Thaxton Gallagher
Thaxton Gallagher
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
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rich Rodriguez → Charles Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| 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 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Jacksonville State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Jacksonville State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +7 net (20 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Jacksonville State · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #111 · 2026 recruiting class #86
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jarrett Jerrels’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Lance Dixon's sophomore season at West Virginia (2021).
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