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  Greg Terrell
Greg Terrell

Player Profile
Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Birmingham, Ala.

High School:
Wenonah HS

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 255

Position:
Defensive End

Birthdate:
03/20/1987

Experience:
2L

2007: Started all 13 games on the defensive front in 2007, and has started 18 consecutive career games...Fourth on the team in tackles for loss with 5.5 for minus 17 yards...Recorded all of his tackles for loss in the first six games of the season...Tied for the team lead in forced fumbles with two...Credited with six tackles, including four solo stops in the season opener against Ole Miss...Dropped BenJarvis Green-Ellis for a loss of three yards in the third quarter...Sacked Seth Adams for a loss of five yards on 3rd-and-goal from the Memphis 8...Ole Miss was forced to settle for a field goal as a result of the loss of yardage... Blocked a 28-yard field goal attempt by Joshua Shene in the fourth quarter...Made three tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss against Jacksonville State...Recorded two solo tackles against UCF...Led the team and matched a career high with nine tackles against Arkansas State...Forced his third career fumble against the Indians and matched a season best with 1.5 TFLs for a loss of six yards...Forced Corey Leonard to cough up the ball in the third quarter...The fumble was recovered by Corey Mills...Recorded two tackles against Marshall, including a TFL for minus two yards...Only tackle against Middle Tennessee went for lost yardage when he dropped QB Dwight Dasher for a loss of a yard...Recorded eight tackles against Tulane with a career-high seven solo stops...Forced Tulane back Matt Forte to fumble on 2nd-and-goal from the Memphis 1 in the first quarter...The ball was recovered by Quinton McCrary...Registered two tackles, both of which were solo strikes, against SMU...Came up with a key pressure on SMU quarterback Justin Willis in the second overtime period that forced the Mustangs to settle for a field goal...Ended the season with two tackles in the New Orleans Bowl.

2006: Defensive threat who has continued to show improvement as a member of the Tiger defensive line...Did not play in the season opener against Ole Miss...Entered the lineup in a reserve role against Chattanooga and responded with four tackles...Entered the starting lineup in the new defensive configuration versus Tennessee...Credited with six tackles against the Vols...Started the following game against UAB...Logged three tackles and pass breakup versus the Blazers...Recorded three tackles against both Arkansas State and Tulsa...Also forced fumbles in both of those contests...All three assisted tackles against ASU were on sacks of quarterback Corey Leonard...Was credited with one and a half TFL for minus 10 yards for his defensive effort against the Indians...Entered the starting lineup against Marshall and did not relinquish the role the remainder of the season...Totaled two tackles, both of which were solo stops, versus Marshall...Credited with a sack of Herd QB Jimmy Skinner for a loss of three yards in the second quarter...Set a season high with nine tackles in the Southern Miss meeting...Had two stops versus UCF and seven against Houston...Was a key defensive force versus the Cougars...Was in on a sack of Houston's Kevin Kolb for a loss of eight yards at the end of the second quarter...Credited with a solo sack of minus four yards on the very next play that brought up 3rd-and-32 for the Cougars...Logged another solo sack of Kolb for a six-yard setback near the end of the third quarter...Finished the game with two and a half sacks for minus 14 yards...Registered four tackles, one for minus three yards, a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup in the victory over UTEP in the season finale...Ended the season ranked eighth on the Tiger defense in tackles with 43...Led the team in sacks with five and was tied for the lead in TFL with seven...Ranked ninth in Conference USA in sacks and was the only freshman listed in the league's top 10 in that category...Was selected to the C-USA Coaches and Media All-Freshman Teams...Shared Defensive Player of the Year honors with senior Brandon McDonald at the postseason banquet...Earned co-MVP honors for the 2007 Blue-Gray game after totaling eight tackles, two sacks and a pass breakup.

2005: Redshirted during the 2005 season.

Prep: Played for Coach Ronald Cheatham at Wenonah High...Was a three-year starter and letterman WHS...Helped his team to the Alabama state playoffs in 2004...Was credited with 80 solo tackles, 35 assisted tackles, 18 quarterback sacks and 14 tackles for lost yardage as a senior...Named the 2004 Birmingham Defensive Player of the Year...Was a first team all-metro defensive selection...Named Wenonah High Defensive Player of the Year after serving as defensive captain during his senior season...Received honorable mention all-state honors in Alabama...A versatile athlete who also lettered in soccer and track...Ran the 400-meters and was a member of the 400-meter relay team at WHS.

Personal: Greg Terrell is the son of Lisa Terrell...Born March 20, 1987.

Terrell's Career Defensive Statistics
YR	G/S	UT	AT	TOT	FF	PD	TFL	SACKS
2006	11/7	13	30	43	2	2	7-32	5-27
2007	13/13	24	14	38	2	0	5.5-17	1-5
Total	24/20	37	44	81	4	2	12.5-49	6-32

Terrell's Career Highs Most Tackles: 9 vs. Southern Miss (`06), ASU (`07) Most Solo Tackles: 7 vs. Tulane (`07) Most Assisted Tackles: 7 vs. Southern Miss (`06) Most TFLs: 2.5 vs. Houston (`06) Most Sacks: 2.5 vs. Houston (`06) Most Blocked Kicks: 1 vs. Ole Miss (`07) Most Forced Fumbles: 1, four times, last vs. Tulane (`07)

Game-By-Game Statistics Defense Opponent UT AT TT TFLs SK FF PBU Int 9/9/06 UTC 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 9/16/06 ECU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 9/30/06* Tennessee 0 6 6 .5-1 0-0 0 0 0-0 10/7/06* UAB 1 2 3 .5-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 10/14/06 ASU 0 3 3 1.5-10 1.5-10 1 0 0-0 10/21/06 Tulsa 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 10/28/06* Marshall 2 0 2 1-3 1-3 0 0 0-0 11/5/06* USM 2 7 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 11/11/06* UCF 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 11/18/06* Houston 3 4 7 2.5-14 2.5-14 0 0 0-0 11/25/06* UTEP 2 2 4 1-3 0-0 0 1 0-0 9/1/07* Ole Miss 4 2 6 1.5-7 1-5 0 0 0-0 9/15/07* JSU 1 2 3 .5-1 0-0 0 0 0-0 9/22/07* UCF 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 9/27/07* ASU 3 6 9 1.5-6 0-0 1 0 0-0 10/2/07* Marshall 1 1 2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0-0 10/13/07* MTSU 1 0 1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0-0 10/20/07* Rice 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 10/27/07* Tulane 7 1 8 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 11/3/07* ECU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 11/10/07* USM 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 11/17/07* UAB 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 11/24/07* SMU 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 12/21/07* FAU 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

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