Tight end, Penn State (from Iowa State), 2022–⁠26

Gabe Burkle

Lettered 2023–⁠25 at Iowa State (school media guide)

Number
No. 84
Height
6′6″
Weight
247 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Cedar Rapids, IA

Gabe Burkle plays tight end for Penn State, after Iowa State (2022–⁠25). Last time out, at Michigan: 1 catch, 20 yards.

2026 so far

5 catches, 53 yards

Last game: 1 catch, 20 yards at Michigan, L 18–⁠21

Next game: vs. Purdue, Oct 31

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 4BUF
  2. 29USC
  3. 20@MICH

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Cincinnati, 202485receiving yards, career highvs. South Dakota, 2025

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Iowa State294.505
2024Iowa State2629611.4132
2025Iowa State2630211.6144
2026Penn State55310.6020
Career5966011.2244

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Iowa State84TERS
2023Iowa State84TEFr.
2024Iowa State84TESo.
2025Iowa State84TEJr.
2026Penn State84TESr.6′6″247

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
2023Iowa State2-0.05––-0.1–
2024Iowa State280.64––17.84%
2025Iowa State380.6075th (n=1040)0.4623.06%
2026Penn State70.17––1.2–

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 3 games, 5 catches, 53 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 19vs.BuffaloW 55–⁠131404–
Oct 10vs.USCL 23–⁠31329013–
Oct 17atMichiganL 18–⁠21120020–
2025 Iowa State 9 games, 26 catches, 302 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 23vs.Kansas StateW 24–⁠21331017–
Aug 30vs.South DakotaW 55–⁠7485144–
Sep 6vs.IowaW 16–⁠13333017–
Sep 27vs.ArizonaW 39–⁠14219011–
Oct 4atCincinnatiL 30–⁠3821208–
Oct 11atColoradoL 17–⁠243420151
Oct 25vs.BYUL 27–⁠41544015–
Nov 1vs.Arizona StateL 19–⁠24214010–
Nov 8atTCUW 20–⁠17222014–
2024 Iowa State 9 games, 26 catches, 296 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7atIowaW 20–⁠191606–
Oct 12atWest VirginiaW 28–⁠161707–
Nov 2vs.Texas TechL 22–⁠23445018–
Nov 9vs.KansasL 36–⁠45221014–
Nov 16vs.CincinnatiW 34–⁠17673032–
Nov 23atUtahW 31–⁠28241026–
Nov 30vs.Kansas StateW 29–⁠21115015–
Dec 7vs.Arizona StateL 19–⁠45534012–
Dec 28 ✦vs.MiamiW 42–⁠41454122–
2023 Iowa State 3 games, 2 catches, 9 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Northern IowaW 30–⁠91505–
Sep 30atOklahomaL 20–⁠501404–
Nov 25atKansas StateW 42–⁠35–––––

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

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