2022

79%

Matches Samuel on

TD rate
Reception volume
Yards / reception

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1168

Final rank
#2148
Avg #1872.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1168 this season.

Background

2025 (REDSHIRT SENIOR) • Played in all 12 games, making six starts • Tallied 17 receptions for 185 yards and one touchdown • Posted a season-high six receptions for 48 yards in the win over Lafayette. Scored on a 1-yard reception in the third quarter • Finished with a season-best 57 yards receivi...

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