Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-35vs Texas Tech | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | Season-high 3 yds |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
#82
Gabe Milbourn
Senior tight end for Oregon State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 250 lb · Sonora, CA · Sonora Union
Returning to Oregon State for 2026
The numbers
3
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 1.5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 3 yds, vs Texas Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonGabe Milbourn
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Gabe Milbourn has been at Oregon State through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt on tape: 3 rec yds, 2 receptions against Texas Tech, Week 2, 2026.
3 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Oregon State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Trent Bray
Oregon State
2026era →
JaMarcus Shephard
Oregon State
Coaching transition mid-career: Trent Bray → JaMarcus Shephard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Oregon State5-7HC: Trent Bray · Run-leaning
2025Oregon State2-10HC: Trent Bray · Balanced
2026Oregon State0-2HC: JaMarcus Shephard · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
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: 2.0 REC/g, 3.0 YDS/g, 1.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Oregon State | 17 | 185 | 10.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Oregon State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 188 | 9.9 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oregon State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Oregon State
Returning around him
- 58% 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 #76 · 2026 recruiting class #100
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.
87%match
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).
82%match
Matches Samuel on
TD rate
Reception volume
Yards / reception
Background
2025 • 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 receiving on three catche...
The tight end room · Oregon State
- #8Bryce Caufield219 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Gabe Milbourn185 receiving yards · 2025
- #8D.C. Temple143 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Eric Olsen2 games · 2026
- #87Jackson Bowers1 game · 2026
4 more on the roster · Oregon State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology