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Chase Gallagher
Chase Gallagher
  • Title:
    Director of Defensive Scouting
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Chase Gallagher was hired in February of 2023 as Minnesota's Director of Recruiting Management. He was named  Director of Defensive Scouting in February 2025.

Gallagher came to Minnesota after spending nine months at the University of Memphis where he was the Tigers’ Director of Player Personnel and NFL Pro Scout Liaison. Gallagher coordinated the team’s NFL Pro Day and did self-scout evaluation, analysis and management of the Memphis roster, as well as evaluation and ranking of prospective high school and transfer student-athletes.

Prior to his time at Memphis, Gallagher worked at the University of Pittsburgh for two years as a recruiting analyst and offensive assistant with its wide receivers.

He spent the 2019 season as linebackers coach at his alma mater, Alderson Broaddus University, after two years at Coastal Carolina where he was a recruiting analyst and defensive quality control with the defensive line. Gallagher was also linebackers coach and the strength and conditioning coordinator at Massachusetts Maritime Academy for the 2015-16 seasons.


Gallagher graduated from Alderson Broaddus University in 2015 with a degree in sports management and a minor in business administration.
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