Courtney Upshaw is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Upshaw in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Upshaw's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2012 | 22–23 | BAL | 15 | — | 46 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 23–24 | BAL | 16 | — | 28 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 638 | 59.4% | 136 | 27.1% |
| 2014 | 24–25 | BAL | 16 | — | 41 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 523 | 48.3% | 77 | 16.9% |
| 2015 | 25–26 | BAL | 16 | — | 50 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 794 | 74.8% | 82 | 17.4% |
| 2016 | 26–27 | ATL | 11 | — | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 310 | 34.7% | 20 | 4.9% |
| 2017 | 27–28 | ATL | 6 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 197 | 22.9% | 7 | 1.9% |
| Career | — | 80 | — | 195 | 111 | 84 | 20 | 24 | 7.0 | 51.0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 2,462 | 49.5% | 322 | 14.5% | |
Career Value · VORP
12 career value over replacement — #3489 all-time of 4,649. 2/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #35 (Rd 2) · BAL · 2012 · -1.8 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22–23 | BAL | 15 | — | 46 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 2013 | 23–24 | BAL | 16 | 10* | 28 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2014 | 24–25 | BAL | 16 | 0* | 41 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2015 | 25–26 | BAL | 16 | 12* | 50 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 |
| 2016 | 26–27 | ATL | 11 | 0* | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| 2017 | 27–28 | ATL | 6 | 0* | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 80 | 22* | 195 | 111 | 84 | 20 | 24 | — | — | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23–24 | BAL | 16 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 638 | 59.4% | 136 | 27.1% |
| 2014 | 24–25 | BAL | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 523 | 48.3% | 77 | 16.9% |
| 2015 | 25–26 | BAL | 16 | 12* | — | 0.0% | 794 | 74.8% | 82 | 17.4% |
| 2016 | 26–27 | ATL | 13 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 310 | 34.7% | 20 | 4.9% |
| 2017 | 27–28 | ATL | 13 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 197 | 22.9% | 7 | 1.9% |
| Career | 74 | 22* | — | — | 2,462 | — | 322 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 52.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 96%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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