#82

Gunnar Oakes

TE · Eastern Michigan · Sr. · #82

Eastern Michigan 2022 alumnus
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Gunnar Oakes

TE · Eastern Michigan · Sr · #82

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Eastern Michigan
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Eastern Michigan7-6HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Eastern Michigan9-4HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Eastern Michigan2727810.30--
2021Eastern Michigan1112511.41--
Career3840310.61--

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Mark Redman’s 2022 season.

Mark Redman

74%match

San Diego State · 2022

All-Mountain West
#2

Erick All

Michigan · 2021

NFL Rd 4
72%
#3

Will Kacmarek

Ohio · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 23
71%
#4

Ryan Luehrman

Ohio · 2021

70%
#5

Neal Johnson

Louisiana · 2021

69%

Matches Mark on

Weight
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Mark on

TD rate (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jalin Conyers's junior season at Arizona State (2023).

Arizona State · 2023

#2

Colin Weber

Charlotte · 2024

82%
#3

Jack Velling

Michigan State · 2024

All-Big Ten
81%
#4

Sam Roush

Stanford · 2024

All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 5
79%
#5

Lake McRee

USC · 2023

All-Big Ten
79%

Matches Jalin on

Yards / reception
Reception volume
Height

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
1252021
2782022

+122%

Up 122% from first season to most-recent.