A.J. Terrell: CB · Clemson · #8.
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A.J. Terrell
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Third year in the same secondary at Clemson. First career honor, 2019: All-ACC. On tape: 6 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Texas A&M, Week 2, 2019.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
TigerNet Oct 31
Heavy Oct 29
The Clemson Insider Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-14vs Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-10vs No. 12 Texas A&M | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 41-6@ Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-10vs Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-20@ North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-14vs Florida State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-10@ Louisville | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 59-7vs Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 55-10@ NC State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-3vs Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-3@ South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 62-17vs No. 22 Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 29-23vs No. 2 Ohio State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 25-42vs No. 1 LSU | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
34tackles this season34 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 3 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 41-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
47.7%
507 pass / 557 run
Plays / game
70.9
15 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
539 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Clemson, 94 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2019) — drafted at #16 overall by the Atlanta Falcons.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
Next stop · NFL
Atlanta FalconsEntering 7th NFL season
Atlanta FalconsEntering 7th NFL season
