Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
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Justin Terrell
Junior defensive tackle for Sam Houston. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 310 lb · Rome, GA · Rome HS / NC State
Transferred NC State → Sam Houston for 2026
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
1.5 TFL · 4 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Tulsa
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive tackle for Sam Houston. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to NC State in 2024.
- Transferred from NC State to Sam Houston in 2026.
Justin Terrell
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dave Doeren and Phil Longo. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 1 sacks against Tulsa, Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with NC State3-star out of Rome
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
K.C. Keeler
Sam Houston
2026era →
Phil Longo
Sam Houston
Coaching transition mid-career: K.C. Keeler → Phil Longo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Sam Houston
2025NC State
2026Sam Houston
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024NC State6-7HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Sam Houston0-2HC: Phil Longo · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | NC State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
Background
NC State 2025 Season Did not see any action 2024 Season Saw action in four games ... utilized redshirt ... played snaps on defense vs. Stanford (5), Georgia Tech (6), UNC (4) and ECU (9) ... joined the Pack in May of 2024 Rome HS Helped lead Rome High School to a Region championship ... had caree...
The defensive line · Sam Houston
- #97Dylan Frazier4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #48Chauncey Chidi3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #16Brody Henderson2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Darien Jackson2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Justin Terrell2 games · 2026
10 more on the roster · Sam Houston team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology