Player Dossier

2022-2025

Iowa State

Gabe Burkle

TE • 6'6" • 255 lbs • Cedar Rapids, IA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Gabe Burkle reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

16.3

Efficiency

68.6

Consistency

61.6

Season Value

61.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Iowa State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Iowa State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Gabe Burkle, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Iowa State. Gabe Burkle reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Iowa State paired 296 primary output with 72 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 68.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Iowa State

Games

9

Receiving Yards / G

33.6

Efficiency

68.6

Usage

16.3

Consistency

61.6

Best Game by takeover score

TCU

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 85. Kansas State: 31. Iowa: 33. Arizona: 19. Cincinnati: 12. Colorado: 42. BYU: 44. Arizona State: 14. TCU: 22

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 4 by 100. Kansas State: 3 by 68.9. Iowa: 3 by 73.3. Arizona: 2 by 63.3. Cincinnati: 2 by 40. Colorado: 3 by 93.3. BYU: 5 by 58.7. Arizona State: 2 by 46.7. TCU: 2 by 73.3

Split Comparison

Wins26.3 · n=4 · -1.8 vs Losses
Losses28 · n=4 · +1.8 vs Wins
First Half36 · n=5 · +5.5 vs Second Half
Second Half30.5 · n=4 · -5.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

100 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 11/8@ TCUW 20-172221111014
Sat 11/1vs Arizona StateL 19-2421477010
Sat 10/25vs BYUL 27-415448.88.80015
Sat 10/11@ ColoradoL 17-2434210.814015
Sat 10/4@ CincinnatiL 30-382126608
Sat 9/27vs ArizonaW 39-142199.59.50011
Sat 9/6vs IowaW 16-133331111017
Sat 8/30vs Unknown48521.321.30144
Sat 8/23@ Kansas StateW 24-2133110.310.30017

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Iowa State

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonIowa State0
2023 Regular SeasonIowa State9306.29
2024 PostseasonIowa State2967213.3287
2024 Regular SeasonIowa State2967213.30
2025 Regular SeasonIowa State30268.616.36

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

85

Primary metric

85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Cincinnati

73

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

73 receiving yards with a 81.1 efficiency score.

#3

Miami

54

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

54 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.

#4

Utah

41

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

41 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Colorado

42

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

42 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · Iowa State

296 primary output · 72 efficiency · 13.3 usage

61.4

#2

2024 Regular Season · Iowa State

61.4

296 primary · 72 efficiency · 13.3 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Iowa State

61.3

302 primary · 68.6 efficiency · 16.3 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.81

Providence · Charlotte, NC

Committed To
Liberty
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

607

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 21 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Gabe Burkle quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
TE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career receiving yards
607