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Thaxton Gallagher

Senior linebacker for Jacksonville State. 2025: 33 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.

LB · Jacksonville State · Sr. · #49

6′2″ · 223 lb · Dunwoody, GA

CFB Index 19 · #531 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Jacksonville State for 2026

The numbers

tackles · 2025

1 TFL · 1 PBU

Best game: 4 tackles, vs Liberty

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Jacksonville State. 2025: 33 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.

Solo tackles: 67th percentile.

The full scouting read

Thaxton Gallagher

LB · Jacksonville State · Sr · #49

Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Two seasons at Jacksonville State, two different head coaches: Rich Rodriguez and Charles Kelly. The receipt: 6 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Florida International — Week 13, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Jacksonville State9-5HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy

2025Jacksonville State9-5HC: Charles Kelly · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

19Below cohort / limited sample #531 of 583?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: qb hurries (22nd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#959 / 2975 · 67th pct

Tackles#1194 / 2975 · 59th pct

Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th pct

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

Tackles for loss#1936 / 2975 · 28th pct

1.0

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

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

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.2	0.1	0.0	0.2
Road4g	4.2	0.1	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	3.8	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Charles Kelly

Pass share

43.2%

79 pass / 104 run

Plays / game

61.0

3 games

Team sack rate

4.5%

88 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

19 · #531 of 583 LBs

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Conference USA

Based on 2025: #40 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

Season	Team
2025	Jacksonville State	33	21	1.0	1	--	--
2024	Jacksonville State	7	2	0.0	--	--	--
Career		40	23	1.0	1	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 10-17@ UCF	4	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 34-24vs Liberty	4	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	L 34-41@ Georgia Southern	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 30-27@ UTEP	5	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 35-26vs Kennesaw State	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 21-27@ Florida International	6	5	0.5	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 14	W 37-34vs Western Kentucky	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 15	L 15-19vs Kennesaw State	3	1	0.5	—	0
Bowl	W 17-13vs Troy	4	2	0.0	—	0
Total		33	21	1.0	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Thaxton Gallagher

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Sideline-to-Sideline