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Player Dossier
2022-2025Wake Forest
Gabe Kirschke
DL • 6'5" • 249 lbs • Lone Tree, CO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Gabe Kirschke shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Colorado State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Wisconsin • Colorado State • Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
Player Story
Gabe Kirschke built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Lone Tree, CO wearing No. 10, spending time with Colorado State, Wake Forest, and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Gabe...
Read the storyGabe Kirschke, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Colorado State. Gabe Kirschke shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 79
- TFL
- 19.5
- Sacks
- 11
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Gabe Kirschke quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · DL
- Career Tackles
- 79
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Colorado State
- Top game
- Air Force
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · DL 78th (top 8%) · ACC 142nd (top 18%) · National 1,028th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 49.3 |
| 2024 Postseason | Colorado State | 13 | 8 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 75.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Colorado State | 13 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 75.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | Wake Forest | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 46.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13 | 32 | 7.5 | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | 46.8 |
Related Context
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Gabe Kirschke played DL for Wisconsin, Colorado State, and Wake Forest. Across 4 tracked seasons, Gabe Kirschke recorded 79 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Colorado State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Colorado State paired 26.5 primary output with 33.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Wisconsin, Colorado State, Wake Forest.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Colorado State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
33.5
Usage
13.4
Consistency
70
Best Game by takeover score
Air Force
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 3.5. Texas: 2. Northern Colorado: 2.5. Colorado: 1. UTEP: 2. Oregon State: 2. San José State: 1. Air Force: 5. New Mexico: 0. Nevada: 2. Wyoming: 1.5. Fresno State: 2. Utah State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 8 by 68.3. Texas: 2 by 28.3. Northern Colorado: 4 by 41.7. Colorado: 5 by 30.8. UTEP: 2 by 28.3. Oregon State: 3 by 32.5. San José State: 1 by 14.2. Air Force: 6 by 75. New Mexico: 3 by 12.5. Nevada: 1 by 24.2. Wyoming: 3 by 27.5. Fresno State: 2 by 28.3. Utah State: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2 · Games = 8 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses2.1 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Air Force
Best efficiency game
75 vs Air Force
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | vs Miami (OH)Splash game | L 17-43 | 8 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Utah StateSplash game | W 42-37 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Fresno StateSplash game | L 22-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Wyoming | W 24-10 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | @ NevadaSplash game | W 38-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs New Mexico | W 17-6 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/20 | @ Air ForceSplash game | W 21-13 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs San José State | W 31-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Oregon StateSplash game | L 31-39 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs UTEPSplash game | W 27-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Colorado | L 9-28 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Northern ColoradoSplash game | W 38-17 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ TexasSplash game | L 0-52 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Gabe Kirschke story
Gabe Kirschke built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Lone Tree, CO wearing No. 10, spending time with Colorado State, Wake Forest, and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Gabe Kirschke's career was his defensive production: 79 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, and 1 interception across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Colorado State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Gabe Kirschke's production has multiple signals. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado State, Wake Forest, and Wisconsin.
The arc is straightforward: Gabe Kirschke moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Wisconsin
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Colorado State
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Wake Forest
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202220232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 1 | 14.2 | 9.5 | 1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Colorado State | 26.5 | 33.5 | 13.4 | 25.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Colorado State | 26.5 | 33.5 | 13.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Wake Forest | 18 | 25.7 | 6.5 | -8.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 18 | 25.7 | 6.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Air Force
Week 8 · W 21-13 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 44 Duke
Week 14 · L 32-49 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Miami (OH)
Week 1 · L 17-43 · Postseason
3.5
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 41 Florida State
Week 10 · L 7-42 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Rutgers
Week 6 · W 24-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Colorado State
26.5 primary output · 33.5 efficiency · 13.4 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Colorado State
75.9
26.5 primary · 33.5 efficiency · 13.4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Wisconsin
49.3
1 primary · 14.2 efficiency · 9.5 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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