Michael Gallup with the Dallas Cowboys, 2019
With the Dallas Cowboys, 2019. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Colorado State, 2016–⁠17

Michael Gallup

Number
No. 4
Height
6′1″
Weight
200 lb
Hometown
Monroe, GA
Born
Mar 4, 1996

Michael Gallup played receiver at Colorado State (2016–⁠17). He was a consensus All‑American in 2017. The Dallas Cowboys took Gallup in round 3, No. 81 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,413
Receiving yards, 2017 (Colorado State, 7–⁠6)
Best game
263 yards
Vs. Nevada, week 7, 2017: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 5
In FBS in receiving yards, 2017
Drafted
No. 81
Round 3, 2018 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Career highs

13catches, career hightwice; last vs. Nevada, 2017263receiving yards, career highvs. Nevada, 20173receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Nevada, 2017

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Colorado State761,27216.71465
2017Colorado State1001,41314.1776
Career1762,68515.32176

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2016Colorado State4WR
2017Colorado State4WR6′1″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Colorado State1070.6973rd (n=489)0.5273.713%
2017Colorado State1630.5454th (n=507)0.5287.816%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Colorado State 13 games, 100 catches, 1,413 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 26vs.Oregon StateW 58–⁠2711134048–
Sep 1vs.ColoradoL 3–⁠17567019–
Sep 9vs.Abilene ChristianW 38–⁠1010103135–
Sep 16atAlabamaL 23–⁠41581039–
Sep 30atHawai’iW 51–⁠218212176–
Oct 7atUtah StateW 27–⁠14788022–
Oct 14vs.NevadaW 44–⁠4213263356–
Oct 20atNew MexicoW 27–⁠24658017–
Oct 28vs.Air ForceL 28–⁠457161155–
Nov 4atWyomingL 13–⁠16429014–
Nov 11vs.Boise StateL 52–⁠5911102117–
Nov 18vs.San José StateW 42–⁠14747018–
Dec 16 ✦vs.MarshallL 28–⁠31668017–
2016 Colorado State 13 games, 76 catches, 1,272 yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.ColoradoL 7–⁠4443801412
Sep 10vs.UTSAW 23–⁠14––––4
Sep 17vs.Northern ColoradoW 47–⁠214821454
Sep 24atMinnesotaL 24–⁠31653120–
Oct 1vs.WyomingL 17–⁠38475036−5
Oct 8vs.Utah StateW 31–⁠247140160–
Oct 15atBoise StateL 23–⁠28491153–
Oct 22atUNLVW 42–⁠23791136–
Nov 5vs.Fresno StateW 37–⁠09126130–
Nov 12atAir ForceL 46–⁠4913213149–
Nov 19vs.New MexicoW 49–⁠315116165–
Nov 26atSan Diego StateW 63–⁠317139335–
Dec 22 ✦vs.IdahoL 50–⁠616108360–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–⁠45).

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height6′0¾″
Weight205 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan73⅝″W
40-yard dash4.51 s
10-yard split1.53 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press10 reps
3-cone drill6.95 s
20-yard shuttle4.37 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 84 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2018Dallas Cowboys15335072
2019Dallas Cowboys14661,1076
2020Dallas Cowboys16598435
2021Dallas Cowboys9354452
2022Dallas Cowboys14394244
2023Dallas Cowboys16344182
NFL career842663,74421

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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