Jeremy Gallon NFL prospects
September 13th, 2013 at 3:34 AM ^
September 13th, 2013 at 3:47 AM ^
The best thing that happened for him was Hoke becoming coach, it allowed him to showcase his talents. He might not be tall or super fast, but WR's at Michigan need to be able to block, run good routes and be tough in general for this staff.
The guy has good hop, great hands, runs well after the catch and is hard to bring down cause of his stocky build, I bet Tom Brady would love to have a guy like Gallon on his team, Jeremy would be able to catch a lot of passes if that was the case.
He might not get drafted high, but he has a chance to catch over 70 or 80 passes IMO and over 1,000 yds receiving this season. Someone will draft him in the middle rounds and he will definitely be playing on Sundays, he's got a lot of talent and ability.
September 13th, 2013 at 4:07 AM ^
The Pats would take him right now!
September 13th, 2013 at 6:14 AM ^
September 13th, 2013 at 8:54 AM ^
....Print the damn thing!
September 13th, 2013 at 9:52 AM ^
So are you saying the Pats could probably be the starting quarterback at Michigan State?
September 13th, 2013 at 11:12 AM ^
He'd probably be the Pats #1 receiver. No worse than #2.
But you could probably say that for most of the top college receivers. The Pats have the worst receiving corp I've seen on an NFL team in maybe decades. How they managed to let that happen is beyond me.
September 13th, 2013 at 1:38 PM ^
..I was going to say I would take him right now. I'd actually like 3 of him though.
September 13th, 2013 at 5:33 AM ^
September 13th, 2013 at 6:23 AM ^
I believe I know which article you are discussing here, although I couldn't find the link. The one that did stand out to me was CBS Sports - their projections for the WR position - have Jeremy Gallon as the #32 wide receiver overall, which in their estimation will equate to 7th round or UFA status.
September 13th, 2013 at 5:42 AM ^
September 13th, 2013 at 8:43 AM ^
Delicious condiment? Or hard-nosed WR?.....we may never know.
September 13th, 2013 at 5:50 AM ^
of the Carolina Panthers. Guy has had a great career as an outside receiver and is 5'9. While he is the exception to the rule, I think Gallon can be as well.
September 13th, 2013 at 6:02 AM ^
His speed and quickness is not on Steve Smith's level...
September 13th, 2013 at 5:53 AM ^
Not like Amendola or Welker who are both slot type guys. More "like" Steve Smith of the Panthers. He's definitely shining now. Again, some players will produce better under different circumstances and this current one is great for Gallon. How many players didn't really cut it at Michigan, leave for a year or two and then get drafted? I think our recent Mr. Cox is a great example.
September 13th, 2013 at 6:00 AM ^
if he is going to make a roster. For your second point, Ryan Mundy also comes to mind...
September 13th, 2013 at 7:21 AM ^
It's funny, the only two players I can think of who graduated from Michigan, played another season at a different school, then got drafted are Cox and (as the other commenter pointed out) Mundy. Who both play on the same NFL team. Strange.
September 13th, 2013 at 7:36 AM ^
Mike Cox!
September 13th, 2013 at 10:24 AM ^
Admit it - you were just waiting for someone to mention his name!
September 13th, 2013 at 10:49 AM ^
That's, like, every day.
September 13th, 2013 at 11:12 AM ^
We know.
September 13th, 2013 at 10:32 AM ^
September 13th, 2013 at 10:43 AM ^
He was just a transfer.
September 13th, 2013 at 6:30 AM ^
September 13th, 2013 at 6:45 AM ^
I suspect he will get drafted in the late rounds or not at all. His size and lack of speed will make teams leery of drafting him. He is a great player and he does everything asked of him at the college level, but that doesn't always translate to an NFL career.
September 13th, 2013 at 7:37 AM ^
Lack of speed? He's not a 4.3 guy, but I don't see a stark lack of speed. He's just as fast as a lot of receivers in the NFL.
September 13th, 2013 at 8:28 AM ^
September 13th, 2013 at 9:18 AM ^
No, because it refutes one of his points. If I say "he doesn't lack speed," I'm not sure how that confirms the statement that "he lacks speed."
September 13th, 2013 at 10:54 AM ^
September 13th, 2013 at 10:58 AM ^
I think the disconnect is in what part of his comment I was responding to. I didn't mention anything about his size or his draft stock in that comment. I was simply taking issue with the statement that he lacks speed.
September 13th, 2013 at 11:33 AM ^
September 13th, 2013 at 11:15 AM ^
It also seems like you're suggesting that height and speed are the only factors for where a WR is drafted. You suggested that if he has average speed and below average height, then he'll be drafted late. I don't follow that logic.
Gallon has great hands, great ball skills, and runs great routes. He has great hops and very good run after the catch skills. I'm not saying he's a first rounder, but I am saying that you can't predict a WR's draft spot based on size and speed alone.
September 13th, 2013 at 11:49 AM ^
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September 13th, 2013 at 7:11 AM ^
September 13th, 2013 at 7:15 AM ^
He's about the same size as guys like Ace Sanders and Tavon Austin, not as fast, but Gallon can jump like he's 6'-2". I think he gets drafted in the 2-4th round if he keeps these numbers up.
September 13th, 2013 at 7:26 AM ^
September 13th, 2013 at 7:32 AM ^
I think Jeremy plays better/bigger than his measurables. He finds ways to get open and is very good in space. Seems like at least a marginal NFL guy to me.
September 13th, 2013 at 7:34 AM ^
Stedman Bailey. Both are smallish WR who plays bigger than their size and is more of a outside WR. Doesn't have explosive speed but has nice quickness and suddeness to get open in route running. Very good hands to make catches in traffic.
Bailey got drafted at 3rd round by the Rams. If Gallon can continue his production, I think he'll get drafted at 4th round range IMO.
September 13th, 2013 at 7:39 AM ^
Fifth round pick if he stays healthy and produces in a similar fashion for the remainder of the season.
September 13th, 2013 at 8:54 AM ^
I think a lot of people in this thread are claiming he doesn't have good speed, which seems odd. He certainly isn't a burner, but he's got just as good speed as most WRs that enter the NFL draft. He's also extremely quick in and out of cuts, despite not being extremely quick with the ball in his hands.
Lack of height and elite top end speed will drop him, and he may be moved around a bit in the NFL, likely to the slot eventually. But I think between 4-6 is the right range if he keeps up his production, with round 5, as you said, being the most likely.
September 13th, 2013 at 9:08 AM ^
Fifth round, sounds about right. Get out of my head.
September 13th, 2013 at 9:22 AM ^
You know, maybe I've just brainwashed you. Maybe you've finally come over to the dark side where Mike Cox is pretty good and J.T. Floyd is bad.
September 13th, 2013 at 10:32 AM ^
Mike Cox is pretty good.
September 13th, 2013 at 9:22 AM ^
First act like you hate each other, then come aroudn to agreeing with each other, then fall in love and watch everyone follow (both for sports reasons and for the inspiring, engaging drama of it all). Brilliant Magnus/TIMMMAAY, brilliant. Thought the fact that you have like tens of thousands of posts combined is a bit sad.
September 13th, 2013 at 9:41 AM ^
It looks like I'm in 7th place right now. If we added our points together, I would vault to 5th. All these damn mods are racking up the points...
September 13th, 2013 at 7:40 AM ^
September 13th, 2013 at 7:51 AM ^
September 13th, 2013 at 8:19 AM ^
he's a great leaper and is one of the best I've ever seen at making adjustments to the ball. Oh, and he's also got excellent hands. I'd definitely say Gallon will be drafted and will make a team's roster.