Alabama's Upshaw disappointed at Combine
Courtney Upshaw - DL - College Player
Feb. 29, 2012 - 4:30 PM ET
Sporting News' Russ Lande and NFL Network's Charley Casserly both noted that Alabama DE/OLB Courtney Upshaw exhibited disappointing edge-rushing ability during field drills at the Scouting Combine.
"I just didn't see the explosion that you want to see from a pass rusher off the edge," wrote Casserly. Added Lande, "(Upshaw) was upright and stiff in drops, could not flip his hips to change direction quickly and lacked the explosiveness and burst that NFL teams wanted to see." Upshaw was a 3-4 outside linebacker at Alabama, but he may be ticketed for 4-3 left defensive end in the pros.
Source: Sporting News
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