Player Dossier

2017-2019

Clemson

A.J. Terrell

CB • 6'1" • 190 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

A.J. Terrell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.

Usage / Role

52%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

66

Solid production for a corner

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Reliability

82

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

65

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Clemson

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Clemson
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M

Player Story

A.J. Terrell built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a cornerback from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 8, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of A.J. Terrell's career was his defensive production: 94...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.9745

Westlake · Atlanta, GA

Committed To
Clemson
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2020
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 16
Overall
No. 16
NFL Team
Atlanta Falcons

A.J. Terrell, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Clemson. A.J. Terrell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
94
TFL
3.5
Sacks
0.5
QB hurries
2
Passes defended
13
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

A.J. Terrell quick answers

Latest team and position
Clemson · CB
Career Tackles
94
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 39 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · Clemson
Top game
Texas A&M
Recruit profile
4-star · Westlake · Clemson
High school pipeline
Westlake · 46 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
NFL Draft
2020 · Round 1 · Pick 16 · Atlanta Falcons
Latest roster
No. 8 · Junior
2019 Tackles rank
34 tackles · CB 103rd (top 29%) · ACC 135th (top 22%) · National 1,213th (top 21%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonClemson111510-7044.8
2018 PostseasonClemson143-0-1146.1
2018 Regular SeasonClemson144220-2046.1
2019 PostseasonClemson1411-0-2036.9
2019 Regular SeasonClemson14230.50.521036.9

Related Context

A.J. Terrell played CB for Clemson. Across 3 tracked seasons, A.J. Terrell recorded 94 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Clemson.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Clemson paired 8 primary output with 19.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 19.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2018 Postseason · Clemson

Games

14

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

19.8

Usage

3.6

Consistency

45.8

Best Game by takeover score

Syracuse

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 1. Notre Dame: 1. Texas A&M: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Georgia Tech: 1. Syracuse: 2. Wake Forest: 0. NC State: 1. Florida State: 0. Louisville: 0. Boston College: 1. Duke: 0. South Carolina: 0. Pittsburgh: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 3 by 22.5. Texas A&M: 6 by 25. Georgia Southern: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 3 by 22.5. Syracuse: 3 by 32.5. Wake Forest: 4 by 16.7. NC State: 1 by 14.2. Florida State: 2 by 8.3. Louisville: 2 by 8.3. Boston College: 5 by 30.8. Duke: 6 by 25. South Carolina: 5 by 20.8. Pittsburgh: 4 by 26.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

First Half0.7 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Syracuse

Best efficiency game

32.5 vs Syracuse

Result
Tue 1/8@ AlabamaW 44-161
Sat 12/29vs Notre DameW 30-331001
Sun 12/2@ PittsburghW 42-10430010
Sun 11/25vs South CarolinaW 56-3554000
Sun 11/18vs DukeW 35-665000
Sun 11/11@ Boston CollegeW 27-752100
Sat 11/3vs LouisvilleW 77-1622000
Sat 10/27@ Florida StateW 59-1022000
Sat 10/20vs NC StateW 41-711001
Sat 10/6@ Wake ForestW 63-342000
Sat 9/29vs SyracuseSplash gameW 27-23330011
Sat 9/22@ Georgia TechW 49-2133100
Sat 9/15vs Georgia SouthernW 38-711000
Sat 9/8@ Texas A&MW 28-2665000

Player Story

A.J. Terrell story

A.J. Terrell built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a cornerback from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 8, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of A.J. Terrell's career was his defensive production: 94 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Clemson. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but A.J. Terrell's production has multiple signals. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Clemson.

The arc is straightforward: A.J. Terrell moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Clemson

    2017-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonClemson913.91.7
2018 PostseasonClemson819.83.6-1
2018 Regular SeasonClemson819.83.60
2019 PostseasonClemson815.83.40
2019 Regular SeasonClemson815.83.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Texas A&M

Week 2 · W 24-10

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

85 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.

#2

vs Syracuse

Week 5 · W 27-23 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

61.7 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.

#3

vs The Citadel

Week 12 · W 61-3

2

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#4

vs Boston College

Week 4 · W 34-7 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

53.9 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.

#5

@ Boston College

Week 11 · W 27-7 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

45.3 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Clemson

8 primary output · 19.8 efficiency · 3.6 usage

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#2

2018 Regular Season · Clemson

46.1

8 primary · 19.8 efficiency · 3.6 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Clemson

44.8

9 primary · 13.9 efficiency · 1.7 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games