Here's his hudl. I don't see a lot of passing, so I have no opinion on that, but he appears to be a very good runner.

Phil Bates 2.0.

Who knows? Once he settled in at WR, he did some good things, and his game at QB vs. BG in....2009? or 2010? I can't remember exactly which year.....was insane, but he was not a QB. And that Bates insisted on playing QB until it was clear his senior year that it wasn't going to happen stunted his development into a football athlete that could dominate at whatever position he settled on.

The Super Bowl champs are having a similar problem with him now. He's got all the tools that he OUGHT to be able to do SOMETHING on the field, but they can't figure out exactly what.

This guys strikes me as the same on the physical ability front. His Hudl page has him listed as a potential QB, WR, CB, and FS. If we're recruiting him as starting QB material, I REALLY hope the coaches have scouted his arm more than the video shows. If it's as an ATH, then I think it's ok IF the coaches have discussed with him that he's not going to be a pure QB.

Sometimes athletes playing QB willingly move to other positions, and thrive. A recent example for Ohio would be Jelani Wosely. Examples like that are more common than situations like Bates, who resisted the move, probably to his detriment. I have to think Bates would be a better WR today for Seattle if he had put more into getting better at the position early.

That said, there just isn't enough on the Hudl for me to know much about Upton, and whether he has a great arm or not.  I also have no idea if he is being recruited as a QB, or for some other position, such as wide receiver (ala Brendon Cope or Mario Dovell) or for a defensive spot.

Les Miles is notorious for that at LSU. They recruit athletes and QB then convert them to RBs, WRs, DBs, LBs, whatever. Pretty darn good at it too.