Eastern Michigan Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Aug 29 (Sat)
6:30 p.m.
Roster
Nicholas Gallegos
- Eligibility:
- Y-5
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- OL
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
- High School:
- Neuqua Valley
EMU: 2026: Named one of the team’s five captains for the season… Selected to the 2026 Phil Steele Preseason MAC Second Team (C)… 2025: Played in all 12 games, starting in nine…Helped pave the way for 1,000-yard rusher Dontae McMillan while allowing only 11 sacks as a unit against EMU quarterbacks, the sixth-fewest allowed nationally…Earned Academic All-MAC honors…2024: Named an Academic All-MAC selection…Played in all 12 games and started on kick return and special team units…2023: Did not play…Named the team’s Scout Team Player of the Week on offense ahead of the Northern Illinois game…2022: Did not see game action...Named the Scout Team Player of the Week for offense ahead of the UMass game…HIGH SCHOOL: Played high school football as a member of the Neuqua Valley Wildcats under Head Coach Bill Ellinghaus...Earned three varsity letters...Helped lead his team to a 10-2 overall record during his senior campaign...Was an all-conference selection and two-time all-conference academic team honoree...Earned all-area honors for his play during his senior year... Had an 87 percent block effective rate in 2021...PERSONAL: Full Name: Nicholas Javier Gallegos...Son of Jose and Suzanne Gallegos...Has one brother, Gregory, and one sister, Claudia...Earned his degree in Cell and Molecular Biology (pre-medical studies) from Eastern Michigan in May 2026.
