#87
Penn State · 2026

Andrew Rappleyea

TEJunior6' 4", 242 lbsMillbrook, NY
Penn State Nittany Lions3-4 · TDC #28
Snap share
49%
6 of 7 started · likely 37–68%
Receptions
24
142nd of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
180
400th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
7.5
435th of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
172nd of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.29
232nd of 319 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

35 plays · +10.2 total EPA · 232nd of 319 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.29
Passing+0.29
1st down+0.04
2nd down+0.27
3rd down+0.30
Standard downs+0.45
Passing downs+0.09
RappleyeaWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays7%
Pass plays15%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down5%
3rd down14%
Standard downs6%
Passing downs12%
RappleyeaWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets35—
Target share17.6%224th / 523
Catch rate68.6%197th / 523
Success rate per target45.7%301st / 523
Yards per target5.1471st / 523
Explosive catches2.9%472nd / 523
Deep-target rate2.9%—
3rd-down targets14—
Red-zone targets5—

Charting

Where Rappleyea's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
35
24 caught (69%)
Avg. depth of target
4.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.3
86 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
77
of 163 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
3%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted29 targets charted

69% comp4.8 avg. depth4.3 YAC/catch3% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (14%), 2 caught (50%), 7 yds, 1.8 per target450% · 7yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 2 caught (100%), 33 yds, 16.5 per target2100% · 33yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (14%), 4 caught (100%), 44 yds, 11.0 per target4100% · 44yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (14%), 2 caught (50%), 16 yds, 4.0 per target450% · 16yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 13 yds, 13.0 per target1100% · 13yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 10 targets (34%), 7 caught (70%), 37 yds, 3.7 per target1070% · 37yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 1 caught (50%), 7 yds, 3.5 per target250% · 7yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Penn State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Rappleyea’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
13
11 caught (85%)
Avg. depth of target
4.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.3
58 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
37
of 95 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted13 targets charted

83% comp4.2 avg. depth5.3 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (38%), 4 caught (80%), 15 yds, 3.0 per target580% · 15yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (15%), 2 caught (100%), 67 yds, 33.5 per target2100% · 67yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 3 targets (23%), 3 caught (100%), 7 yds, 2.3 per target3100% · 7yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (15%), 2 caught (100%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target2100% · 6yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farPenn State#28 · 3-4749%24180217.6%
2025Penn State#18 · 7-6830%2018038.7%
2024Penn State#4 · 13-31—————

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Andrew Rappleyea's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Andrew Rappleyea's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.6 avg. game scoreBest: 8.7 vs USC (Week 6)1 of 6 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1MarshallW 45–05.711818.0018
2@TempleW 27–94.0155.005
3BuffaloW 55–137.23248.0113
4WisconsinL 20–24—no stats recorded
5@NorthwesternL 13–347.05367.2013
6USCL 23–318.77639.0120
7@MichiganL 18–217.17344.9010
2026 · 6 games6.6241807.5220

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions24142nd / 1995
Yards180400th / 1981
Yards / catch7.5435th / 461
Touchdowns2172nd / 825
Long20—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Marshall✓ TE72~21 (10–30)1·29%
Wk 2 · Temple✓ TE64~31 (14–44)3148%
Wk 3 · Buffalo—67~27 (13–39)3·40%
Wk 4 · Wisconsin✓ TE65~17 (8–24)1·26%
Wk 5 · Northwestern✓ TE63~39 (18–56)7·62%
Wk 6 · USC✓ TE63~44 (37–53)10·70%
Wk 7 · Michigan✓ TE74~48 (41–58)10·65%
Season6 GS468227 (174–317)35149%

Position Room

6 TEs on the Penn State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
87Andrew RappleyeaTEJR24180215%+0.29
18Benjamin BrahmerTESR21206314%+0.21
84Gabe BurkleTESR55305%+0.17
89Finn FurmanekTEJR13106%-0.11
80Cooper AlexanderTESO—————
83Brian KortovichTEFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Penn State depth chart →