Andrew Rappleyea

TE·

Penn State·6'4"·251 lb

UndraftedModel Score 66.9 Cfour-star recruit

Updated October 18, 2026

#207

Consensus

STM #196

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Scouting Report

A sure-handed, low-volume inline tight end.

The case for

Caught 20 of 22 targets without a drop, the cleanest hands in the tight end class
Hands tape leads the group by a comfortable margin
Best game came late, four catches for 75 yards and a score at Rutgers

The worry

Volume never arrived, with 180 receiving yards across 13 games in a starting role
After-catch work is functional rather than dangerous
Run blocking tape sits mid-tier, below what the frame and role demand

HandsRed zonePass protectionVolumeAfter catchRun blocking

Full report

Reliability is Andrew Rappleyea's entire resume, and it is a real one. A New York native who prepped at Milton Academy in Massachusetts, he was a four-star and one of the top tight ends in the 2023 class, originally committing to Michigan before flipping to Penn State. He developed behind a deep tight end room and worked into the rotation as a two-way option. In 2025 he caught 20 passes for 180 yards and three touchdowns across 13 games while handling an inline blocking role on more than 230 run-blocking snaps and allowing just one pressure. The headline number is that he caught 20 of his 22 targets without a single drop, the best hands tape of any tight end in the class by a comfortable margin. His late-season Rutgers game, four catches for 75 yards and a score, hinted at a receiving dimension the offense never consistently asked for. He held the starting job through a season in which Penn State fired its head coach and shuffled quarterbacks, and his own film stayed orderly while everything around it came apart. The argument against is volume and force. A starting tight end finishing with 180 receiving yards is hard to project upward, his after-catch work gains what is blocked and no more, and the run blocking sits mid-tier when the role asks for better. He returned for a rebuilt 2026 staff, and a season of real target volume would move him from trustworthy to draftable.

Every strength

Good timed speed with the build to handle both wings of the position
Allowed just one pressure across more than 230 run-blocking snaps
Three touchdowns on only 20 receptions, a real red-zone rate
Held the starting job through a coaching change and a quarterback carousel without his film slipping
Four-star recruit and one of the top tight ends in the 2023 class

Every weakness

The 2025 staff collapse makes his usage hard to read as evidence either way
Nine yards per catch is low for a tight end with his speed
The receiving projection is inference rather than production
Needs a season of real targets to move from specialist to prospect

NFL Comps

The pros whose college production, size and testing looked most like his. The percent is how close.

Dalton Schultz ’1868%

Sean McKeon ’2168%

Tyler Davis ’2067%Dante Rosario ’0765%

Cameron Latu ’2365%

Jack Stoll ’2163%

Of his 20 closest coming out: 0 stars, 2 starters, 11 backups, 7 didn't stick.

Scouts say: Cade Otton, Jake Ferguson, Luke Schoonmaker.

Draft Movement

Down 17 spots since Jul.

Where he sits on the consensus big board, each week since Jul. Up is better.

College Stats

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD
2025	Penn State	7	24	15	162	10.8	2
2026	Penn State	5	15	17	146	8.6	2
Career		12	39	32	308	9.6	4

From our play-by-play, so the yards can sit a touch under the official box score.

College Market Value

Model price$314K

College fantasy3.9 PPG TE79

Reported dealnone this season

Our model prices him at $314K on the open college market, built from production, pedigree, role and Penn State's program money. No credible deal has been reported for him this season.

The college fantasy model projects 3.9 PPG (TE79), after 7.0 PPG across 5 games last year.

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