Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 49-3vs Sacramento State | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 17 yds |
| Total | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
#87
Jake Appleget
Senior tight end for Fresno State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 245 lb · Lincoln, NE · Southeast HS
Transferred Northern Illinois → Fresno State for 2026
The numbers
17
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 8.5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 17 yds, vs Sacramento State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Fresno State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Nebraska in 2022.
- Transferred from Northern Illinois to Fresno State in 2026.
Jake Appleget
Jake Appleget has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 17 rec yds, 2 receptions against Sacramento State — Week 2, 2026.
17 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Nebraska3-star out of Lincoln Southeast
20243 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Tim Skipper
Fresno State
2025–2026era →
Matt Entz
Fresno State
Coaching transition mid-career: Tim Skipper → Matt Entz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Fresno State
2025Northern Illinois
2026Fresno State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Northern Illinois8-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
2025Northern Illinois3-9HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026Fresno State1-1HC: Matt Entz · Run-leaning, slow 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, 17.0 YDS/g, 8.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
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 | Fresno State | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 13 | 119 | 9.2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–3
Game log
Background
PRIOR TO FRESNO STATE: Spent two seasons at Nebraska (2022, 2023) and two at NIU (2024, 2025) … 2025: Appeared in nine games at NIU, starting all nine … finished the season with seven catches for 57 yards and a touchdown … had a season-high 17 yards off one catch against Miami (OH) … was an Acade...
The tight end room · Fresno State
- #87Jake Appleget57 receiving yards · 2025
- #89Brock Lium10 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Gavin Correia2 games · 2026
- #30Jace Nixonno box-score line yet
- #42Brayden Fordno box-score line yet
7 more on the roster · Fresno State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology