Tight end, Penn State, 2023–⁠26

Andrew Rappleyea

Number
No. 87
Height
6′4″
Weight
242 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Millbrook, NY

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Andrew Rappleyea plays tight end for Penn State. Last time out, at Michigan: 7 catches, 34 yards.

2026 so far

24 catches, 180 yards, 2 TD

Last game: 7 catches, 34 yards at Michigan, L 18–⁠21

Next game: vs. Purdue, Oct 31

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 18MRSH
  2. 5@TEM
  3. 24BUF
  4. 36@NU
  5. 63USC
  6. 34@MICH

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

7catches, career hightwice; last at Michigan, 2026

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Penn State201809.0353
2026Penn State241807.5220
Career443608.2553

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Penn State87TERS
2024Penn State87TEFr.
2025Penn State87TESo.
2026Penn State87TEJr.6′4″242

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Penn State230.68––15.54%
2026Penn State340.3134th (n=829)0.4310.67%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Penn State 6 games, 24 catches, 180 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.MarshallW 45–⁠0118018
Sep 12atTempleW 27–⁠91505
Sep 19vs.BuffaloW 55–⁠13324113
Oct 2atNorthwesternL 13–⁠34536013
Oct 10vs.USCL 23–⁠31763120
Oct 17atMichiganL 18–⁠21734010
2025 Penn State 8 games, 20 catches, 180 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.NevadaW 46–⁠11333026
Sep 13vs.VillanovaW 52–⁠6111011
Oct 4atUCLAL 37–⁠42214011
Oct 18atIowaL 24–⁠25112012
Nov 8vs.IndianaL 24–⁠2731309
Nov 22vs.NebraskaW 37–⁠101414
Nov 29atRutgersW 40–⁠36475153
Dec 27 ✦vs.ClemsonW 22–⁠10518111
2024 Penn State 1 game, 1 return, 5 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atWest VirginiaW 34–⁠12––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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