Florida State University Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Roster
Naseir Upshur
- Position:
- Tight End
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- Weight:
- 243
- High School:
- Imhotep Institute Charter
2018:
Appeared in eight games and caught four passes for 53 yards…grabbed first career catches with two receptions for 11 yards in 38-17 win vs. Wake Forest…made career-long 28-yard catch in 22-21 victory vs. No. 22 Boston College…caught 14-yard pass in season finale vs. No. 13 Florida.
2017:
Appeared in 12 games, totaling one tackle and a kick return for 12 yards…logged time on both special teams and in the offensive game plan.
2016:
Appeared in six games – against Charleston Southern in Week 2, and each of the final five games as FSU went 5-0 down the stretch…made his appearances on kickoff return coverage.
PERSONAL:
Athletic and rangy tight end prospect from Philadelphia who committed to the Seminoles in September after receiving 52 offers…consensus four-star prospect and top eight player from Pennsylvania…consensus Top 12 prospect at the position nationally…tabbed the No. 5 tight end and No. 72 player overall nationally by Rivals…Scout’s No. 6 tight end and No. 152 overall prospect…ranked the No. 9 tight end in the country by ESPN…rated the No. 12 tight end nationally by 247Sports…played alongside early enrollee quarterback Malik Henry as a member of Team Highlight in the 2016 Under Armour All-America Game, finishing with one reception for six yards…caught 22 balls for 640 yards and 11 touchdowns in his senior season, while leading Imhotep Institute Charter to a 15-0 record and the Class AAA state championship…the Panthers became the first-ever Philadelphia Public League school to win a state football title…captured Class AAA All-State First Team honors…also tallied 13 sacks as a defensive end in his final two seasons…chose Florida State over Michigan, Alabama and Ohio State…born on August 23, 1997…majoring in social science.
