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

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 200MUR
  2. 243@MRSH
  3. 173NEV
  4. 216@JXST
  5. 81@KU
  6. 291DEL

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, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2024Middle Tennessee4944.4414.600
2025Middle Tennessee7813557.81,0117.570
2026*Middle Tennessee11018858.51,2046.4112
Career19233257.82,2566.8182

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Middle Tennessee252.509
2025Middle Tennessee381604.2264
2026*Middle Tennessee24913.8226
Career642564.0464

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Middle Tennessee16QBYr 1
2025Middle Tennessee16QBYr 2
2026Middle Tennessee16QBSo. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2024Middle Tennessee11-0.16––-1.7–––
2025Middle Tennessee1770.2658th (n=314)0.2446.650%0.170.25
2026Middle Tennessee2120.2148th (n=273)0.2143.960%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

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Middle Tennessee40%9.9 yds4.2 yds26 of 13346%
2026Middle Tennessee41%7.9 yds5.4 yds23 of 18730%

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

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Middle Tennessee57%3.301.303.7020%
2026Middle Tennessee50%4.101.702.800%

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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.Murray StateW 38–⁠1420262002025
Sep 12atMarshallL 26–⁠2825472432158
Sep 19vs.NevadaW 27–⁠2016291732014
Sep 26atJacksonville StateL 13–⁠23182821620−24
Oct 3atKansasL 0–⁠559268100−4
Oct 13vs.DelawareW 33–⁠3022322913122
2025 Middle Tennessee 5 games, 1,011 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Austin PeayL 14–⁠3411500−17
Nov 8vs.Florida InternationalL 30–⁠5671689101
Nov 15atWestern KentuckyL 26–⁠4225423892082
Nov 22vs.Sam HoustonW 31–⁠1721342681067
Nov 29atNew Mexico StateW 31–⁠2424422603027
2024 Middle Tennessee 2 games, 41 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7atOle MissL 3–⁠52474100–
Sep 21vs.DukeL 17–⁠45020005

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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