Michael Gallup DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Washington Commanders wide receiver Michael Gallup (hamstring) is dealing with a hamstring strain that has kept him off the field for the first two days of mandatory minicamp this week, a source told The Washington Post's Nicki Jhabvala. Gallup spent the first six years of his NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys after they selected him in the third round (81st overall) in 2018 out of Colorado State before signing with the Las Vegas Raiders in free agency. The 29-year-old then abruptly retired and didn't play at all in 2024. He's making a comeback back in the NFC East, but Gallup is facing an uphill battle for playing time in D.C. behind Terry McLaurin, Deebo Samuel Sr., Noah Brown (undisclosed), K.J. Osborn and Luke McCaffrey. Gallup's hamstring injury isn't helping his cause in minicamp. He's off the fantasy radar for now.

The Washington Commanders announced on Thursday that they signed free-agent wide receiver Michael Gallup to an undisclosed deal. Gallup was drafted in the third round (81st overall) by the Dallas Cowboys in 2018 out of Colorado State and spent the first six years of his NFL career in Dallas before signing last offseason with the Las Vegas Raiders. The 29-year-old announced his retirement before ever playing in a game with Vegas before deciding he wanted to come back in 2025. He'll now return to the NFC East, where he'll serve as receiving depth behind Terry McLaurin, Deebo Samuel Sr. and Noah Brown, at the very least. It's a poor landing spot for Gallup potentially returning to fantasy relevance, as he'll also be competing with Luke McCaffrey and K.J. Osborn for playing time. Fantasy managers can probably avoid Gallup in drafts this fall.

Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Gallup, who has come out of retirement, is scheduled to visit with the Seattle Seahawks, a source told FOX Sports' Jordan Schultz. Gallup has also visited with the Washington Commanders and turns just 29 years old this month. The Seahawks released veteran Tyler Lockett and shipped DK Metcalf to the Pittsburgh Steelers this offseason, but if Gallup were to latch on in Seattle, he'd probably be the No. 4 wideout behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp and Marquez Valdes-Scantling after taking the year off in 2024. The former third-rounder (81st overall) by Dallas in 2018 out of Colorado State had his only 1,000-yard season in 2019 and had 843 receiving yards the following year, but then he took a sharp fall from 2021-23 and didn't go over 445 receiving yards. Wherever he lands, he'll likely be a secondary receiving option and will struggle for fantasy relevance.