 Burkle at a press conference in 2025 | |
| Penn State Nittany Lions | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tight end |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Prairie (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Gabe Burkle is an American college football tight end for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He previously played 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 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 302 | 11.6 | 1 |
| Career | 38 | 16 | 54 | 607 | 11.2 | 2 | |