Player Dossier

2019-2023

Northwestern

Bryce Gallagher

LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Raynham, MA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Bryce Gallagher shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.4 disruption score.

Usage / Role

51%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

70

High-end production for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

54

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Northwestern

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Northwestern
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland

Player Story

Bryce Gallagher built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Raynham, MA wearing No. 32, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Bryce Gallagher's career was his defensive...

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Bryce Gallagher, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Northwestern. Bryce Gallagher shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.4 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
309
TFL
15
Sacks
3.5
QB hurries
2
Passes defended
3

Quick Answers

Bryce Gallagher quick answers

Latest team and position
Northwestern · LB
Career Tackles
309
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 39 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · Northwestern
Top game
Maryland
Latest roster
No. 32 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank
113 tackles · LB 19th (top 2%) · Big Ten 3rd (top 1%) · National 22nd (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonNorthwestern330.50--08.3
2020 Regular SeasonNorthwestern13-0--045.6
2021 Regular SeasonNorthwestern12905.511-055.1
2022 Regular SeasonNorthwestern1110051.511064.5
2023 PostseasonNorthwestern1210-0--059.7
2023 Regular SeasonNorthwestern1210341-2059.7

Related Context

Bryce Gallagher played LB for Northwestern. Across 5 tracked seasons, Bryce Gallagher recorded 309 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Northwestern.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Northwestern paired 9.5 primary output with 44.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 42.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Postseason · Northwestern

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

42.4

Usage

10.3

Consistency

26.4

Best Game by takeover score

Nebraska

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Utah: 0. Rutgers: 0. UTEP: 1. Duke: 1.5. Penn State: 0. Howard: 0. Nebraska: 2. Maryland: 2. Iowa: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Purdue: 0.5. Illinois: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 10 by 41.7. Rutgers: 19 by 50. UTEP: 5 by 30.8. Duke: 13 by 65. Penn State: 7 by 29.2. Howard: 4 by 16.7. Nebraska: 9 by 57.5. Maryland: 6 by 45. Iowa: 8 by 43.3. Wisconsin: 10 by 41.7. Purdue: 14 by 55. Illinois: 8 by 33.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.5 · Games = 7 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Nebraska

Best efficiency game

65 vs Duke

Result
Sun 12/24vs Utah10+ tacklesW 14-7103000
Sat 11/25@ IllinoisW 45-4386000
Sat 11/18vs Purdue10+ tacklesW 23-151460.5000
Sat 11/11@ Wisconsin10+ tacklesW 24-10104000
Sat 11/4vs IowaL 7-1082001
Sat 10/28vs MarylandSplash gameW 33-2763110
Sat 10/21@ NebraskaSplash gameL 9-1793101
Sat 10/7vs HowardW 23-2043000
Sat 9/30vs Penn StateL 13-4172000
Sat 9/16@ Duke10+ tacklesL 14-381321.5000
Sat 9/9vs UTEPW 38-7540010
Sun 9/3@ Rutgers10+ tacklesL 7-24194000

Player Story

Bryce Gallagher story

Bryce Gallagher built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Raynham, MA wearing No. 32, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Bryce Gallagher's career was his defensive production: 309 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Northwestern. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Bryce Gallagher's production has multiple signals. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern.

The arc is straightforward: Bryce Gallagher moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Northwestern

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0.55.91.3
2020 Regular SeasonNorthwestern012.52.9-0.5
2021 Regular SeasonNorthwestern7.536.811.27.5
2022 Regular SeasonNorthwestern9.544.611.82
2023 PostseasonNorthwestern842.410.3-1.5
2023 Regular SeasonNorthwestern842.410.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Maryland

Week 8 · L 24-31 · Conference game

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

96.7 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.

#2

vs Rutgers

Week 7 · W 21-7 · Conference game

4.5

Havoc Plays

95.6 takeover

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.6 takeover score.

#3

@ Nebraska

Week 8 · L 9-17 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

85.8 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.

#4

@ Duke

Week 3 · L 14-38

1.5

Havoc Plays

80 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.

#5

vs Maryland

Week 9 · W 33-27 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

77.2 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Northwestern

9.5 primary output · 44.6 efficiency · 11.8 usage

64.5

#2

2023 Postseason · Northwestern

59.7

8 primary · 42.4 efficiency · 10.3 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Northwestern

59.7

8 primary · 42.4 efficiency · 10.3 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

5

Splash games

15

10+ tackle games