Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Northern Arizona | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-28@ BYU | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 26 yds |
| Total | 7 | 43 | 6.8 | 0 | 12 |
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Rodney Gallagher
Senior wide receiver for Arizona. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Uniontown, PA
CFB Index 34 · #371 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred West Virginia → Arizona 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
43
receiving yards · 2026
7 catches · 6.1 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 26 yds, at BYU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Arizona. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to West Virginia in 2023.
- Transferred from West Virginia to Arizona in 2026.
Rodney Gallagher
Moves the chains on third down. Rodney Gallagher has played for four head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 26 rec yds, 5 receptions against BYU — Week 2, 2026.
43 REC YDS · 7 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 61 yds vs Pittsburgh.Pittsburgh · W 31-242025
202310 games
- Signed with West Virginia4-star out of Laurel Highlands
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Arizona
Coaching transition mid-career: Jedd Fisch → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Arizona
2025West Virginia
2026Arizona
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023West Virginia9-4HC: Neal Brown · Run-heavy
2024West Virginia6-7HC: Chad Scott · Run-leaning
2025West Virginia4-8HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
2026Arizona1-1HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 REC/g, 21.5 YDS/g, 6.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 28 | 243 | 8.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 26 | 288 | 11.1 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 10 | 74 | 7.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 71 | 648 | 9.1 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 14 | 83 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 16 | 51 | -- | 18 | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 15 | 87 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 45 | 221 | -- | 18 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 35–7
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ben Prosper’s 2025 season.
Matches Ben on
EPA / play (adj)
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Xavier Smith’s path through Florida A&M.
Matches Xavier on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Grayson Tempest's junior season at Tulsa (2025).
Matches Grayson on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Differs from Grayson on
TD rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Rodney Gallagher
The receiver room · Arizona
- #12Tre Spivey381 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Chris Hunter372 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Gio Richardson299 receiving yards · 2025
- #84Rodney Gallagher243 receiving yards · 2025
- #10Jordan Ross84 receiving yards · 2025
8 more on the roster · Arizona team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology