Avieon Terrell

● Above-average short-area quickness, with fluid hips to turn and run on command ● Balanced feet and pad level in transitions, with burst out of his pedal ● Excellent awareness to read, drive and make plays downhill ● Physical from press, riding the release and establishing leverage ● Turns to locate the football and gets his hands into catch windows ● Loves to compete in all phases; plays with outstanding effort ● Physical run defender and routinely defeats blocks before arriving at the ball carrier ● Has a knack for ripping ball out (eight career forced fumbles, third most in Clemson history) ● Punks tight ends as a blitzer and gets home (three sacks in 2025) ● Durable — started 31 straight games, lining up both inside and outside

● Average height and a toned but light frame ● Can get outmuscled at catch point and will have limitations vs. size at wideout ● Caught flat-footed in off coverage and can be late to recover ● Handsy through route stem — and officials take notice (pass interference flags against Boston College and Duke in 2025) ● Didn’t record an interception in final 21 college games ● Usually gets his man on the ground, but ball carriers often get extra yardage fighting through his tackle ● Missed most of 2025 South Carolina game with a quad injury (November 2025)

A two-and-a-half-year starter at Clemson, Terrell was an outside cornerback who slid inside in subpackage looks in defensive coordinator Tom Allen’s scheme. With an All-Pro NFL cornerback for an older brother, Terrell had sky-high expectations at Clemson — and frequently met them. He started 31 straight games to finish his career and led the Tigers in passes defended as both a sophomore and junior. 517 Back to table of contents -- 521 of 629 -- Terrell is a fluid, easy mover, with light footwork in his pedal and read-and-drive reactions. He crowds receivers up and down the field and displays instinctive qualities to find and play the football. You would like to see more interceptions from him, but he made plenty of impact plays the past two seasons (21 passes defended, eight forced fumbles) and competes with a “Honey Badger” aura. His physicality jumps off the tape versus both pass and run, although he will struggle playing through bigger bodies to affect the catch point. Overall, Terrell is undersized, but NFL teams, especially those running press-heavy schemes, would be wise to bet on his reaction quickness and compete skills. He projects as a rookie starter with inside-outside versatility.