The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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michigan football now seven this fall with redshirt junior Devin Gardner as his quarterback, Gallon has tallied 76 receptions for 1,342 yards and 10 scores in his last 12 games, numbers that over a single campaign would rank fifth, After a slow start in October, in which Minnesota did everything it could to take Gallon out of the game — limiting him to two receptions — the fifth-year senior began finding more desirable one-on-one matchups because of the emergence of sophomore tight end/reMost Receiving Yards After ceiver Devin Funchess. Seven Games By A U-M Player Funchess had backYear to-back 100-yard efforts Year Receiver YardsYPG Total against Minnesota (151 2013 Jeremy Gallon 831 118.7 ???? yards) and Penn State (112 2004 Braylon Edwards 781 111.6 1,330 yards), and the attention 1966 Jack Clancy 751 107.3 1,077 he garnered helped Gallon 1994 Amani Toomer 726 103.7 1,096 snag 21 balls for 464 yards 2005 Jason Avant 662 94.6 1,007 and three scores in contests 2001 Marquise Walker 659 94.1 1,174 against the Nittany Lions 2007 Mario Manningham658 94.0 1,174 and Hoosiers. 2000 David Terrell 655 93.6 1,038 "I'd never take anything 2002 Braylon Edwards 615 87.9 1,035 away from Jeremy Gallon — 1990 Desmond Howard 605 86.4 1,025 he had a career day against first and 11th in school history, re- Indiana — but a lot of that, some of spectively. it anyway, was because they were "You work together long enough, so conscientious of Devin Funchess and you know what the other guy running down through the middle is going to do," said offensive co- of the defense because he poses that ordinator Al Borges, describing the threat," Borges said. chemistry Gardner and Gallon share. "There were some of Jeremy's "That doesn't happen overnight. catches where he put a couple moves Those guys have to go out there on the guy and then beat him. There and throw it around when we're not were other ones where the defense coaching them … in the middle of had to play two receivers, and both July when the coaches are on vaca- can hurt you, and that makes a diftion, they're out there throwing the ference." ball. "The threat that Devin Funchess is, "They're practicing back-shoulder vertically down the field, there's no throws, and comebacks, and just doubt he had a lot of attention from building a trust where both of them Indiana and their secondary," head understand, 'He's going to be here at coach Brady Hoke added. "If you're this time, and when I release the ball, going to combo or double a guy, it I can count on him.'" helps another guy out."