Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Georgia Southern
Keaton Upshaw
TE • 6'7" • 245 lbs • Lima, OH, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Keaton Upshaw reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
28
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kentucky • Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Player Story
Keaton Upshaw built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a tight end from Lima, OH wearing No. 6, spending time with Georgia Southern and Kentucky. The clearest part of Keaton Upshaw's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Keaton Upshaw, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Kentucky. Keaton Upshaw reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 499
- Receptions
- 43
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Keaton Upshaw quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Southern · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 499
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Kentucky
- Top game
- Alabama
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lima Senior · Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Lima Senior · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2023 Receiving yards rank
- 173 receiving yards · TE 123rd (top 28%) · Sun Belt 80th (top 37%) · National 727th (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Kentucky | 5 | 7 | 78 | 1 | 55.9 |
| 2020 Postseason | Kentucky | 9 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 72.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kentucky | 9 | 14 | 173 | 3 | 72.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 52.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 8 | 16 | 173 | 2 | 55.2 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kentucky to Georgia Southern | P4 to G5/FCS | 18 | Dec 2, 2022 |
Keaton Upshaw played TE for Kentucky and Georgia Southern. Across 5 tracked seasons, Keaton Upshaw recorded 499 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Kentucky paired 198 primary output with 74.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 56.9 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 Kentucky, Georgia Southern.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: James Madison
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
21.6
Efficiency
56.9
Usage
6.7
Consistency
54.3
Best Game by takeover score
James Madison
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 19. Ball State: 30. Coastal Carolina: 8. James Madison: 66. UL Monroe: 20. Marshall: 2. Old Dominion: 26. App State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 3 by 42.2. Ball State: 3 by 66.7. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 53.3. James Madison: 4 by 100. UL Monroe: 2 by 66.7. Marshall: 1 by 13.3. Old Dominion: 1 by 100. App State: 1 by 13.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins19.3 · Games = 3 · -3.7 vs Losses
Losses23 · Games = 5 · +3.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
James Madison
Best efficiency game
100 vs Old Dominion
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ App State | L 27-55 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Old Dominion | L 17-20 | — | 1 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Marshall | L 33-38 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs UL Monroe | W 38-28 | — | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ James Madison | L 13-41 | — | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 38-28 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Ball State | W 40-3 | — | 3 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Wisconsin | L 14-35 | — | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 0 | 9 |
Player Story
Keaton Upshaw story
Keaton Upshaw built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a tight end from Lima, OH wearing No. 6, spending time with Georgia Southern and Kentucky. The clearest part of Keaton Upshaw's career was his receiving role: 43 catches, 499 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns across 24 career games in the available record. That gives Keaton 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
Kentucky
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Georgia Southern
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Kentucky | 78 | 73.3 | 8.1 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | Kentucky | 198 | 74.4 | 15.2 | 120 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kentucky | 198 | 74.4 | 15.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | — | — | -198 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kentucky | 50 | 76.7 | 11.4 | 50 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 173 | 56.9 | 6.7 | 123 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Alabama
Week 12 · L 3-63 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
99.3 takeover
44 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.
#2
@ Florida
Week 2 · W 26-16 · Conference game
34
Receiving Yards
83.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ James Madison
Week 7 · L 13-41 · Conference game
66
Receiving Yards
79.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
66 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Vanderbilt
Week 11 · W 38-35 · Conference game
41
Receiving Yards
78.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
41 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Florida
Week 13 · L 10-34 · Conference game
28
Receiving Yards
75.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
28 receiving yards with a 62.2 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Kentucky
198 primary output · 74.4 efficiency · 15.2 usage
72.6
#2
2020 Regular Season · Kentucky
72.6
198 primary · 74.4 efficiency · 15.2 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Kentucky
55.9
78 primary · 73.3 efficiency · 8.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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