Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs Merrimack | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-35@ Vanderbilt | 9 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
#9
Colin Gallagher
Junior linebacker for Delaware. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 220 lb · Middletown, NJ · Middletown South
CFB Index 11 · #566 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Delaware for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
13
tackles · 2026
3 TFL · 2 sacks · 1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 9 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, at Vanderbilt
His career numbers, season by seasonColin Gallagher
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent two seasons in the Delaware linebacker corps. One game to point at: 9 tackles, 2.5 TFL against Vanderbilt — Week 2, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 2 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Delaware
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Ryan Carty, all pass-leaning offenses — 8-7 over that span.
2025Delaware7-6HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning
2026Delaware1-1HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: sacks (97th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (95th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.5 TKL/g, 1.5 TFL/g, 1.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Carty
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
11 · #566 of 583 LBs
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #44 of 45 Conference USA LBs
How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 42–7
vs Merrimack
4 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 SACKS
Dominant 35-point win at home against Merrimack.
With N. Minicucci — 330 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.3 · 13 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · J. Cupitt — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Delaware
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Delaware
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (13 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Delaware · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #134 · 2026 recruiting class #115
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jojo Hayden’s 2025 season.
Matches Jojo on
Hurry rate
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Jojo on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Melvin Spriggs's freshman season at Akron (2024).
87%match
Matches Melvin on
Class year
Weight
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Colin Gallagher
Background
HONORS AND AWARDS 2025-26 Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal recipient 2025-26 Conference USA Academic Honor Roll 2025 SEASON Appeared in all 13 games Finished the season with 24 tackles, 2.0 TFLs, and a QB hurry CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal recipient Conference USA Academic Honor...
The linebacker corps · Delaware
- #35Gavin Moul112 tackles · 2025
- #10Blake Matthews54 tackles · 2025
- #32Marje Mulumba54 tackles · 2025
- #19Dillon Trainer30 tackles · 2025
- #9Colin Gallagher24 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Delaware team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology