Rodney Gallagher

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 Po