Linebacker, Alabama, 2008–11
Courtney Upshaw
- Number
- No. 41
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Eufaula, AL
- Born
- Dec 13, 1989, in Eufaula, Alabama
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Courtney Upshaw played linebacker at Alabama (2008–11). The Baltimore Ravens took Upshaw in round 2, No. 35 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2009 and 2011; SEC champions, 2009
All-America: FWAA 2011; Sporting News 2011; AP second team 2011; Walter Camp second team 2011; Scout.com first team 2011; CBS Sports 2011; ESPN 2011; Pro Football Weekly 2011; and one more selector’s team
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Alabama | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008N | 13 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | – | – |
| 2009 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 11 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 14.5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2011 | 13 | 37 | 15 | 52 | 18 | 9.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| On file | 88 | 53 | 141 | 36.5 | 17.5 | – | 4 | – | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2011 Alabama 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | at Florida | W 38–10 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2012 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 13–23).
| Drill | Combine 2012 | Pro day 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅝″ | 6′1⅝″W |
| Weight | 272 lb | 272 lbW |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.74 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.67 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 27″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′1″W | |
| Bench press | 22 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.32 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.60 sW |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 80 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Baltimore Ravens | 15 | 51 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2013 | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 29 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | Atlanta Falcons | 11 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 80 | 202 | 7 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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