Upton Stout

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Upton Stout
No. 20 – San Francisco 49ers
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Stout at the 2025 Senior Bowl
Personal information
Born (2002-01-09) January 9, 2002 (age 23)
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Position Cornerback
High school North Shore
(Houston, Texas)
College North Texas (2020–2021)
Western Kentucky (2022–2024)
NFL draft 2025: 3rd round, 100th overall
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Upton Stout III (born January 9, 2002) is an American professional football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Texas Mean Green and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. He was selected by the 49ers in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft.

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Early life

Stout is from Houston, Texas. [1] He attended North Shore Senior High School in Houston, where he played cornerback and helped the football team win the Texas 6A-1 state championship in 2018 and 2019. [2] A three-star recruit, he committed to play college football for the North Texas Mean Green. [2]

College career

Stout became a starter midseason during his freshman year at North Texas in 2020, posting 11 tackles in his first start. [3] He appeared in eight games during the 2020 season and posted 35 total tackles. [2] He then appeared in four games in the 2021 season, totaling six tackles, before redshirting and entering the NCAA transfer portal, eventually committing to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. [4]

Stout recorded an interception returned for a touchdown in his Western Kentucky debut and ended up starting 11 games during the 2022 season, posting 44 tackles, sixth on the team, and four interceptions, tied for first on the team. [5] [6] He missed five games due to injury in 2023, ending the season with 29 tackles, eight pass breakups and an interception returned for a touchdown. [7] He entered the NCAA transfer portal after the season but later chose to return to the Hilltoppers for the 2024 season. [8] In 2024, he was named first-team All-Conference USA after totaling 52 tackles, 7.5 tackles-for-loss (TFLs), an interception and a sack. [9] He declared for the 2025 NFL draft and was invited to the Senior Bowl. [9]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 8+1⁄2 in
(1.74 m)		181 lb
(82 kg)		30 in
(0.76 m)		9 in
(0.23 m)		4.44 s1.51 s2.59 s4.29 s37.5 in
(0.95 m)		10 ft 8 in
(3.25 m)		21 reps
All values from NFL Combine [10] [11]

Stout was selected in the third round (100th pick) by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2025 NFL draft. [12]

Personal life

Stout has his own clothing line, named "Lazy Wayz." [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Upton Stout". ESPN.
  2. 1 2 3 "Upton Stout". North Texas Mean Green.
  3. ↑ Vito, Brett (October 8, 2020). "Freshman Stout emerging as key player for UNT". Denton Record-Chronicle . Archived from the original on February 1, 2025 – via archive.ph.
  4. ↑ MacDonald, Jared (April 10, 2022). "'He's Everywhere'". The Park City Daily News . p. B1, B4 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ Gaylord-Day, Kaden (August 26, 2023). "Upton Stout is ready to step up in the Hilltoppers defense, looking forward to the start of the season". WBKO.
  6. ↑ Nations, Jeff (August 15, 2023). "Stout Defense". The Park City Daily News . p. A6, A8 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ Gaylord-Day, Kaden (November 27, 2023). "WKU defensive back Upton Stout enters the transfer portal". WBKO.
  8. ↑ "Stout exits transfer portal, announces return to WKU". The Park City Daily News . December 27, 2023. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  9. 1 2 Nations, Jeff (December 26, 2024). "Hilltoppers' Stout declares for NFL draft". The Park City Daily News . p. B1, B3 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  10. ↑ Reuter, Chad; Zierlein, Lance. "Upton Stout Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Upton Stout College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  12. ↑ "49ers Selected Alfred Collins with the No. 43 Pick in the 2025 NFL Draft". 49ers.com (video). Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  13. ↑ Nations, Jeff (February 6, 2024). "Dressed For Success". The Park City Daily News . p. B1, B3 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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