Wisconsin · L 20-24
No catches.
Purdue · W 31-17
4 catches, 45 yards, 1 TD
The other 6 games average 30 yards. This one was 15 above.
Rappleyea has catches in 7 of Penn State’s 8 games: none against Wisconsin.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
3 stories in the last 30 days, from 4 outlets.
Black Shoe Diaries +1 Oct 12
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 8, middle 10, right 9.
Andrew Rappleyea
Andrew Rappleyea takes over from Luke Reynolds at Penn State.
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.128
recruiting national rank
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 4 outlets
Black Shoe Diaries +1 Oct 12 · 2 outlets
from 8 outlets
Black Shoe Diaries +1 Oct 12 · 2 outlets
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Yahoo SportsSports IllustratedEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Andrew Rappleyea at Temple.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State | 28 | 225 | 8.0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2025 | Penn State | 20 | 180 | 9.0 | 3 | 53 |
| 2024 | Penn State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 48 | 405 | 8.4 | 6 | 53 |
Last game (Wk 9): 45 receiving yards, 4 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-0vs Marshall | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-9@ Temple | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-13vs Buffalo | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-34@ Northwestern | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-31vs No. 19 USC | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 1 | 20 | Season-high 63 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 18-21@ Michigan | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-17vs Purdue | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 1 | 17 | |
| Total | 28 | 225 | 8.0 | 3 | 20 |
Oct. 31 · W 31-17 vs Purdue, play by play
4 catches for 45 yards and a touchdown. Penn State threw to him on 5 of its 25 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 31-17 win.
17-yard catch on 3rd and 8. Second quarter, tied 14-14. Converted.
12-yard catch on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, tied 14-14. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 1. Third quarter, up 21-14.
7 catches for 34 yards. Penn State threw to him on 10 of its 44 passes. He was 3 of 4 on third and fourth down.
4-yard catch on 3rd and 3. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
10-yard catch on 3rd and 9. Second quarter, up 3-0. Converted.
4-yard catch on 4th and 2. Fourth quarter, down 21-11. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 catches for 63 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. Penn State threw to him on 10 of its 31 passes. He was 2 of 6 on third and fourth down.
7-yard catch on 3rd and 9. First quarter, down 7-0.
13-yard touchdown on 4th and 2. First quarter, made it 7-7.
Incomplete on 3rd and 11. Second quarter, tied 14-14. Broken up by USC’s E. Newby.
20-yard catch. Third quarter, down 24-20.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
5 catches for 36 yards. Penn State threw to him on 7 of its 42 passes. 29 of the 36 came before halftime.
13-yard catch. Second quarter, down 24-7.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 24 yards and a touchdown. Penn State threw to him on 3 of its 26 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 55-13 win.
13-yard catch on 3rd and 19. First quarter, up 17-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
1 catch for 5 yards. Penn State threw to him on 3 of its 26 passes.
Incomplete on 4th and 2. First quarter, tied 0-0. Turnover on downs.
5-yard catch on 3rd and 4. Fourth quarter, up 20-3. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
1 catch for 18 yards. Penn State threw to him on 1 of its 27 passes.
18-yard catch. Third quarter, up 24-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 6 · 2026
L 23-31
vs USC
The plays that mattered most
386th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
4016% of team targetsCatch rate
70%28 of 40 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
70% catch rate on 40 targets · 16% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 37.5 | 11.6 | 0.8 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 25.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 30.0 | 8.7 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 45.0 | 11.3 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
46.5%
251 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
67.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
278 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
28 catches in 7 games, more catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #34 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #20 of 26 Big Ten TEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: James Franklin, Terry Smith, and Matt Campbell. Multi-era developmental context.
