Colorado State University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Gallup, Michael
Jersey Number 4
Michael Gallup
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Monroe, Ga.
- High School:
- Monroe HS
- Prev School:
- Butler County CC
Bio
Career Highs:
- Catches: 13 (twice)- Nevada, 2017; Air Force, 2016
- Receiving Yards: 263- Nevada, 2017
- Reception Long: 76- Hawai'i, 2017
- 100-yard games: 12 | 200-yard games: 3
- Drafted in third round (81st overall) by Dallas Cowboys in 2018 NFL Draft (4/27/18)
- Biletnikoff Award finalist, 2017
- Consensus All-American, 2017
- Fourth to earn that distinction in CSU history (DL Mike Bell, 1978; S Greg Myers, 1995; WR Rashard Higgins, 2014)
- 2018 Senior Bowl selection
- First-team All-America in 2017 by Walter Camp, FWAA, Phil Steele, Pro Football Focus
- Second-team All-America in 2017 by AP, AFCA, Sports Illustrated, USA Today
- Two-time first-team All-Mountain West (2016, ’17)
- CSU single-season record-holder for receptions (100; 2017); also holds No. 4 spot (76 in 2016)
- Second- & fourth-best single-season receiving yards at CSU (1,413 in 2017; 1,272 in 2016)
- In just two seasons, reached fifth in career receptions at CSU (176), sixth in career receiving yards (2,685) and tied for second in career receiving touchdowns (21).
- Posted 3 of top 8 single-game receiving performances in school history and is the only Ram with more than one 200-yard game in his career:
- 2nd: 263 yds. vs. Nevada (10/14/17)
- 7th: 213 yds. at Air Force (11/12/16)
- 8th: 212 yds. at Hawaii (9/30/17)
- Twice recorded 13 receptions in a game, second-most in school history. Holds 4 of top 10 games in school history for receptions, and is only player in CSU history with 4 games catching 11 or more passes:
- T2nd: 13 vs. Nevada (10/14/17)
- T2nd: 13 at Air Force (11/12/16)
- T10th: 11 vs. Oregon State (8/26/17)
- T10th: 11 vs. Boise State (11/11/17)
- Holds No. 2 spot on CSU’s single-season receiving touchdowns list with 14 in 2016.
- Three times caught three touchdowns passes in a game, tied for second on all-time CSU single-game list, and only player in school history to catch 3 or more touchdowns three times.
- Recorded 11 catches for 134 yards in the season-opening win against Oregon State (Aug. 26).
- Tallied 103 receiving yards and a touchdown on 10 catches in the win over Abilene Christian (Sept. 9).
- Hauled in five catches for 81 yards against No. 1-ranked Alabama (Sept. 16).
- His 81 receiving yards are the most by a player against Alabama this season.
- Recorded eight catches for 212 yards and a touchdown in the win at Hawai'i (Sept. 30).
- Named to Pro Football Focus' National Team of the Week following the performance.
- Pulled in seven catches for 88 yards in the win at Utah State (Oct. 7).
- Eclipsed the 200-receiving-yards mark for the second time in three games, recording 263 yards and three touchdowns on 13 catches in the win over Nevada (Oct. 14).
- Recorded seven catches for 161 yards and a touchdown against Air Force (Oct. 28) and averaged a season-high 23.0 yards per reception.
- Went for 102 yards and one touchdown on 11 receptions against a Boise State defense that entered the game ranked 15th in the country (Nov. 11).
- Recorded his first career catch in the season opener against Colorado (Sept. 2)
- Pulled in five catches for 88 yards including a 45-yard touchdown in a win over UNC (Sept. 17)
- Recorded six receptions against Minnesota (Sept. 24) which went for 53 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter
- Recorded four catches for 75 yards against Wyoming (Oct. 1), for a career-best 18.8 yards-per-catch
- Logged a career-best 140 receiving yards on seven catches in a win against Utah State (Oct. 8)
- Made four catches for 91 yards against Boise State (Oct. 15), including a 53-yard touchdown reception
- Recorded seven receptions for 91 yards and a touchdown in a win against UNLV (Oct. 22)
- Logged nine catches for 126 yards and a touchdown against Fresno State (Nov. 5)
- Caught 13 passes for 213 yards and a touchdown against Air Force (Nov. 12). The 13 catches were second-most in CSU history, while the 213 receiving yards ranked fifth.
- Pulled in five catches for 116 yards and a touchdown against New Mexico (Nov. 19)
- Recorded seven catches for 139 yards and three touchdowns in a win at SDSU (Nov. 26), his fourth consecutive game over 100 yards receiving and seventh straight game with a receiving touchdown
- Caught six catches for 108 yards and three touchdowns in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, his second consecutive game with three touchdown receptions
- Played two seasons at Butler County Community College in El Dorado, Kan.
- Totaled 780 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns as a freshman in 2014.
- Led all Jayhawk Conference athletes for yards-per-catch average and ranked second for touchdowns.
- Had nine catches for 74 yards and one touchdown in four games in 2015, which was limited by an ankle injury.
- Helped the Grizzlies to a 10-2 mark in 2015, in addition to a No. 5 NJCAA ranking.
- Went to the same junior college as former Rams All-Mountain West tight end Steven Walker.
- Rated as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports and Rivals.
- Committed to CSU over reported offers from Kansas State, New Mexico, UNLV and South Alabama... Out of high school, held offers from Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina State and others.
- Is a 2014 graduate of Monroe High School in Monroe, Ga.
- Head football coach was Matt Fligg.
- Earned 16 total varsity letters, including four each in football, baseball, basketball and track & field.
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