Player Dossier

2006-2009

Alabama

Roy Upchurch

RB • 6'0" • Tallahassee, FL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Roy Upchurch leans balanced backfield option traits and 59 efficiency.

Usage Score

9.4

Efficiency

59

Consistency

43.7

Season Value

48.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season · Alabama

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Alabama
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Roy Upchurch, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season · Alabama. Roy Upchurch leans balanced backfield option traits and 59 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season

Alabama paired 451 primary output with 62.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 59 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech

Win with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2009 Postseason · Alabama

Games

11

Scrimmage Yards / G

33.7

Efficiency

59

Usage

9.4

Consistency

43.7

Best Game by takeover score

Texas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas: 9. Virginia Tech: 90. Florida International: 17. Arkansas: 30. Kentucky: 13. South Carolina: 45. Tennessee: 3. Mississippi State: 22. Unknown: 70. Auburn: 15. Florida: 57

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 2 by 46.9. Virginia Tech: 7 by 100. Florida International: 4 by 44.3. Arkansas: 3 by 83.3. Kentucky: 3 by 68.1. South Carolina: 6 by 73.4. Tennessee: 3 by 4.2. Mississippi State: 6 by 39. Unknown: 17 by 42.9. Auburn: 2 by 62.5. Florida: 7 by 83.9

Split Comparison

Wins30.1 · n=10
First Half34 · n=6 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half33.4 · n=5 · -0.6 vs First Half
All Games33.7 · n=11

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Virginia Tech

Best efficiency game

100 vs Virginia Tech

Result
Fri 1/8vs TexasW 37-21294.5004.5
Sat 12/5vs FloridaW 32-137578.1008.1
Fri 11/27@ AuburnW 26-212157.5
Sat 11/21vs Unknown17704.1014.1
Sun 11/15@ Mississippi StateW 31-35193.800133.7
Sat 10/24vs TennesseeW 12-101-3-30261
Sat 10/17vs South CarolinaW 20-64276.8002187.5
Sat 10/3@ KentuckyW 38-20113130204.3
Sat 9/26vs ArkansasW 35-733010
Sat 9/12vs Florida InternationalW 40-144174.3004.3
Sun 9/6@ Virginia TechW 34-2479012.90112.9

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Alabama

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Progression

200620072007200820092009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 Regular SeasonAlabama3732.121.4
2007 PostseasonAlabama2884910.8251
2007 Regular SeasonAlabama2884910.80
2008 Regular SeasonAlabama45162.412.9163
2009 PostseasonAlabama371599.4-80
2009 Regular SeasonAlabama371599.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Virginia Tech

Win with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

90

Primary metric

90 scrimmage yards and 11.1 usage.

#2

Arkansas

91

Primary metric

Win with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

91 scrimmage yards and 17.1 usage.

#3

Unknown

59

Primary metric

Game with 59 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

59 scrimmage yards and 10.1 usage.

#4

Tennessee

99

Primary metric

Win with 99 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

99 scrimmage yards and 26.7 usage.

#5

Florida

57

Primary metric

Win with 57 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

57 scrimmage yards and 11.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2008 Regular Season · Alabama

451 primary output · 62.4 efficiency · 12.9 usage

59.6

#2

2009 Postseason · Alabama

48.3

371 primary · 59 efficiency · 9.4 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Alabama

48.3

371 primary · 59 efficiency · 9.4 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2005 · Rating 0.9711

Amos P. Godby · Tallahassee, FL

Committed To
Alabama
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2005

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

1,147

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Roy Upchurch quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career rushing yards
923