Avieon Terrell: CB · Clemson · #8.
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Avieon Terrell
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Third year in the Clemson secondary. Named All-ACC two seasons running, most recently in 2025. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Duke — Week 10, 2025.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 8 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-17vs No. 9 LSU | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-16vs Troy | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-24@ Georgia Tech | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-34vs Syracuse | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-10@ North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-10@ Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-35vs SMU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 45-46vs Duke | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 24-10vs Florida State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 12 | W 20-19@ No. 19 Louisville | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-10vs Furman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 28-14@ South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 30 | 4.5 | 3.0 | — | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%8 pass breakupsTackle volume
48tackles this season48 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 3 sacks · 8 pass breakups.
3 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 26-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
53.8%
474 pass / 407 run
Plays / game
67.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #57 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Clemson, 116 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #48 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 (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
Next stop · NFL
Atlanta Falcons2026 NFL rookie season
Atlanta Falcons2026 NFL rookie season
