Austin Upshaw

Position:
WR
Cl-Exp:
SR-3L
Height:
6-1
Weight:
192
Hometown:
La Porte, Texas
Previous School:
La Porte

Senior (2022): Played in all 13 games, making five starts... Registered 18 receptions for 180 yards and a TD... Added five carries... Special teams captain.

Senior (2021): Played in all 12 games... Registered 14 catches for 103 yards... Had one kick return for 18 yards... Added a pair of solo tackles and one fumble recovery.

Junior (2020): Played in all 10 games, making one start... Registered 18 catches for 218 yards and one TD... Had one kick return for 10 yards... Registered one tackle.

Sophomore (2019): Played in 10 games, primarily on special teams... Registered two tackles.

Freshman (2018): Played in one game... Was 2-for-3 passing for 10 yards... Rushed four times for 11 yards and a touchdown against Houston Baptist... AWARDS: American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

2017: Redshirted.

Prep: A three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals... Led La Porte to a 9-3 record and to the UIL Class 6A Division II Region III quarterfinals in 2016... Was named USA Today Player of the Week after tallying 597 yards (265 passing, 332 rushing) with seven touchdowns (three passing, four rushing) in a 63-49 playoff victory against Channelview... Named District 22-6A MVP during his senior season... Threw for 1,783 yards with 15 touchdowns and ran for 1,598 yards with 22 touchdowns as a senior... In 2015, threw for 544 yards with four touchdowns and rushed for 1,312 yards with 15 touchdowns... Finished with 699 passing yards and 1,159 rushing yards in 2014... Twice named second-team All-District 21-6A (2014, 2015)... Also lettered in baseball... Chose SMU over Army and Memphis.