Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 40 | — |
| Target share | 17.9% | 216th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 70.0% | 162nd / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 50.0% | 220th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 5.6 | 458th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 2.5% | 491st / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 5.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 17 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 7 | — |
Charting
Where Rappleyea's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted34 targets charted
2025 charting · Penn State
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Rappleyea’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted13 targets charted
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Penn State#26 · 4-4 | 8 | 49% | 28 | 225 | 3 | 17.9% |
| 2025 | Penn State#18 · 7-6 | 8 | 30% | 20 | 180 | 3 | 8.7% |
| 2024 | Penn State#4 · 13-3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Andrew Rappleyea's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Andrew Rappleyea's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Marshall | W 45–0 | 5.7 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | @ Temple | W 27–9 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Buffalo | W 55–13 | 7.2 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 |  Wisconsin | L 20–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 | @ Northwestern | L 13–34 | 7.0 | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 |  USC | L 23–31 | 8.7 | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | @ Michigan | L 18–21 | 7.1 | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 |  Purdue | W 31–17 | 8.0 | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 1 | 17 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.8 | 28 | 225 | 8.0 | 3 | 20 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 28 | 170th / 2089 |
| Yards | 225 | 385th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 8 | 428th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 127th / 914 |
| Long | 20 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Marshall | ✓ TE | 72 | ~21 (10–30) | 1 | · | 29% |
| Wk 2 · Temple | ✓ TE | 64 | ~31 (14–44) | 3 | 1 | 48% |
| Wk 3 · Buffalo | — | 67 | ~27 (13–39) | 3 | · | 40% |
| Wk 4 · Wisconsin | ✓ TE | 65 | ~17 (8–24) | 1 | · | 26% |
| Wk 5 · Northwestern | ✓ TE | 63 | ~39 (18–56) | 7 | · | 62% |
| Wk 6 · USC | ✓ TE | 63 | ~44 (37–53) | 10 | · | 70% |
| Wk 7 · Michigan | ✓ TE | 74 | ~48 (41–58) | 10 | · | 65% |
| Wk 9 · Purdue | ✓ TE | 76 | ~40 (34–48) | 5 | · | 53% |
| Season | 7 GS | 544 | 267 (204–372) | 40 | 1 | 49% |
Position Room
6 TEs on the Penn State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Andrew Rappleyea | TE | JR | 28 | 225 | 3 | 16% | +0.41 |
| 18 | Benjamin Brahmer | TE | SR | 25 | 264 | 3 | 16% | +0.23 |
| 84 | Gabe Burkle | TE | SR | 6 | 65 | 0 | 5% | +0.22 |
| 89 | Finn Furmanek | TE | JR | 1 | 31 | 0 | 6% | -0.11 |
| 80 | Cooper Alexander | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Brian Kortovich | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Penn State depth chart →