Missouri State · W 61-38
No tackles.
Western Kentucky · W 35-21
No tackles.
Gallagher has tackles in 6 of Delaware’s 8 games: none against Missouri State and Western Kentucky.
Colin Gallagher
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two seasons in the Delaware linebacker corps to date. One game to point at: 13 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Virginia — Week 4, 2026.
43 tackles · 3 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs Merrimack | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-35@ Vanderbilt | 9 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 3 | W 22-14vs Coastal Carolina | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-42@ Virginia | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 14-30vs Liberty | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 30-33@ Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 19 | 5.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 8, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, down 6-0.
A big game: 13 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss. First quarter, tied 0-0.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 8, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Fourth quarter, up 15-14.
9 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack, 1 pass broken up, tied for 10th-most tackles for loss in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss. Second quarter, down 14-3.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss. Third quarter, up 35-0.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%5 TFLSack rate
7%3 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups43 tackles · 5 for loss · 3 sacks.
2 seasons under Ryan Carty — 11-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 7.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Carty
Pass share
53.3%
278 pass / 244 run
Plays / game
65.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
318 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
More 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: #44 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%).
2026 is in progress.
