#84
Penn State · 2026

Gabe Burkle

TESenior6' 6", 247 lbsCedar Rapids, IA
Penn State Nittany Lions3-4 · TDC #28
Snap share
18%
5 of 5 started · likely 12–24%
Receptions
5
985th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
53
1011th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
10.6
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.17
7 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

7 plays · +1.2 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.17
Passing+0.17
1st down+0.74
2nd down-0.42
3rd down+0.22
Standard downs+0.31
Passing downs-0.19
BurkleWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays5%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down3%
3rd down2%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs2%
BurkleWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets7—
Target share5.7%—
Catch rate71.4%—
Success rate per target42.9%—
Yards per target7.6—
Explosive catches14.3%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

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

Targets
7
5 caught (71%)
Avg. depth of target
1.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
7.8
31 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
2
of 33 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted6 targets charted

71% comp1.0 avg. depth7.8 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (67%), 2 caught (50%), 11 yds, 2.8 per target450% · 11yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 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: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 13 yds, 13.0 per target1100% · 13yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yRight, 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.
2025 charting · Iowa State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Burkle’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
11
8 caught (73%)
Avg. depth of target
4.9
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.8
30 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
40
of 70 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted11 targets charted

69% comp4.9 avg. depth3.8 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (27%), 2 caught (67%), 10 yds, 3.3 per target367% · 10yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (18%), 2 caught (100%), 12 yds, 6.0 per target2100% · 12yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yRight, 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

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farPenn State#28 · 3-4518%55305.7%
2025Iowa State#35 · 8-4942%26302113.1%
2024Iowa State#30 · 11-3936%2629619.0%
2023Iowa State#34 · 7-633%290—

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

Game Log

Gabe Burkle'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

5.4 avg. game scoreBest: 6.6 vs USC (Week 6)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1MarshallW 45–0—no stats recorded
2@TempleW 27–9—no stats recorded
3BuffaloW 55–133.7144.004
4WisconsinL 20–24—no stats recorded
5@NorthwesternL 13–34—no stats recorded
6USCL 23–316.63299.7013
7@MichiganL 18–215.812020.0020
2026 · 3 games5.455310.6020

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions5985th / 1995
Yards531011th / 1981
Yards / catch10.6—
Touchdowns0—
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 2 · Temple✓ TE64···—
Wk 3 · Buffalo✓ TE67~18 (8–26)2·27%
Wk 4 · Wisconsin✓ TE65~24 (11–34)1137%
Wk 6 · USC✓ TE63~27 (13–39)3·43%
Wk 7 · Michigan✓ TE74~13 (6–20)1·18%
Season5 GS46882 (57–110)7118%

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 →