NFL Legend Offers Bold Prediction About WVU’s Rodney Gallagher

As Rodney Gallagher continues to receive praise for the top moment of his college career to date, an NFL legend joined in with some big words about the WVU wide receiver.

In response to a video of Gallagher’s game-winning touchdown catch from West Virginia’s win over Kansas, Pro Football Hall of Famer Derrelle Revis offered a bold prediction.

“He will soon play on Sundays,” said Revis, making it known he believes Gallagher will be in the NFL.

𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀.

— Darrelle Revis (@Revis24) September 26, 2024

Obviously, a comment like that from someone like Revis carries a lot of weight. Some may argue he’s just sending love to a fellow product of Western Pennsylvania’s WPIAL, but Revis is also not known for just saying things he doesn’t actually mean.

With Gallagher being such a versatile athlete, the question now becomes if he will have more of a career on offense or defense moving forward.

WVU head coach Neal Brown was asked what Gallagher’s most recent performance means for his role the rest of the season during his weekly press conference on Monday.

Did Kansas Game Change Neal Brown’s Plan for Rodney Gallagher?

“I think we’ll get back this week and start working him back on defense,” said Brown. “We’ll get him back in the mix defensively this week, and with an expectation, we’ll get some of our receivers back too.”

With veteran Preston Fox expected to be back in full swing after the bye week, it doesn’t sound like there’s room to move Gallagher up the receiver depth chart just yet. Gallagher’s athleticism also still makes Brown want to keep truing him on defense, too.

But that doesn’t means Brown hasn’t been impressed with how Gallagher has played so far this season. Gallagher also filled in for Fox as the punt returner most of the Kansas game and Brown has been open about that job being his next year.

WVSN photo by Kelsie LeRose

“He’s done a nice job with the ball in his hands. He had two nice runs, had a great punt return and then he did some really good things. And I was proud because he’s really been unselfish, and he was rewarded for that with the game-winning catch,” explained Brown.

Gallagher has already surpassed his production as a receiver from his freshman season, bringing in eight catches for 121 yards and scoring his first college touchdown.

For a related story, Neal Brown and his players express being “extra happy” for Rodney Gallagher after he caught the game-winning touchdown to beat Kansas.