Player Dossier

2019-2023

Georgia 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.

Usage Score

6.7

Efficiency

56.9

Consistency

54.3

Season Value

53.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Kentucky • Georgia Southern
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Alabama

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.

Keaton Upshaw, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Kentucky. Keaton Upshaw reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

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 is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on 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

App State

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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
First Half30.8 · Games = 4 · +18.3 vs Second Half
Second Half12.5 · Games = 4 · -18.3 vs First Half

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 StateL 27-55122202
Sat 11/18vs Old DominionL 17-201262626026
Sun 11/12@ MarshallL 33-38122202
Sat 10/21vs UL MonroeW 38-282201010114
Sat 10/14@ James MadisonL 13-4146616.516.50027
Sat 9/30vs Coastal CarolinaW 38-28188808
Sat 9/23@ Ball StateW 40-33301010114
Sat 9/16@ WisconsinL 14-353196.36.3009

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Kentucky

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Georgia Southern

    2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

201920202020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonKentucky7873.38.1
2020 PostseasonKentucky19874.415.2120
2020 Regular SeasonKentucky19874.415.20
2021 Regular SeasonKentucky0-198
2022 Regular SeasonKentucky5076.711.450
2023 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern17356.96.7123

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Alabama

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

44

Primary metric

44 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.

#2

Florida

34

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

James Madison

66

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

66 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Mississippi State

19

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

19 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Vanderbilt

41

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

41 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Postseason · Kentucky

198 primary output · 74.4 efficiency · 15.2 usage

63.7

#2

2020 Regular Season · Kentucky

63.7

198 primary · 74.4 efficiency · 15.2 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

53.9

173 primary · 56.9 efficiency · 6.7 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8667

Lima Senior · Lima, OH

Committed To
Kentucky
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

499

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 24 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.