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Georgia Southern University Athletics

2023 Football Roster

6 Keaton Upshaw

  • Position Tight End
  • Ht./Wt. 6-7 / 245
  • Class Sixth Year
  • Hometown Lima, Ohio
  • High School Lima Senior
  • Prev School Kentucky
  • Major Community and Leadership Development

Biography

2023-24: Played in 10 games, starting two … Was on the field for 265 offensive snaps … Had 16 catches for 173 yards and two touchdowns … Missed the first two games of the season … Saw his first action at Wisconsin, posting three catches for 19 yards … Had three catches for 30 yards and a touchdown in the win at Ball State … Had an 8-yard catch in the win over Coastal Carolina … Had four catches for 66 yards at James Madison … Caught two passes for 20 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown, in the win over ULM … Played 36 offensive snaps in the win over Georgia State … Was in for 24 offensive snaps at Texas State … Caught a 2-yard pass at Marshall … Had a 26-yard catch against Old Dominion … Caught a short pass at App State.

2022-23: Played in 12 games for Kentucky, starting two … Had four catches for 50 yards … Had two catches against Florida for 34 yards … Caught two balls for 16 yards against Youngstown State … Entered the NCAA Transfer Portal in December … Enrolled at Georgia Southern in January … Made the Honor Roll in the spring.

2021-22: Missed the season after suffering an injury during Kentucky’s fall camp … Was redshirted … Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2020-21: Saw action in all 11 games for the Wildcats, with four starting assignments … Totaled 16 catches for 193 yards and three scores … Caught a career-high tying three passes for 28 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown in the second quarter at Florida … Also caught three passes for 44 yards at Alabama … Had a 21-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter vs. Vanderbilt … Had a 12-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter vs. Mississippi State.

2019-20: Saw action in all 13 games with two starts (South Carolina and Tennessee) … Totaled seven catches for 78 yards and a score on the season … Made his first collegiate start at South Carolina … Got his first collegiate touchdown with a 13-yard catch in the third quarter vs. Florida … Charted his first collegiate pass receptions vs. Toledo with two catches for 19 yards … A critical blocker for UK’s impressive run game which ranked fourth nationally with 278.8 yards per game.

2018-19: Redshirted at Kentucky.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year starter for Coach Andre Griffin at Lima Senior High … A three-star tight end in most of the major recruiting services … Rated as the 25th-best tight end in the 2018 class … Earned first-team All-Northwest Ohio District and second-team all-state honors by Three Rivers Athletic Conference after totaling 786 receiving yards on 46 catches with four touchdowns as a senior … A third-team Division II Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association (OPSWA) All-Ohio selection … Caught 48 passes for 758 yards and four touchdowns as a junior, earning him a spot on the All-Northwest Ohio and TRAC first team … Also named second-team All-Ohio … Also an excellent basketball player, lettering three seasons as a power forward … Lettered one season in track & field, participating in the 4x400, 4x200 and the high jump.

PERSONAL: Born Keaton Keyshawn Upshaw on September 21 in Lima, OH … Son of Jessica Kahle … Siblings are Aaron Godsey, Kearre Upshaw and Teysha Upshaw.

MAJOR: Community and Leadership Development (Graduated; UK)

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