Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Arizona
Taylor Upshaw
LB • 6'5" • 270 lbs • Bradenton, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Taylor Upshaw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Arizona
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Michigan • Arizona
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Taylor Upshaw built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Bradenton, FL wearing No. 11, spending time with Arizona and Michigan. The clearest part of Taylor Upshaw's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Taylor Upshaw, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Arizona. Taylor Upshaw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 68
- TFL
- 21.5
- Sacks
- 14
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Taylor Upshaw quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona · LB
- Career Tackles
- 68
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Arizona
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Braden River · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Braden River · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 31 tackles · LB 429th (top 35%) · Pac-12 124th (top 23%) · National 1,301st (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 34.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 4 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 53.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 11 | 12 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Arizona | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 68.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arizona | 13 | 30 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 68.4 |
Related Context
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Taylor Upshaw played LB for Michigan and Arizona. Across 6 tracked seasons, Taylor Upshaw recorded 68 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Arizona.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Arizona paired 24 primary output with 28.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan, Arizona.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Arizona
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
28.4
Usage
9.5
Consistency
66.1
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 1. Northern Arizona: 2. Mississippi State: 0. UTEP: 2. Stanford: 4. Washington: 3. USC: 1. Washington State: 2. Oregon State: 2. UCLA: 3. Colorado: 0. Utah: 3. Arizona State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma: 1 by 14.2. Northern Arizona: 3 by 32.5. Mississippi State: 1 by 4.2. UTEP: 1 by 24.2. Stanford: 2 by 48.3. Washington: 2 by 38.3. USC: 1 by 14.2. Washington State: 2 by 28.3. Oregon State: 3 by 32.5. UCLA: 2 by 38.3. Colorado: 3 by 12.5. Utah: 7 by 59.2. Arizona State: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2 · Games = 10 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 3 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Utah
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | @ Oklahoma | W 38-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Arizona State | W 59-23 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs UtahSplash game | W 42-18 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Colorado | W 34-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs UCLASplash game | W 27-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | vs Oregon StateSplash game | W 27-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Washington StateSplash game | W 44-6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ USC | L 41-43 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | vs WashingtonSplash game | L 24-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Stanford2+ sacks · Splash game | W 21-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | vs UTEPSplash game | W 31-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Mississippi State | L 24-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Northern ArizonaSplash game | W 38-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Taylor Upshaw story
Taylor Upshaw built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Bradenton, FL wearing No. 11, spending time with Arizona and Michigan. The clearest part of Taylor Upshaw's career was his defensive production: 68 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, and 1 interception across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Taylor Upshaw's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Michigan
2018-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Arizona
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 5 | 23.3 | 9.5 | 5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 9 | 29.8 | 9.1 | 4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 8.5 | 12.3 | 6.7 | -0.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Arizona | 24 | 28.4 | 9.5 | 15.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arizona | 24 | 28.4 | 9.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Indiana
Week 10 · W 29-7 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Stanford
Week 4 · W 21-20 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Indiana
Week 10 · L 21-38 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Utah
Week 12 · W 42-18 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#5
vs UCLA
Week 10 · W 27-10 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Arizona
24 primary output · 28.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage
68.4
#2
2023 Regular Season · Arizona
68.4
24 primary · 28.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Michigan
53.8
9 primary · 29.8 efficiency · 9.1 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
15
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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