Day 115 – Greg Salas

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Greg Salas
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Class: Senior
Position: WR
HT/WT: 6’2’’ / 200 lbs

2010:
All American Candidate
2010 NationalChamps.net Preseason All-America Third Team
2010 Bleacher Report Preseason All-American Team
2010 Football Action Preseason All-America Second Team

Follow Greg at www.catchgregsalas.com

2009:






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Named to Phil Steele’s All-America fourth team and honorable mention by SI.com…first-team all-WAC… selected to the watch list for the Fred Biletnikoff Award…finished fourth nationally in receiving yards per game (122.3) and sixth in receptions per game (8.15), both of which led the WAC…tallied 100-plus yards receiving in eight games…team-high 106 catches for 1,590 yards and eight touchdowns on the year…the 1,590 receiving yards is the second-highest single-season total in school history…one of only four players to reach 100 catches in a season…averaged 15.0 yards per catch…had 17 catches of 25-plus yards…set new school record with 16 receptions against New Mexico State (Nov. 14)…racked up a career-high 196 yards and a touchdown in the win over the Aggies…tallied seven catches for 180 yards and one touchdown in season-opening win over Central Arkansas (Sept. 4) which earned WAC Player of the Week (Sept. 7)…hauled in a 66-yard catch to set up UH’s game-winning score late in the fourth quarter and had three catches of 35 yards or more against the Bears…posted seven catches for 195 yards and a touchdown in win at Washington State (Sept. 12)…four catches of 25-plus yards versus the Cougars, including a long of 61 yards…had six catches for 104 yards and a career-high two touchdowns at UNLV (Sept. 19)…had a 54-yard touchdown vs. the Rebels, the longest scoring play of his career…tallied six catches for 122 yards, including a 40-yard reception at Louisiana Tech (Sept. 30)…10 catches for 111 yards at Idaho (Oct. 17)…nine catches for 90 yards vs. No. 6 Boise State (Oct. 24)…eight catches for 96 yards at Nevada (Oct. 31)…10 catches for 187 yards and two touchdowns in homecoming win over Utah State (Nov. 7)…10 catches for 147 yards in win over Navy (Nov. 28)…has caught a pass in 27 straight games dating back to last season.

2008:








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Changed number from 36 to 1 in the Spring
Started all 14 games at wideout...caught 57 passes for a team-high 831 yards...scored three touchdowns... averaged 14.6 yards per catch...caught at least one pass in all 14 games...eight catches of 25 yards or longer....scored UH’s first touchdown of the season on a 13-yard pass from Inoke Funaki in season opener at Florida (Aug. 30)...scored second touchdown of the season on a 25-yard pass from Funaki in win over Louisiana Tech (Oct. 11)...finished with 81 yards receiving vs. the Bulldogs... seven catches for 91 yards in win at New Mexico State (Nov. ...set career marks with seven catches for 131 yards and one touchdown versus Washington State...had a career long 48-yard catch in the win...seven catches and 71 yards vs. Notre Dame in Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl (Dec. 24).

2007:







Appeared in eight games at wideout...posted three catches for 35 yards and one touchdown for the year...caught two passes, including 24-yard touchdown reception in first career game vs. Northern Colorado (Sept. 1)...also had a catch in win over Charleston Southern (Sept. 22

2006:


- Redshirted

Prep:

2006 graduate of Chino High School in California...lettered in football and track...was an all-league and all-star selection.
Played both WR and DB. In his senior season he scored TD’s via receiving, passing, and an interception
Was recruited by UH to play DB but has since moved to WR.

Personal:


Born Aug. 25, 1988, in Chino, Calif...has two brothers...parents are Teri Maldonado and Mark Salas of Chino, Calif

Fun Facts:

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- HS teammates with Former Warrior Joey Lipp
- Enjoys surfing and wakeboarding

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Ladies and Gentlemen, rounding out the Senior Class, this is All American Candidate Greg Salas

[dakineguy]

Good luck Greg. Hope this is your best year yet.

[uhwarrior23]

Greg has a chance to be the best wr in the country. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets drafted in the first 3 rounds next April. The kid has all the tools to be a star wr!

[browndog]

13 games.
I am going with 91 receptions, 16 TDs this year.

[couchqb]

Does anyone know what his 40 time is??

[pumpfake]

Does anyone know what his 40 time is??

not sure, but if he runs a sub 4.6 on pro day he'll get drafted.

[SmugDude]

I think it matters more that he runs sub 4.6 at the combine as Pro Day numbers always seem to get discounted.

That said, to go in the top three rounds he's going to need to be at 4.5 or better. Good case in point is Jordan Shipley out of Texas who went in the third round and ran a sub 4.47 at the combines. Granted Salas is a little bigger at 6'2 - 200 vs 6'0 - 190, but I think it's a good bench mark for a high production slot receiver.

[couchqb]

I think it matters more that he runs sub 4.6 at the combine as Pro Day numbers always seem to get discounted.

That said, to go in the top three rounds he's going to need to be at 4.5 or better. Good case in point is Jordan Shipley out of Texas who went in the third round and ran a sub 4.47 at the combines. Granted Salas is a little bigger at 6'2 - 200 vs 6'0 - 190, but I think it's a good bench mark for a high production slot receiver.

Do you know if Shipley's time was digital or hand-timed?

[J-Rod]

Greg's 40 time isn't what's hurting him the most, its the draft class he is in. Greg is going to struggle to be drafted period if this elite junior class decides to declare.

[SmugDude]

I believe that was the combine time for Shipley so it was electronically timed.

That said, I've heard the turf at Lucas Oil field is a lot faster than the old RCA Dome which was notorious for taking a tenth or two off guy's forties.

[uhwarrior23]

For the 2nd straight season GS1 was named a Biletnikoff award semifinalist! The 3 finalists will be named next week.