37 Facts About Michael Gallup

Michael Gallup was born on March 4,1996 and is an American professional football wide receiver for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League.

Michael Gallup played college football for the Butler Grizzlies and Colorado State Rams, where he was a consensus All-American in 2017.

Michael Gallup has been a member of the Las Vegas Raiders.

Michael Gallup attended Monroe Area High School in Monroe, Georgia, where he played football, baseball, basketball, and ran track.

Michael Gallup started focusing on football as a junior, playing quarterback in a triple option offense.

Michael Gallup helped his team advance to the second round of the Class 4A playoffs.

Michael Gallup enrolled at Butler Community College to improve his grades.

Michael Gallup started slow in his first season, but began to increase his production after his third game against the University of Northern Colorado, when he had 4 receptions for 82 yards and one touchdown.

Michael Gallup played in all 13 games, recording 76 receptions for 1,272 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Michael Gallup started all 13 games, posting 100 receptions for 1,413 yards and seven touchdowns.

Michael Gallup had three of the top eight single-game all-time receiving performances in school history, four of the top ten games in school history for receptions, ranked second in single-season receiving touchdowns, only player in school history to catch three or more touchdowns three times, record for single-season receptions, second-best single-season receiving yards, ranked fifth in career receptions.

On November 20,2017, it was announced that Michael Gallup had accepted his invitation to play in the Senior Bowl.

Michael Gallup attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the combine and positional drills.

On March 7,2018, Michael Gallup participated at Colorado State's pro day and performed the 40-yard dash, 20-yard dash, 10-yard dash, broad jump, short shuttle, and three-cone drill.

Michael Gallup was ranked as the 10th best wide receiver prospect in the draft by DraftScout.

Michael Gallup was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft.

Michael Gallup was the ninth wide receiver drafted in 2018.

Michael Gallup was named the starter in the Divisional playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams, logged the first 100-yard game of his career, while setting Cowboys rookie records in a postseason with a 119 receiving yards and six catches.

Michael Gallup appeared in all 16 regular season games with 8 starts, collecting 33 receptions, 15.36 yards per reception average, 2 receiving touchdowns and 507 receiving yards.

Michael Gallup returned in Week 5 against the Green Bay Packers to log 7 catches for 113 yards and one touchdown.

Michael Gallup teamed with Cooper to give the Cowboys two 1,000-yard receivers in a single-season for the seventh time in franchise history.

Michael Gallup finished with a career-high 15 starts, along with 59 receptions for 843 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns.

On September 14,2021, Michael Gallup was placed on injured reserve.

In Week 17 against the Arizona Cardinals, Michael Gallup suffered a torn left ACL on a 21-yard touchdown catch, and was placed back on injured reserve on January 4,2022.

Michael Gallup appeared in only 9 contests because of injuries, accumulating 35 receptions for 445 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.

Michael Gallup missed the start of training camp and was placed on the physically unable to perform list on July 27,2022.

Michael Gallup was removed from the physically unable to perform list on August 30,2022.

Michael Gallup missed the first three games as he finished the rehab process from a torn ACL suffered nine months earlier.

Michael Gallup started slow with just 8 catches for 86 yards and one touchdown through his first four contests, while CeeDee Lamb solidified his position as the team's number one option at wide receiver.

Michael Gallup had a lackluster season, recording only 39 receptions for 424 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns in 14 games.

Michael Gallup didn't have more than 5 receptions in any game and surpassed 50 receiving yards just once.

Michael Gallup was shut out the following week against the San Francisco 49ers.

Michael Gallup registered 34 receptions for 418 yards and two touchdowns in 17 games, finishing fifth in receptions and fourth in receiving yards.

Michael Gallup had only two games with at least 70 receiving yards and only two games with more than 3 catches.

Michael Gallup was acquired with the intention of competing with Tre Tucker for the third receiver role.

On July 23,2024, before the start of training camp, Michael Gallup announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 28 years old.

On March 20,2025, Michael Gallup came out of retirement and signed with the Washington Commanders.