#89

Terrell Dawkins

Former defensive lineman at North Texas. 2024: 2.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 37 tackles.

DL · North Texas · Sr. · #89

6′4″ · 262 lb · Concord, NC

CFB Index 42 · #262 of 426 edge rushersLow confidenceNorth Texas 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former defensive lineman at North Texas. 2024: 2.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 37 tackles.

Transferred from South Carolina to North Texas in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at North Texas, 8 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

3 programs, one constant: he played.

2022

Entered the portal

202410 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

3 teams

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

2 coaches

2020–2022

Seth Littrell

North Texas

2024

Eric Morris

North Texas

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Seth Littrell → Eric Morris. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020NC State8-4HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2021NC State9-3HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2022South Carolina8-5HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced

2024North Texas6-7HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

42Rotational starter #262 of 426?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (99th percentile). Strength: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#22 / 2892 · 99th pct

Sacks#412 / 2892 · 84th pct

2.5

Tackles for loss#900 / 2892 · 66th pct

3.5

Tackles#1043 / 2892 · 63rd pct

Solo tackles#1521 / 2892 · 46th pct

Passes defended#1817 / 2892 · 19th pct

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

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	4.4	0.5	0.4	0.0
Road5g	3.0	0.2	0.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	2.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	4.7	0.4	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Neal Brown

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

42 · #262 of 426 edge rushers

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	North Texas	37	14	3.5	2.5	--	--	--
2022	South Carolina	2	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2021	NC State	6	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2020	NC State	36	17	9.5	5.0	--	--	--
Career		81	33	13.0	7.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024

W 35–20

vs Stephen F. Austin

5 QB HUR · 1 TFL · 1 SACKS

With C. Morris — 322 yds · 4 TD · 3 INT · QBR 22.3 · -7 rush yds (5 car) · S. Evans — 37 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 50 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 52-38@ South Alabama	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 35-20vs Stephen F. Austin	2	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 4	W 44-17vs Wyoming	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 41-37@ Florida Atlantic	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 44-52@ Memphis	6	3	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 9	L 37-45vs Tulane	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 3-14vs Army	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 27-48@ UTSA	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 28-40vs East Carolina	12	6	1.5	1.0	—	Season-high 12 tackles
Wk 14	W 24-17@ Temple	1	0	0.5	0.0	—
Total		37	14	3.5	2.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology