Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Iowa 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.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
26
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
47
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Player Story
Gabe Burkle built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a tight end from Cedar Rapids, IA wearing No. 84, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Gabe Burkle's career was his receiving role: 54...
Read the storyGabe Burkle, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Iowa State. Gabe Burkle reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 607
- Receptions
- 54
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Gabe Burkle quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 607
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Iowa State
- Top game
- Cincinnati
- High school pipeline
- Providence · 19 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 84 · Junior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 302 receiving yards · TE 68th (top 15%) · Big 12 55th (top 22%) · National 442nd (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 29.6 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa State | 9 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 69.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa State | 9 | 22 | 242 | 0 | 69.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Iowa State | 9 | 26 | 302 | 1 | 71.1 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa State to Penn State | P4 to P4 | 79.6 | Jan 4, 2026 |
Gabe Burkle played TE for Iowa State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Gabe Burkle recorded 1 rushing yards, 607 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 302 primary output with 68.6 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: South Dakota
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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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
South Dakota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Dakota: 85. Kansas State: 31. Iowa: 33. Arizona: 19. Cincinnati: 12. Colorado: 42. BYU: 44. Arizona State: 14. TCU: 22
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Dakota: 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins38 · Games = 5 · +10 vs Losses
Losses28 · Games = 4 · -10 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
South Dakota
Best efficiency game
100 vs South Dakota
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/8 | @ TCU | W 20-17 | — | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Arizona State | L 19-24 | — | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs BYU | L 27-41 | — | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Colorado | L 17-24 | — | 3 | 42 | 10.8 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Cincinnati | L 30-38 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Arizona | W 39-14 | — | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Iowa | W 16-13 | — | 3 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs South Dakota | W 55-7 | — | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 21.30 | 1 | 44 |
| Sat 8/23 | @ Kansas State | W 24-21 | — | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 17 |
Player Story
Gabe Burkle story
Gabe Burkle built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a tight end from Cedar Rapids, IA wearing No. 84, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Gabe Burkle's career was his receiving role: 54 catches, 607 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 rushing yard across 21 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 rushing yard and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Gabe Burkle's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa State | 9 | 30 | 6.2 | 9 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa State | 296 | 72 | 13.3 | 287 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa State | 296 | 72 | 13.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Iowa State | 302 | 68.6 | 16.3 | 6 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Cincinnati
Week 12 · W 34-17 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
73
Receiving Yards
88.1 takeover
73 receiving yards with a 81.1 efficiency score.
#2
vs South Dakota
Week 1 · W 55-7
85
Receiving Yards
86 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Miami
Week 1 · W 42-41 · Postseason
54
Receiving Yards
74.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
54 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.
#4
@ No. 96 Colorado
Week 7 · L 17-24 · Conference game
42
Receiving Yards
66.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
42 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#5
vs Texas Tech
Week 10 · L 22-23 · Conference game
45
Receiving Yards
64.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
45 receiving yards with a 75 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Iowa State
302 primary output · 68.6 efficiency · 16.3 usage
71.1
#2
2024 Postseason · Iowa State
69.5
296 primary · 72 efficiency · 13.3 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Iowa State
69.5
296 primary · 72 efficiency · 13.3 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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