Quarterback, Middle Tennessee, 2024–26
Roman Gagliano
- Number
- No. 16
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 219 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Opelika, AL
Roman Gagliano plays quarterback for Middle Tennessee. Last time out, against Delaware: 22 of 32, 291 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT; 4 carries, 22 yards, 1 TD.
2026 so far
1,204 passing yards, 11 TD
Last game: 22 of 32, 291 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT; 4 carries, 22 yards, 1 TD vs. Delaware, W 33–30
Next game: at Florida International, Oct 20
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
389passing yards, career highat Western Kentucky, 20253touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Delaware, 202682rushing yards, career highat Western Kentucky, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Sam Houston, 2025Passing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 41 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 78 | 135 | 57.8 | 1,011 | 7.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026* | Middle Tennessee | 110 | 188 | 58.5 | 1,204 | 6.4 | 11 | 2 |
| Career | 192 | 332 | 57.8 | 2,256 | 6.8 | 18 | 2 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 38 | 160 | 4.2 | 2 | 64 |
| 2026* | Middle Tennessee | 24 | 91 | 3.8 | 2 | 26 |
| Career | 64 | 256 | 4.0 | 4 | 64 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 16 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 16 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 16 | QB | So. (Yr 3) | 6′3″ | 219 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | -0.16 | – | – | -1.7 | – | – | – |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 177 | 0.26 | 58th (n=314) | 0.24 | 46.6 | 50% | 0.17 | 0.25 |
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 212 | 0.21 | 48th (n=273) | 0.21 | 43.9 | 60% | 0.15 | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Passing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Depth | After catch | Deep throws | Deep completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 40% | 9.9 yds | 4.2 yds | 26 of 133 | 46% |
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 41% | 7.9 yds | 5.4 yds | 23 of 187 | 30% |
Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 57% | 3.30 | 1.30 | 3.70 | 20% |
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 50% | 4.10 | 1.70 | 2.80 | 0% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2026 Middle Tennessee 6 games, 1,204 passing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 38–14 | 20 | 26 | 200 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Sep 12 | at | L 26–28 | 25 | 47 | 243 | 2 | 1 | 58 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 27–20 | 16 | 29 | 173 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Sep 26 | at | L 13–23 | 18 | 28 | 216 | 2 | 0 | −24 |
| Oct 3 | at | L 0–55 | 9 | 26 | 81 | 0 | 0 | −4 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 33–30 | 22 | 32 | 291 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
2025 Middle Tennessee 5 games, 1,011 passing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | L 14–34 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −17 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 30–56 | 7 | 16 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at | L 26–42 | 25 | 42 | 389 | 2 | 0 | 82 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 31–17 | 21 | 34 | 268 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 31–24 | 24 | 42 | 260 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
2024 Middle Tennessee 2 games, 41 passing yards
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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