Jake Gallegos

Position:
Defensive Tackle
Height:
6-2
Weight:
280
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Hooper, Utah
High School:
Fremont

Jake played two seasons at Weber State, appearing in 22 games. He recorded 61 tackles with 7.5 tackles for loss and has 4.5 sacks.

2015 (Junior)
Played in 10 games and started six games on the defensive line for the Wildcats...Recorded 20 total tackles with seven solo and 13 assisted...Had a season-high five tackles in Weber State’s win at Montana...Also had four tackles for loss for 14 yards on the season with 1.5 TFL’s coming at Montana...Also had two sacks for 11 yards and had one pass breakup.

2014 (Sophomore)
Joined the Wildcats in the summer of 2014 as a transfer from Utah State...Played in all 12 games and started 10 games on the defensive line...Recorded 41 tackles on the year with 16 solo tackles...Had a season-high nine tackles against Portland State...Had at least four tackles in seven of the 12 games...Also had 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks...Had three quarterback hurries and one pass breakup.

Utah State
Was a member of the Utah State football team for two seasons...Sat out the 2012 season as a redshirt...Saw action in one game in 2013, coming against Weber State on Sept. 14...Recorded one tackle in the game, his only action of the season.

Fremont High School
Earned Utah Class 5A first-team all-state honors from the Salt Lake Tribune and second-team all-state honors from the Deseret News at defensive line as a senior at Fremont High School...Helped lead Fremont to back-to-back 5A state championship game appearances...Also earned first-team all-area and first-team all-region honors as a senior as he had 98 tackles and 7.5 sacks to go along with eight pass breakups and one interception returned 24 yards for a touchdown...Was an honor student at Fremont.

Personal
Was born Sept. 11, 1993 in Clinton, Utah...Parents are Richard and Halley Gallegos...Middle name is Matthew...Has two siblings, Megan and Josh...Has a cousin who played football at Idaho and an uncle who played at Southern Utah.