Dawayne Galloway Jr.
Redshirt freshman cornerback on Akron's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
6′0″ · 170 lb · Columbus, OH · Marion-Franklin | West Virginia
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 339 nationally · Signed with West Virginia
No college snaps yet.
His full recruiting profileThe story
1 cornerback on Akron's roster. No game stats recorded yet.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to West Virginia in 2025.
- Transferred from West Virginia to Akron in 2026.
Dawayne Galloway Jr.
He got to Akron by way of West Virginia.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
His career
2025
- Signed with West Virginia4-star out of Marion-Franklin
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Akron
Splits & context
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
A four-star recruit at defensive back for Akron -- now projected at an All-Conference level in coverage.
He hasn't recorded a college stat yet. Here's what we know about him.
Grades highest in speed and man coverage.
Akron has produced 4 All-Conference defensive backs.
Background
2025 (West Virginia): Did not play (Redshirt)... High School: Played cornerback and was used on multiple positions on offense for coach Derek Katis at Marion-Franklin High… as a senior, he had 16 touchdowns and finished with 1,478 all-purpose yards… defensively, he had 37 tackles, two interceptio...
The secondary · Akron
- #18DiMarco Johnson53 tackles · 2025
- #20Mehki Flowers42 tackles · 2025
- #3Alex Branch33 tackles · 2025
- #4Justin Anderson31 tackles · 2025
- #11Dawayne Galloway Jr.no box-score line yet
19 more on the roster · Akron team page