Austin Upshaw

#6 · WR · Sr. · SMU6′1″ · 192 lb · La Porte, TX

Austin Upshaw: WR · SMU · #6.

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Austin Upshaw

WR · SMU · Sr · #6

Beats you over the top. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at SMU. One game to point at: 51 receiving yards and 3 receptions against UCF — Week 6, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

SMU in the news

Former SMU coach June Jones diesWFAA Oct 30
Temporary restraining order granted for BJ EdwardsOU Daily Oct 30
NC State fires Dave DoerenOct 29
SMU releases depth chart for Syracuse gameOn3 Oct 27

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	SMU	18	180	10.0	1	38
2021	SMU	14	103	7.4	0	14
2020	SMU	18	218	12.1	1	42
2019	SMU	--	--	--	--	--
2018	SMU	--	--	--	--	--
Career		50	501	10.0	2	42

Season	Team
2022	SMU	5	−3	--
2021	SMU	--	--	18
2020	SMU	--	--	10
2019	SMU	--	--	--
2018	SMU	4	11	--
Career		9	8	28

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 48-10@ North Texas	2	6	3.0	0	5
Wk 2	W 45-16vs Lamar	2	17	8.5	0	16
Wk 3	L 27-34@ Maryland	2	22	11.0	1	13
Wk 4	L 34-42vs TCU	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 6	L 19-41@ UCF	3	51	17.0	0	25	Season-high 51 yds
Wk 7	W 40-34vs Navy	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 8	L 27-29vs No. 21 Cincinnati	1	2	2.0	0	2
Wk 9	W 45-34@ Tulsa	3	45	15.0	0	38
Wk 12	L 24-59@ No. 21 Tulane	2	9	4.5	0	6
Bowl	L 23-24vs BYU	2	18	9.0	0	14
Total		18	180	10.0	1	38

Signature game

Week 3 · 2022

L 27-34

at Maryland

2 rec · 22 yds · 1 TD

With T. Mordecai — 369 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 52.7 · 18 rush yds (9 car) · R. Rice — 11 rec · 193 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Tulsa · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +3.25Kevin Jennings pass complete to Austin Upshaw for 38 yds to the Tulsa 32 for a
Week 1 · BYU · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.38Tanner Mordecai pass complete to Austin Upshaw for 14 yds to the BYU 34 for a
Week 12 · Tulane · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −2.11Austin Upshaw run for a loss of 5 yards to the SMU 40 Austin Upshaw fumbled, recovered by SMU Austin Upshaw
Week 6 · UCF · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.60Tanner Mordecai pass complete to Austin Upshaw for 18 yds to the UCF 46 for a
Week 9 · Tulsa · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.54Preston Stone pass complete to Austin Upshaw for 8 yds to the Tulsa 28 for a
Week 4 · TCU · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.50Austin Upshaw sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the TCU 36

4 more plays

Week 6 · UCF · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.46Tanner Mordecai pass complete to Austin Upshaw for 25 yds to the UCF 30 for a
Week 1 · BYU · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA −1.16Austin Upshaw run for no gain to the BYU 48
Week 3 · Maryland · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.98Tanner Mordecai pass complete to Austin Upshaw for 9 yds to the Mary 35
Week 12 · Tulane · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +0.97Tanner Mordecai pass complete to Austin Upshaw for 6 yds to the Tulan 33 for a

Teams and coaches

2018SMU5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

2019SMU10-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced, fast tempo

2020SMU7-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

2021SMU8-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

2022SMU7-6HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced, fast tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 28 (#448 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

28Below cohort / limited sample #448 of 488 · 2022?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: fumbles lost (84th percentile). Concern: td rate (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#351 / 636 · 45th pct

77.3%

Explosive rate#458 / 636 · 27th pct

9.1%

Yards / catch#500 / 636 · 21st pct

9.9

EPA / target#522 / 636 · 18th pct

0.39

TD rate#554 / 636 · 7th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 84th pct

Rush TDs#48 / 275 · 41st pct

Long catch#401 / 550 · 26th pct

Rec TDs#382 / 550 · 21st pct

Receptions#438 / 550 · 19th pct

Yards / catch#474 / 550 · 13th pct

10.0

Rec yards#482 / 550 · 12th pct

180

Rush yards#246 / 275 · 10th pct

-3

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	1.0	7.2	6.8	0.0
Road5g	2.4	26.6	10.1	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.7	17.7	9.8	0.1
Weeks 8+3g	2.0	18.7	7.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Rhett Lashlee

Pass share

51.5%

513 pass / 483 run

Plays / game

76.6

13 games

Team sack rate

3.9%

539 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

18 catches and 5 carries in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

28 · #448 of 488 WRs · 2022

Austin Upshaw

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Style of play

Fans

SMU in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

18 catches and 5 carries in 10 games

Five seasons at SMU