Gabe Burkle

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TEOffenseSolidTRANSFER · Iowa State

3rd String

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Gabe Burkle is listed 3rd string at TE for Penn State Nittany Lions.

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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 75 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,147 NatlTeam Share12%

Cedar Rapids, IA

Jersey: #84
Class: RS SR/TR
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 255 lbs
Transfer: Iowa State

Stats

Season	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
—	26	302	1

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 89-rated offense; 68th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.94 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 75.

Team offense (SP+)

Rating basis

On-field stats

Production (prior school)

Outperforms 68% of peers

Recruiting pedigree

Top 18% recruit

Strength of schedule

Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)

Depth-chart adjustment

-2 for role; −12 depth penalty

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.

The People's Ratings

Is our 75 OVR fair?

Solid

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Team Role

26 rec · 302 yds · 1 TD

Usage / Involvement55%

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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.