Taylor Upshaw
Taylor Upshaw
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Taylor Upshaw has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 2 TFL against Utah — Week 12, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Arizona, 50 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jedd Fisch.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2023
W 38–24
at Oklahoma
1 QB HUR · 1 TOT
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to PJ Ramsey’s 2023 season.
Differs from PJ on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Kenyatta Jackson's graduate season at Ohio State (2025).
Matches Kenyatta on
Differs from Kenyatta on