Cornerback, Clemson, 2017–19
A.J. Terrell
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2019)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Atlanta, GA
- Born
- Sep 23, 1998
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A.J. Terrell played cornerback at Clemson (2017–19). The Atlanta Falcons took Terrell in the first round, No. 16 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Team titles: ACC champions, 2017, 2018 and 2019; National champions, 2018
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2019 Clemson 14 games, 34 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 52–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Texas A&M | W 24–10 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at Syracuse | W 41–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Charlotte | W 52–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at North Carolina | W 21–20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Florida State | W 45–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Louisville | W 45–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Boston College | W 59–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at NC State | W 55–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Wake Forest | W 52–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at South Carolina | W 38–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs. Virginia | W 62–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | W 29–23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 13 ✦ | vs. LSU | L 25–42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 Clemson 14 games, 45 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | atTexas A&M | W 28–26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 38–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atGeorgia Tech | W 49–21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Syracuse | W 27–23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | atWake Forest | W 63–3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.NC State | W 41–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | atFlorida State | W 59–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Louisville | W 77–16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atBoston College | W 27–7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Duke | W 35–6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.South Carolina | W 56–35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 42–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | W 30–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 7 ✦ | vs. Alabama | W 44–16 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2017 Clemson 11 games, 15 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Kent State | W 56–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Auburn | W 14–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atLouisville | W 47–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Boston College | W 34–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Virginia Tech | W 31–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Wake Forest | W 28–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | atSyracuse | L 24–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 24–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Florida State | W 31–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. The Citadel | W 61–3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Miami | W 38–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 | Combine or pro day 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅛″ | |
| Weight | 195 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| Wingspan | 75⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.42 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.49 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′9″ | |
| Bench press | 15 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.12 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.27 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 93 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2021
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2021.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 71 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 80 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 62 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 93 | 369 | 1 | 6 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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