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Courtney Upshaw was selected by the Ravens with their first overall pick in the second round (35th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft...The Ravens traded their first round choice (29th overall) to Minnesota for its 35th and 98th overall selections.

College Honors

• First-team All-American by The NFL Draft Report, Football Writers Association, The Sporting News, CBSSports.com, Sports Illustrated and ESPN.com (2011)
• Second-team All-American by the Associated Press and Walter Camp Foundation (2011)
• First-team All-Southeastern Conference from the Associated Press and league coaches (2011)
• Finalist for the Lombardi Award (nation’s best LB or interior lineman) and the Butkus Award (nation’s top LB)

College Career

• Finished his Crimson Tide career with 141 tackles (88 solo), 17.5 sacks (-103 yards), 36.5 TFL, 6 FFs, 3 FRs (1 returned for a TD), 5 PD and 1 INT (which he returned for a 45-yard TD)
• Led Alabama with 9.5 sacks as a senior (2011), which marks the most by a Crimson Tide player since 1992
• His 18 TFL in 2011 rank seventh on the school’s single-season record list
• Member of two-time National Championship Alabama team (2009 and 2011)

2011: (13/12) Ranked third on the team, tying his career high with 52 tackles (37 solo), for National Champion Alabama...Had a team-leading 9.5 sacks (-62 yards), which tied for fourth in the SEC and tied for 16th nationally, en route to earning several All-American and first-team All-Conference honors...Finished second in the SEC and 18th nationally with a team-high 18 TFL (-90 yards), ranking seventh on the school’s single-season record list...Registered 2 FFs, 1 PD and intercepted another for a 45-yard TD return...Helped the Crimson Tide lead the nation in rush defense (72.1 ypg), total defense (183.6 ypg) and scoring defense (8.2 ppg) on the way to the National Championship

• Netted 7 tackles, including 3 solo, and a half-sack as the Crimson Tide defense held Kent State to just 90 yards of total offense, including -8 yards rushing
• Had 4 solo tackles, 1 sack (-10 yards) and posted his first-career INT (returned it 45 yards for a TD) against No. 12 Florida

2010: (13/11) Established a career high with 52 tackles (32 solo), including 51 in the final 10 contests...Led the team with 14.5 TFL, including a team-high 7 sacks

• Led the team with 5 tackles, including 3 TFL (-29 yards), 2 sacks (-17 yards) and a FF in the Crimson Tide’s 49-7 victory over Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl...Alabama limited MSU to -48 rush yards and 171 total yards
• Posted 6 tackles, 1 sack and 1 FF against Arkansas
• Produced single-game career highs in tackles (10), sacks (3) and FFs (2) vs. Auburn

2009: (14/1) Recorded 15 tackles (7 solo), including 1 TFL, and 4 QB hurries on the season

• Posted 4 solo tackles and registered 1 FR, which he returned 45 yards for a TD vs. Kentucky
• Recorded a solo stop, a QB pressure and a FR that sealed the BCS National Championship game vs. Texas
• 2008: (13/0) Recorded 22 tackles (12 solo), with 3 TFL, 1 QB pressure and 2 PD
• Posted 2 tackles, including 1 solo, and recorded a PD against Kentucky
• Recorded 6 tackles against Western Kentucky
• Netted 2 solo tackles, including 1 TFL, and posted a PD against Arkansas

High School, Personal
Prepped at Eufaula (AL) HS...Started at DE and TE, but Rivals.com regarded him as the nation’s 12th-best OLB prospect and the ninth-best player in the state, placing a four-star rating on the senior...Earned Alabama Class 5A Lineman of the Year honors from the Alabama Sports Writers Association and was a ASWA Class 5A All-State selection after posting 150 tackles (95 solo), 7 sacks, 1 INT, 3 FRs and 4 PD as a senior...Also caught 20 passes for 496 yards and 3 TDs...Was a consensus All-State pick as a junior, recording 96 tackles (61 solo) with 12 sacks and 3 INTs...Graduated with a degree in Human Development from Alabama.