Mike Gesicki

TE · Penn State 2017 · #88

Last confirmed: Penn State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′6″ · 250 lb · Manahawkin, NJ · Southern Reg

Mike Gesicki: TE · Penn State · #88.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jay RomeGeorgia · 2015 · 85% season match
Kahale WarringSan Diego State · 2018 · 84% season match
Bucky HodgesVirginia Tech · 2015 · 73% season match
Troy FumagalliWisconsin · 2017 · 72% season match
Bryce WilliamsEast Carolina · 2015 · 69% season match

Mike Gesicki

TE · Penn State · #88

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Fourth year in the Penn State receiving corps. A game that shows it: 89 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Michigan State — Week 10, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

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

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Penn State in the news

Penn State RB's father apologizes to playerBleacher Report Oct 20
QB commit flips to BCOct 18
Penn State LB Alex Tatsch out for seasonOct 14

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Penn State	57	563	9.9	9
2016	Penn State	48	679	14.1	5
2015	Penn State	13	125	9.6	1
2014	Penn State	11	114	10.4	0
Career		129	1,481	11.5	15

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 52-0vs Akron	6	58	9.7	2	35	2 TD catches
Wk 2	W 33-14vs Pittsburgh	4	39	9.8	2	19	2 TD catches
Wk 3	W 56-0vs Georgia State	2	26	13.0	0	20
Wk 4	W 21-19@ Iowa	5	25	5.0	0	7
Wk 5	W 45-14vs Indiana	3	19	6.3	0	11
Wk 6	W 31-7@ Northwestern	2	9	4.5	0	5
Wk 8	W 42-13vs No. 19 Michigan	2	52	26.0	0	35
Wk 9	L 38-39@ No. 6 Ohio State	6	57	9.5	0	22
Wk 10	L 24-27@ No. 24 Michigan State	8	89	11.1	0	20	Season-high 89 yds
Wk 11	W 35-6vs Rutgers	4	45	11.3	1	19
Wk 12	W 56-44vs Nebraska	4	47	11.8	2	17	2 TD catches
Wk 13	W 66-3@ Maryland	5	35	7.0	2	19	2 TD catches
Bowl	W 35-28vs No. 12 Washington	6	62	10.3	0	26
Total		57	563	9.9	9	35

Signature game

Week 2 · 2017

W 33-14

vs Pittsburgh

4 rec · 39 yds · 2 TD

With T. McSorley — 164 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 70.4 · 65 rush yds (8 car) · B. Gillikin — 43.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 49 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Ohio State · 3rd and 13 · Q4 · EPA +3.50Trace McSorley pass complete to Mike Gesicki for 22 yds to the OhSt 28 for a
Week 1 · Washington · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +3.33Trace McSorley pass complete to Mike Gesicki for 26 yds to the Wash 46 for a
Week 1 · Akron · 2nd and 20 · Q2 · EPA +3.18Trace McSorley pass complete to Mike Gesicki for 35 yds to the Akron 9 for a
Week 1 · Washington · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.95Trace McSorley pass complete to Mike Gesicki for 17 yds to the Wash 45 for a
Week 11 · Rutgers · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.84Trace McSorley pass complete to Mike Gesicki for 16 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK)
Week 1 · Akron · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.84Trace McSorley pass complete to Mike Gesicki for 13 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK)

4 more plays

Week 2 · Pittsburgh · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.64Trace McSorley pass complete to Mike Gesicki for 10 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK)
Week 10 · Michigan State · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.63Saquon Barkley pass complete to Mike Gesicki for 20 yds to the MchSt 42 for a
Week 12 · Nebraska · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.58Trace McSorley pass complete to Mike Gesicki for 17 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK)
Week 12 · Nebraska · 1st and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.42Trace McSorley pass complete to Mike Gesicki for 9 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK)

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under James Franklin — 36-17 over that span.

2014Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin · Balanced

2015Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin · Balanced

2016Penn State11-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2017Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (96th percentile). Strength: catch rate (82nd percentile). Concern: yards / catch (22nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#31 / 709 · 96th pct

11.8%

Catch rate#128 / 709 · 82nd pct

77.6%

EPA / target#303 / 709 · 57th pct

0.55

Explosive rate#519 / 709 · 27th pct

7.9%

Yards / catch#552 / 709 · 22nd pct

9.7

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#3 / 96 · 97th pct

Rec yards#5 / 96 · 95th pct

563

Rec TDs#4 / 96 · 95th pct

Long catch#50 / 96 · 46th pct

Yards / catch#67 / 96 · 31st pct

9.9

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

77th → 57th percentile

Explosive rate

84th → 27th percentile

Catch rate

67th → 82nd percentile

TD rate

77th → 96th percentile

Yards / catch

71st → 22nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	3.6	40.9	12.6	1.0
Road5g	5.2	43.0	7.4	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.0	34.0	8.4	0.6
Weeks 8+6g	4.8	54.2	12.8	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

James Franklin

Pass share

51.1%

458 pass / 439 run

Plays / game

69.0

13 games

Team sack rate

5.9%

511 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

57 catches in 13 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS tight end who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Mike Gesicki

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Penn State in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Four seasons at Penn State, drafted

His moves

2014 9 games

2018