 Burkle at a press conference in 2025 | |
| Iowa State Cyclones–No. 84 | |
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| Position | Tight end |
| Class |  |
| Major | Kinesiology |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Prairie (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) |
Gabe Burkle is an American football tight end for the Iowa State Cyclones.
Burkle attended Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. As a sophomore, he notched six receptions for 126 yards. [1] As a junior, Burkle recorded 10 catches for 155 yards and a touchdown in four games before suffering a season-ending knee injury. [2] Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Iowa State Cyclones. [3]
In his first two seasons in 2022 and 2023, Burkle appeared in 15 games, where he hauled in two passes for nine yards, while also utilizing a redshirt season in 2022. [4] In week 10 of the 2024 season, he brought in four receptions for 45 yards in the Cyclones first loss of the season to Texas Tech. [5] In week 12, Burkle notched six receptions for 73 yards in a win over Cincinnati. [6] In the 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl, he hauled in his first career touchdown in a 42-41 win victory over Miami. [7] Burkle played in all 14 games in the 2024 season and recorded 26 receptions for 296 yards and a touchdown. [8]
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2022 | Iowa State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 14 | 8 | 26 | 296 | 11.4 | 1 |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 149 | 14.9 | 1 |
| Career | 32 | 11 | 38 | 454 | 11.9 | 2 | |