Nick Upshaw
No. 55 Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||
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Inside Linebacker | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: February 20, 1993 (Age 23) | |||||||||
Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
High school: Colerain High School | |||||||||
College: Ohio State | |||||||||
NFL Draft: 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32 | |||||||||
Debuted in 2014 for the Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||
Career history
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Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2015 | |||||||||
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Nick Upshaw (born February 20, 1993) is an American football inside liebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Ohio State. Upshaw was drafted by the Bengals in the second round of the 2014 NFLHC Draft.
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College Career
Nick Upshaw attended Ohio State for 1 year and declared for the draft. He tied for the national lead in tackles with fellow inside linebacker Frank Lee of Florida State
College statistics
Year | Defensive | |||||||||
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GP | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Sacks | FF | FR | TD | Safeties | ||
2013 | 12 | 12 | 79 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Totals | 12 | 12 | 79 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Professional Career
Upshaw was selected in the 2nd round (32nd Overall) in the 2014 NFLHC Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. He was named to the 2014 Pro Bowl team.
Cincinnati Begnals
Nick Upshaw immediately became the Bengals #1 inside linebacker upon being drafted. The Bengals signed him to a three-year $25m rookie contract on May 9, 2015. In 2014 he led the league in tackles with 112.
Regular season
Year | Team | G | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||
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Total | Sack | Safety | Int | TDs | FF | FR | TD | ||||
2014 | CIN | 11 | 11 | 112 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | CIN | 9 | 9 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 20 | 20 | 183 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |