Ty Rupe

Appeared in four contests … saw action in the 48-20 win against UIW, the 61-13 victory over Rice, the 58-24 home triumph over East Carolina and the 57-20 decision against FIU in the First Responder Bowl … 2025-26 American Conference All-Academic Team member. Tall, athletic tight end for head coach Shaun McDowell at Grand Oaks High School near Houston … named to the Class 13-6A All-District First Team … caught 22 passes for 339 yards and five touchdowns as a senior, averaging 15.4 yards per reception … 2024 Touchdown Club of Houston Preseason Football Team selection … missed most of his junior season due to an injury after hauling in four passes for 102 yards in his only game in 2023 … made 13 catches for 188 yards and three TDs as a sophomore … three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals … Dave Campbell's Texas Football Top 300 … also played baseball … three-time academic all-district honoree. Born July 19, 2006 … father, Ryan, was an All-American at Texas A&M before being pitching for the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox … mother, Bryn Blalack Rupe, was an All-American in soccer at Texas A&M … his parents are both members of the Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame … sister, Reese Rupe, currently plays soccer at Texas A&M … business management major.