Gabe Burkle
Penn State Nittany Lions
88
Great

Gabe Burkle

RESDefenseGreatTRANSFER · Iowa State
Projected Starter

Is Gabe Burkle starting?

Gabe Burkle is the projected starter at RES for Penn State Nittany Lions.

Gabe Burkle is the projected starting RES on a Contender Penn State — 88 OVR.

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What's Next

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Cedar Rapids Prairie, ranked #1,147 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 26 catches, 302 yards, 1 TD. That's 12% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 88 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,147 NatlTeam Share12%
Cedar Rapids, IA
Jersey
#84
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'6"
Weight
247 lbs
Transfer
Iowa State

Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
263021

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8544
National Rank
#1147
High School
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Hometown
Cedar Rapids, IA

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated defense; 67th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.89 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 88.

Team defense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 67% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 22% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

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Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Gabe Burkle's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

26 rec · 302 yds · 1 TD
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.