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Plays every down with an extremely high motor as well as with a lot of passion ... everything he does is full speed from start to finish ... a technician who does everything exactly how a coaching staff would want him to ... does an excellent job picking up the little things ... one of a handful of three-year letter winners for the Bobcats ... over career has recorded 64.5 total tackles - 34 solo stops and 61 assists from his nose guard position ... has 10.5 tackles for loss and three quarterback sacks.
2004: Texas State's starter in all 11 games at nose guard ... had 24 tackles for the year - 16 solo stops and 16 assists ... credited with four tackles for loss and a pair of assists on quarterback sacks ... also forced and recovered a fumble at Appalachian State and broke up a pass in the Baylor game ... began the year with 1.5 total tackles including a quarterback sack against Angelo State ... recorded a career-high six solo tackles against Baylor to go with the pass break up ... beginning with the overtime win over Southeastern Louisiana, had a stretch of four straight games in which he was credited with tackles for loss ... had four solo hits against Appalachian State, including a tackle for loss ... at Cal Poly had five total tackles, including six assists ... closed out the year with 2.5 tackles - one solo stop and three assists at Sam Houston State.
2003: Registered what is currently a season high with 26.5 total tackles as a sophomore ... started much of the season and finished 11th on the team in tackles and fourth among defensive linemen ... had 11 solo hits and 31 assists ... had 3.5 tackles for loss and a quarter back sack ... also broke up three passes and forced a pair of fumbles ... registered a season-high 5.5 tackles against UC-Davis ... had four solo stops and three assists in the win over UC-David ... began Southland Conference play by equaling season high with another 5.5 tackle performance against Northwestern State ... had two unassisted tackles and seven assists, including an assist on a quarterback sack against the Demons ... numbers against Northwestern State went beyond tackles as he forced two fumbles, had a quarterback hurry, a pass breakup and also blocked a kick in the game ... intercepted a pass the following week against Stephen F. Austin to go along with seven assists.
2002: Earned playing time from the third week on during his rookie year ... posted 14 total tackles - seven solos and 14 assists as a true freshman ... had two tackles for four lost yards as well as a quarterback sack and three quarterback hits ... also recovered a fumble during the year ... registered what is still a current career high with 7.5 tackles against Jacksonville State ... had four stops and seven assists against the former Southland Conference opponent.
Mansfield High School: Three-year letter winner as well as a two-time All-District 8-5A selection ... also named all-area ... posted 68 tackles as a senior, including 5.5 quarterback sacks ... also lettered in power lifting and ranked third in regionals.
Personal: Born April 30, 1984 in Texas City ... son of John and Lisa Upshaw ... majoring in athletic training.
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