Thaxton Gallagher is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Jacksonville State.
Gallagher ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. The two seasons at Jacksonville State span two head coaches: Rich Rodriguez and Charles Kelly. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Florida International — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 33 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 40 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-17@ UCF | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-24vs Liberty | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-41@ Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 30-27@ UTEP | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-26vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-27@ Florida International | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 37-34vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 15-19vs Kennesaw State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 17-13vs Troy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups33 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 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
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Pass share
33.8%
328 pass / 642 run
Plays / game
69.3
14 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #40 of 45 Conference USA LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rich Rodriguez → Charles Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
