Gabe Kirschke holds the DE · Starter spot in Wake Forest Demon Deacons’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Gabe Kirschke is a 6'5", 249-pound defensive end from Lone Tree, Colorado, who attended Valor Christian High School. He began his college career at Wisconsin in 2022 before redshirting that season. Kirschke then transferred to Colorado State, where he appeared in all 13 games as a redshirt sophomore in 2024, recording 42 tackles, 10 tackles-for-loss, 6.5 sacks, and eight quarterback hurries. He transferred to Wake Forest for the 2025 season and played in all 13 games, tallying 37 tackles, 9 tackles-for-loss, and 5 sacks while leading the team with two forced fumbles.

Wisconsinthrough 2023

Colorado State2024

Wake Forest2025 — present