Taylor Upshaw had wanted to play football for a while, but felt he wasn’t physically or mentally ready. So, he held himself away from the game.
However, that changed this season when Upshaw, a junior in the 2018 class, suited up for Braden River High in Bradenton, Fla.
And he has made up for lost time during his first season on the gridiron.
Upshaw — the son of former NFL defensive end Regan Upshaw and the younger brother of Clemson freshman linebacker Regan Upshaw Jr. — has excelled as a defensive end, caught the attention of colleges and already has a number of scholarship offers to his name.