Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Howard University Athletics

Scoreboard

2024 Football Roster

David Sierra
Rodney Pierce
Rodney Pierce
David Sierra
David Sierra
David Sierra
David Sierra
David Sierra
David Sierra
MEAC Media Relations

0 Kenny Gallop Jr.

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 214
  • Hometown Portsmouth, Va.
  • Highschool Churchland HS

Biography

2024: Selected to the BOXTOROW HBCU All-America Team ... Named to the FCS AP All-American First Team ... Earned a spot on the Phil Steele FCS All-American Fourth Team ... Named to the Phil Steele FCS All-Conference First Team ... Selected to the All-MEAC First Team ... Nominated for the Inaugural HBCU+ National Player of the Year Award ... Finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award ... Semifinalist for the Aeneas Williams Award ... Selected to the Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List ... Selected to the Black College Football Player of the Year Watch List ... Named to the Aeneas Williams Award Preseason Watch List ... Nominated for the HBCU + FCS National Player of the Year Award Preseason Watch List ... Named to the Buck Buchanan Award Preseason Watch List ... Named to the East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 List ... Selected to the Phil Steele FCS Preseason All-America Team ... Named to the BOXTOROW Preseason HBCU All-America Team ... Selected to the STATS Perform FCS Preseason All-American Team ... Selected to the FCS Football Central Preseason All-American Team ... Named to the Phil Steele FCS Preseason All-Conference First Team ... Earned Preseason All-MEAC First Team ... Named MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) Preseason Defensive Player of the Year ... Finished fifth in the MEAC with 77 total tackles ...

2023: MEAC Champion ... MEAC Defensive Player of the Year ... Aeneas Williams Award Recipient for the top HBCU defensive player in the nation ... Named to the BOXTOROW HBCU All-American Team ... Selected to the FCS Football Central All-American Team ... Grabbed Stats Perform FCS All-America Honors ... Named to the Phil Steele FCS All-American Third Team ... Selected to the Phil Steele FCS All-Conference First Team ... Earned All-MEAC First Team ... Made the All-ECAC Defensive Team ... Finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award ... Named to the MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) Football All-Academic Team ... Earned BOXTOROW HBCU Preseason All-America First Team Honors ... Named to the Bluebloods Preseason FCS All-American Team ... Selected to the Phil Steele FCS Preseason All-Conference First Team ... Named to the Preseason All-MEAC First Team ... Selected to the Bluebloods Preseason All-Conference First Team ... Earned MEAC Defensive Player of the Week twice (Sept. 18 & Oct. 23) ... Finished among the conference leaders in total tackles (7th), passes defended (t-6th) and INTs (t-4th) ... Led the Bison charge with eight solo tackles against Morgan State - assisting in the advancement to the teams first ever Celebration Bowl ... Recorded a season high of 11 tackles and the game clinching interception in the homecoming victory over Norfolk State - earning his FCS National Defensive Player of the Week ... Helped Howard advance to their first ever Cricket Celebration Bowl.

2022: MEAC Champion ... Named to BOXTOROW HBCU All-America Second Team ... Named to the MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) Commissioner’s All-Academic Team ... Named to the MEAC Football All-Academic Team ... Selected to the Bluebloods All-Conference First Team ... Earned 2022 Phil Steele FCS All-MEAC First Team... Named an All-MEAC First Team selection ... Made the All-ECAC Defensive Team ... Won MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 17) ... Earned Preseason All-MEAC First Team ... Finished third in the MEAC with 89 total tackles, including at least six tackles in every game ... Recorded a season high of 16 tackles against Harvard University ... Made 12 tackles against NCCU ... Made 11 tackles against South Florida ... Helped Howard earn a share of the MEAC regular season championship, its first since 1993.

2021: Named to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) All-Conference Second Team ... Earned 2021 Phil Steele FCS All-MEAC Second Team ... Finished fifth in the MEAC with 75 total tackles (45 solos) with four pass breakups ... Made his season debut at Richmond (Sept. 4), racking up five total tackles (one solo) and two pass breakups ... Had 12 total tackles (six solos) against Hampton (Sept. 18) ... Notched 14 total tackles (eight solos) and a pass breakup versus Norfolk State (Oct. 23).

2020: Played two games ... Had three total tackles at Delaware State (Feb. 27) ... Produced 12 total tackles (seven solos) versus Delaware State (April 3).

Personal: Chose Howard because it is a great school … Hobbies and interests include watching battle rap … Admires parents because of their work ethic … Favorite food is salads ... Favorite musical artist is Lil Baby. 

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2020Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 205 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2021Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 205 lbs
    14
  • 0

    2022Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 210 lbs
    0
  • 0

    2023Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 214 lbs
    0
  • 0

    2024Graduate Student

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 214 lbs
    0