Michigan Football: 2010s All-Decade team for the Wolverines
WR: Devin Funchess, Jeremy Gallon, Roy Roundtree
Funchess’ stats (2012-14): 126 receptions, 1,715 yards (13.6 AVG), 15 TD
Beginning his career as a tight end, the decision to move Funchess out wide was a wise one. In 2014, his only year as a full-time wide receiver, the Farmington Hills Harrison product caught 62 passes for 733 yards.
He was no slouch as a tight end, either. While the 2013 Wolverines limped to a 7-6 record, Funchess excelled to the tune of 748 yards and six touchdowns.
A two-time second-team All-Big Ten selection, he was the Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year in 2013. I debated categorizing Funchess as a tight end on this list, but because of the positional change for his final year of Michigan football, I decided to list him as a receiver.
Gallon’s stats (2010-13): 173 receptions, 2,704 yards (15.6 AVG), 17 TD
“A small man that plays big.”
Jeremy Gallon fits this saying to a tee. Standing just 5-foot-8, he graduated as one of the most decorated receivers in program history.
Gallon’s 1,373 receiving yards in 2013 are the sixth-most in a season in Big Ten history and the most in Michigan football history.
In a 63-47 win over Indiana on October 19, 2013, Gallon caught 14 passes for 369 yards and three touchdowns. To this day, his 369 yards are the most in a single game in Big Ten history.
The Apopka, FL native was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection in 2012 and a second-team member in 2013.
Roundtree’s stats (2009-12): 154 receptions, 2,304 yards (15 AVG), 15 TD
Teammates with Gallon for three years, Roundtree is also near the top of the Michigan receiving record boards.
His 154 receptions are seventh in school history and his 72 receptions in the 2010 season are tied for seventh-most in a single season.
Seven must be a lucky number for Roundtree. His 2,304 receiving yards also rank seventh in program history. Until it was topped by Gallon’s 2013 performance vs. Indiana, it was Roundtree that held the single-game receiving record (246 vs. Illinois in 2010).
One in a long line of great players that Michigan football has plucked from the state of Ohio, the Dayton native was a second-team All-Big Ten choice in 2010 and received honorable mention in 2012.
Honorable mentions: Jehu Chesson (2013-16), Amara Darboh (2012-16), Donovan Peoples-Jones (2017-present)