Biography
2023 (R-Sr.): Appeared in two games on the season before suffering a season-ending injury in the home opener against Southeastern Louisiana ... Recorded one tackle in the season opener at Tulane.
2022 (Sr.): Named Preseason All-Sun Belt... Named to Wuerffel Award Watch List... Injured in preseason, suffering season-ending injury... Did not see any action.
2021 (Jr.): Named second-team all-Sun Belt Conference ... Chosen second-team all-league by Phil Steele Publications and Pro Football Network as well ... Was a starter in all 12 outings, posting 59 stops — including 2½ behind the line of scrimmage — two pass break ups, an interception and a fumble recovery ... Finished second on the team in total tackles after leading the Jaguars in the category in four games, tied for most on the squad ... Posted a season-best nine tackles — highlighted by a career-high 2½ for loss — to share the team lead in the category at Texas State … Tied for team-high honors with eight stops and broke up one pass in season finale against Coastal Carolina … Led all players with seven tackles at Tennessee and in a season-opening victory over Southern Mississippi … Had seven stops and returned a recovered fumble 26 yards at ULM … Credited with six solo stops — all solo — and one pass defensed at eventual SBC East Division champion Appalachian State while making six tackles in a win over Georgia Southern.
2020 (Jr.): A third-team all-Sun Belt Conference selection, earning first-team All-America and all-league honors from Pro Football Focus and fourth-team accolades from Phil Steele Publications ... Started all 11 games, recording a career-high 84 tackles and 10 passes broken up ... Added an interception and a fumble recovery as well ... The only player in the Sun Belt to rank in the top 10 in both tackles and passes defensed per game, ending up sixth in the former category and eighth in the latter … Had 10 or more tackles on three occasions while leading South in stops three times during the year … Finished with career-best 12 tackles in win at Southern Mississippi to open the season … Recorded a game-best 11 stops and broke up a pass in victory at Arkansas State … Posted 10 tackles and a pass defensed at No. 15 Coastal Carolina … Led all players with nine stops at Georgia Southern, also intercepting a pass and forcing a fumble in the contest … Had eight tackles against UAB … Broke up a career-high-tying three passes and made seven stops at 25th-ranked Louisiana … Also had three pass break ups in victory over Texas State … Posted a team-high-tying seven tackles, with one for loss, and a pass defensed in ULM win … Had seven stops against Georgia State and six with one pass break up against Tulane as well.
2019 (So.): Earned the start in each of South’s 12 games ... Posted 59 total stops — highlighted by 43 unassisted — with two behind the line of scrimmage, adding four passes broken up, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery ... Recorded a career-best 10 tackles, leading all players in the category, as well as a pass defensed against 21st-ranked Appalachian State ... Credited with nine solo stops at UAB, one week after finishing with a game-high eight total tackles and an interception against Memphis ... Five of his six tackles at Georgia State in the team’s final road game of the year were unassisted ... Totaled five stops against both Troy in the annual “Battle For The Belt” and Louisiana, also breaking up a pass in the match-up with the Trojans ... Had four tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass defensed in season opener at No. 24 Nebraska ... Posted four stops with one for loss, forced a fumble and broke up a pass against Georgia Southern, and was also credited with four tackles at Texas State.
2018 (Fr.): One of two true freshman on the roster who was not redshirted after seeing action in 11 of 12 outings his first year at the collegiate level ... Was credited with first career tackle at Georgia Southern, adding an assisted stop at Sun Belt Conference West Division champion Louisiana in the next-to-last game of the season ... A member of the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
High School Highlights: Earned three stars from Rivals.com and 247Sports.com ... Rated among the top 70 recruits in Alabama by the latter organization as well ... As a senior was credited with 78 tackles — including six behind the line — and five interceptions while helping MCS go 9-4 overall after making it to the quarterfinals of the state 3A playoffs ... Chosen first-team all-state by the Alabama Sports Writers Association and was an AL.com second-team all-region selection his final year ... Was a second-team all-state selection by the ASWA as a junior when he was part of a Leopard squad that reached the 3A state championship game and ended the season with a 13-2 mark ... Earned first-team all-state honors his sophomore year as MCS went 10-2 after reaching the second round of the state 2A playoffs ... Lettered in basketball and track for the Leopards also.
Personal: Full name is Darrell Keith Gallmon ... Born Dec. 31, 1999, in Tallahassee, Fla. ... Son of Keith and D’Yvonne Gallmon ... Is the youngest of four boys ... Favorite movie is “Zombieland” ... Favorite teams are the New England Patriots and Boston Celtics ... Favorite athletes are Tom Brady, Jalen Ramsey and Ed Reed ... Favorite musical artists are Drake, Kodak Black and Sam Hunt ... Favorite food is macaroni and cheese ... Favorite subject is math ... In his free time likes to play video games and fish ... Received scholarship offers from Wake Forest, Purdue, Central Florida, Navy, Air Force, Tulane, Southern Mississippi, Arkansas State, Louisiana, Alabama-Birmingham, Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky, Bowling Green, Central Michigan and Massachusetts, and had an opportunity to walk-on at Stanford as well ... Majoring in management.
