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Senior Gallup adds to list of accolades with second-team All-America selection from AFCA
12/13/2017 10:14:00 AM | Football
Monroe, Ga., native was previously named first-team All-America by Walter Camp, FWAA
WACO, Texas – Colorado State superstar Michael Gallup was named a second-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) on Wednesday, adding to his growing list of national accolades.
Gallup, a Biletnikoff Award finalist, had previously been named a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the Football Writers Association of America and Pro Football Focus.
He has now been named to the All-America second teams of the AFCA, Associated Press, Sports Illustrated and USA Today.
The Butler County Community College product was the first player in the FBS to reach 1,000 yards receiving this year, and enters the postseason with 1,345 yards on 94 receptions with seven touchdowns.
He has six 100-yard games this season, and is one of just two FBS players with multiple 200-yard outings. In a three-week span, Gallup went for 212 yards and a touchdown at Hawai'i and 263 yards—the fourth-most by any FBS player this season—and three touchdowns against Nevada.
Gallup was the fourth Ram to be named a first-team selection by the FWAA and Walter Camp, joining Higgins (2014), safety Greg Myers (1994, 1995) and defensive lineman Mike Bell (1978). The same four players are the only Rams to earn multiple first-team All-America honors in a single season.
Overall, the Rams have 27 All-Americans in their history. Gallup is the ninth CSU player to be named a first-team All-American.
Gallup earned first-team All-Mountain West honors and has accepted an invitation to play in the Senior Bowl.
The Rams will play Marshall in the 2017 Gildan New Mexico Bowl at 2:30 p.m. MT on Dec. 16 in Albuquerque, N.M. The game will be televised nationally by ESPN.
Gallup, a Biletnikoff Award finalist, had previously been named a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the Football Writers Association of America and Pro Football Focus.
He has now been named to the All-America second teams of the AFCA, Associated Press, Sports Illustrated and USA Today.
The Butler County Community College product was the first player in the FBS to reach 1,000 yards receiving this year, and enters the postseason with 1,345 yards on 94 receptions with seven touchdowns.
He has six 100-yard games this season, and is one of just two FBS players with multiple 200-yard outings. In a three-week span, Gallup went for 212 yards and a touchdown at Hawai'i and 263 yards—the fourth-most by any FBS player this season—and three touchdowns against Nevada.
Gallup was the fourth Ram to be named a first-team selection by the FWAA and Walter Camp, joining Higgins (2014), safety Greg Myers (1994, 1995) and defensive lineman Mike Bell (1978). The same four players are the only Rams to earn multiple first-team All-America honors in a single season.
Overall, the Rams have 27 All-Americans in their history. Gallup is the ninth CSU player to be named a first-team All-American.
Gallup earned first-team All-Mountain West honors and has accepted an invitation to play in the Senior Bowl.
The Rams will play Marshall in the 2017 Gildan New Mexico Bowl at 2:30 p.m. MT on Dec. 16 in Albuquerque, N.M. The game will be televised nationally by ESPN.
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