2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 24
Rodney Gallagher III
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 181
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Uniontown, Pa.
- High School:
- Laurel Highlands
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Has played in 26 career games with 10 starts
2024 (So.)
- Played in 13 games at receiver and defensive back and started seven
- Used on 417 offensive snaps and 80 offensive snaps
- Saw action on 20 or more plays in 10 games, including 40 more snaps in six games
- Second-leading receiver in the Frisco Bowl against Memphis, finishing with 59 yards on five catches
- Grabbed a touchdown pass for the second straight game and finished with 21 yards at Texas Tech
- Scored his second touchdown of the season on a 12-yard reception against UCF
- Caught two passes for 19 yards against Baylor
- WVU Juice Award: Arizona
- Finished with two catches for 14 yards and 21 yards rushing at Arizona
- Grabbed one catch for 8 yards against Kansas State
- Lone catch against Iowa State was a 21-yard grab
- Caught one pass for 12 yards at Oklahoma State
- Posted 41 yards receiving and caught the game-winning touchdown - the first TD of his career - against Kansas
- Registered a career-long catch for 33 yards at Pitt
- Hauled in three passes for 34 yards, including a then-career long of 21, against UAlbanyCaught one pass for 8 yards in the season opener against Penn State
2023 (Fr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Played in 13 games at receiver and started three
- Saw action on 284 plays, including 259 on offense
- Used on a season-high 45 offensive plays at Baylor
- Finished with 10 catches for 74 yards and a long catch of 14 yards
- Had 15 carries for 87 yards, averaging 5.8 yards per rush with a long of 15 yards
- Posted two carries for 17 yards with a long of 15 yards at TCU
- Season-high three catches for a season-high 24 yards with a long of 12 yards against Cincinnati
- Had two catches for 20 yards with a long of 13 yards at UCF
- Finished with three carries for 15 yards with a long of 11 yards against the Knights
- Recorded a 14-yard catch against BYU
- Had three carries for 21 yards with a long of 11 yards against the Cougars
- Registered a 12-yard catch at Penn State
High School
- Played for coach Rich Kolesar at Laurel Highlands High
- 2022-23 Pennsylvania Male Athlete of the Year
- Earned two-time all-state first team honors (ATH)
- WPIAL 4A Big Seven Conference Offensive Player of the Year
- Invited to play in the All-American Bowl, an annual East-West matchup in San Antonio, Texas
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fab 22
- Earned multiple all-state and all-conference honors
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette WPIAL Male Athlete of the Year
- Played quarterback as a senior, completing 93-of-167 (55.7%) passes for 1,272 yards and 13 touchdowns
- On the ground, he ran for 690 yards on 146 carries and tallied 11 touchdowns
- Also caught 13 passes for 77 yards and four touchdowns as a senior
- Led LHHS to an 8-3 record, including a 5-1 mark in the WPIAL AAAA Big Seven
- During his junior season, he completed 104-of-179 (58.1%) passes for 1,365 yards and 12 touchdowns
- Also ran for 1,130 yards on 169 carries and scored 21 touchdowns
- Guided Laurel Highlands to an 8-3 finish and helped the Mustangs reach the WPIAL AAAA Quarterfinals in 2021
- Finished his high school career with 3,014 passing yards on 225-of-395 (57%) attempts and 29 touchdowns
- Also tallied 2,376 rushing yards on 418 carries (5.7 YPC) and 40 touchdowns, to go along with 890 receiving yards on 56 catches for 11 touchdowns
- Also a standout basketball player for Laurel Highlands
- Four-time All-State First Team selection
- Only player in western Pennsylvania history to be named four-time WPIAL Fab 5 by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Finished career with 2,035 career points … averaged 22.0 points, five rebounds and five assists per game as a senior
Personal
- Son of Rodney Jr. and the late Crystal Gallagher
- One of four children (3 sisters)
- Majoring in sport management
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
TV Highlights: Houston Game
Sunday, November 02
Scotty Fox Jr. | Nov. 1
Saturday, November 01
Diore Hubbard | Nov. 1
Saturday, November 01
Jordan Scruggs | Nov. 1
Saturday, November 01
