A.J. Terrell
CB
#24
Experience: 5 years
Height: 6-1
Age: 26
Weight: 200 lbs
College: Clemson
2024 SEASON
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Solo42
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SCK0
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FF0
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INT2
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
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| 2024 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 57 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |||||
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||||
| 2021 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 80 | 51 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 35 |
| 2020 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 71 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 75 | 290 | 211 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 7.2 | 35 |
Fumbles
| YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 1 | |||||
| 2020 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 3 | |||||
| TOTAL | 75 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Biography
CAREER
- Has started 61 games and tallied 43 passes defensed, four interceptions, 247 tackles (183 solo), 11 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, two quarterback hits, one sack and one fumble recovery.
- His 43 total passes defensed since entering the league in 2020 are the fourth-most passes defensed in a player's first four seasons in franchise history.
- In 2023, started all 17 games, recording 45 tackles (34 solo), 11 passes defensed and four tackles for loss.
- Started 14 games, recording 47 total tackles (36 solo), a team-high nine passes defensed and one fumble recovery in 2022.
- Started 16 games, recording 16 passess defensed, three interceptions, 81 total tackles (52 solo), one forced fumble, three tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks and one quarterback hit in 2021.
- Recorded 75 total tackles (62 solo), three tackles for loss, one interception, seven passes defensed and three forced fumbles in 14 games as a rookie in 2020.
- Became the first rookie cornerback to record an interception and three forced fumbles in franchise history.
HONORS
- Second-team AP All-Pro (2021)
COLLEGE
- Played three seasons (2017-19) at Clemson in Clemson, SC.
- In 44 games (30 starts) at Clemson, he posted 107 total tackles (73 solo), 29 passes defensed, six interceptions (returned for a total of 160 yards including a 44-yard touchdown), 3.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles.
- As a junior in 2019, he earned First-Team All-ACC honors after registering 39 total tackles (24 solo), seven passes defensed, two interceptions and a half sack in 15 starts.
- In 2018, he earned Third-Team All-ACC honors after recording career highs in tackles (54), interceptions (three), forced fumbles (two) and tackles for loss (two).
- He scored the first defensive touchdown in College Football Playoff history with a 44-yard interception return for a touchdown vs. No. 1 Alabama, en route to Clemson's second CFP National Championship in three seasons (2016).
- Selected to Rivals All-Bowl Team for his performance in the CFP.
- As a true freshman in 2017, he tallied 15 total tackles (nine solo), one interception and one tackle for loss.
PERSONAL
- Born in Atlanta, Ga.
- Attended Westlake High School in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Selected to play in the Under Armour All-American game in Orlando, Fla. in 2017.
- Played in the secondary in addition to wide receiver and quarterback as a senior.
- Named Georgia 7A Player of the Year by the Coaches Association.
- Named First-Team All-State by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2016.
- Created the "A.J. Terrell Relays" in 2021, an annual track meet at West Lake High School where more than 1,000 high school student-athletes compete.
- Full name is Aundell Terrell Jr. and named his son Aundell Terrell III.
- His younger brother, Avieon, plays defensive back at Clemson.
- Son of Aliya and Aundell Terrell Sr.
- Studied sociology at Clemson.