2023 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season...Appeared in three games.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered two years at Milton Academy for head coach Kevin MacDonald...Played two seasons at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in New York...Helped Milton Academy to a 5-3 record in 2022...Led Milton Academy to an 8-1 record and an Independent School League (ISL) Championship in the fall of 2021...Guided Our Lady of Lourdes to a 5-4 record in 2020 and a 2-1 record in the spring of 2021...Earned Team MVP honors in 2022...Was named All-NEPSAC and All-ISL in 2022...Selected Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team in 2021 and 2022...In Fall 2021, earned NEPSAC first team honors and was named to the ISL Super Team and Prep Schools All-Scholastic Team...In Spring 2021, collected Section One Most Valuable Receiver accolades and all-county first team honors...Was also named to the Poughkeepsie Journal All-Star Team...As a senior, caught 23 passes for 499 yards and six touchdowns...Added 45 tackles, six tackles for loss, three sacks and two interceptions...In Fall 2021, hauled in 21 receptions for 470 yards and four touchdowns...In Spring 2021, notched 15 catches for 280 yards and three touchdowns in three games...Rated a consensus four-star prospect...Ranked as the No. 80 overall prospect in the class as well as the No. 2 tight end and No. 3 prospect in Massachusetts by On3...Tabbed as the No. 206 overall prospect, No. 7 tight end and No. 3 player in Massachusetts by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 165 overall prospect, No. 7 tight end in the class and No. 3 player in the state by Rivals...Rated as the No. 11 tight end in the nation and No. 5 prospect in Massachusetts by 247Sports...Played three years of varsity basketball, earning all-league and all-county honors for Our Lady of Lourdes.
PERSONAL
Full name is Andrew Kenneth Rappleyea...Son of Allan and Kirsten Rappleyea...Has a brother, Allan, and a sister, Grace...Father, Allan, played football at Union College (1985-89)...Mother, Kirsten, played basketball at Virginia (1984-88) and professionally in France with A.S. Villeurbanne (1988-89)...Brother, Allan Jr., played football at Wake Forest (2017-21)...Uncle, Eric Anderson, attended Penn State...Hobbies include fishing, golf and strength training...Undecided on a major.