West Virginia University Athletics

• Has played in 26 career games with 10 starts

2024 (So.)

• Played in 13 games at receiver and defensive back and started seven
• Used on 417 offensive snaps and 80 offensive snaps
• Saw action on 20 or more plays in 10 games, including 40 more snaps in six games
• Second-leading receiver in the Frisco Bowl against Memphis, finishing with 59 yards on five catches
• Grabbed a touchdown pass for the second straight game and finished with 21 yards at Texas Tech
• Scored his second touchdown of the season on a 12-yard reception against UCF
• Caught two passes for 19 yards against Baylor
• WVU Juice Award: Arizona
• Finished with two catches for 14 yards and 21 yards rushing at Arizona
• Grabbed one catch for 8 yards against Kansas State
• Lone catch against Iowa State was a 21-yard grab
• Caught one pass for 12 yards at Oklahoma State
• Posted 41 yards receiving and caught the game-winning touchdown - the first TD of his career - against Kansas
• Registered a career-long catch for 33 yards at Pitt
• Hauled in three passes for 34 yards, including a then-career long of 21, against UAlbanyCaught one pass for 8 yards in the season opener against             Penn State

2023 (Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Played in 13 games at receiver and started three
• Saw action on 284 plays, including 259 on offense
• Used on a season-high 45 offensive plays at Baylor
• Finished with 10 catches for 74 yards and a long catch of 14 yards
• Had 15 carries for 87 yards, averaging 5.8 yards per rush with a long of 15 yards
• Posted two carries for 17 yards with a long of 15 yards at TCU
• Season-high three catches for a season-high 24 yards with a long of 12 yards against Cincinnati
• Had two catches for 20 yards with a long of 13 yards at UCF
• Finished with three carries for 15 yards with a long of 11 yards against the Knights
• Recorded a 14-yard catch against BYU
• Had three carries for 21 yards with a long of 11 yards against the Cougars
• Registered a 12-yard catch at Penn State

High School

• Played for coach Rich Kolesar at Laurel Highlands High
• 2022-23 Pennsylvania Male Athlete of the Year
• Earned two-time all-state first team honors (ATH)
• WPIAL 4A Big Seven Conference Offensive Player of the Year
• Invited to play in the All-American Bowl, an annual East-West matchup in San Antonio, Texas
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fab 22
• Earned multiple all-state and all-conference honors
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette WPIAL Male Athlete of the Year
• Played quarterback as a senior, completing 93-of-167 (55.7%) passes for 1,272 yards and 13 touchdowns
• On the ground, he ran for 690 yards on 146 carries and tallied 11 touchdowns
• Also caught 13 passes for 77 yards and four touchdowns as a senior
• Led LHHS to an 8-3 record, including a 5-1 mark in the WPIAL AAAA Big Seven
• During his junior season, he completed 104-of-179 (58.1%) passes for 1,365 yards and 12 touchdowns
• Also ran for 1,130 yards on 169 carries and scored 21 touchdowns
• Guided Laurel Highlands to an 8-3 finish and helped the Mustangs reach the WPIAL AAAA Quarterfinals in 2021
• Finished his high school career with 3,014 passing yards on 225-of-395 (57%) attempts and 29 touchdowns
• Also tallied 2,376 rushing yards on 418 carries (5.7 YPC) and 40 touchdowns, to go along with 890 receiving yards on 56 catches for 11 touchdowns
• Also a standout basketball player for Laurel Highlands
• Four-time All-State First Team selection
• Only player in western Pennsylvania history to be named four-time WPIAL Fab 5 by Pittsburgh Po­­­­st-Gazette
• Finished career with 2,035 career points … averaged 22.0 points, five rebounds and five assists per game as a senior

Personal

• Son of Rodney Jr. and the late Crystal Gallagher
• One of four children (3 sisters)
• Majoring in sport ­­­­­­­­management
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll