Claude Terrell

Claude Terrell

Player Profile

Hometown:
LaMarque, Texas
High School:
LaMarque HS
Height / Weight:
6- / 338
Position:
Offensive Tackle
Birthdate:
04/20/1925
Experience:
3L
Pronunciation:
TARE-ull

Three-year starter at strong guard who has worked to become one of the elite linemen in the nation...2004 team captain...does not come out for the coin flip, but instead rallies the rest of the team with a pregame speech in the stadium tunnel...met with the coaches in early March, prior to the start of spring practice, and agreed to move to strong tackle to shore up the offensive line...is continuing to polish his technique, particularly in pass protection, but was dominant as always during the spring and was named to The Sporting News 2004 All-Spring Team...dropped nearly 15 pounds during the summer to give himself more mobility on the edge...earned third team All-America honors from the Associated Press in 2003...named 2004 preseason All-American by Athlon and NationalChamps.net...also a watch list selection for the Rotary Lombardi Award once again...two-time all-conference honoree who is the returning leader of a dominant UNM offensive line unit, known as "The Hitmen"...is known to teammates, coaches and fans by his appropriate nickname, "Big C"...was one of the biggest surprises during the 2001 season, earning Freshman All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America...47 career games with 46 consecutive starts on the strong side...excellent athlete who is deceptively quick for someone his size...plays with tremendous leverage...has done a good job of trimming weight as he came to UNM at more than 350 pounds...impressive numbers in the weight room as well: 455 bench, 385 incline press, 301 power clean, 585 squat...prior to his junior year, was named UNM's "Best Pro Prospect" on offense by CollegeFootballNews.com...thought about declaring for the 2004 NFL Draft after receiving encouraging feedback from pro scouts, but announced in January that he would to return to UNM to finish his degree in Communications and help the Lobos try to win the MWC title...on pace to graduate in December of `04...is an intimidating, firey player on gameday, but very personable off the field...writes a column, "Inside The Trenches With Big C," for the Red Menace fan website...last name is pronounced TARE-ull...became a proud father following spring practice when son Cade Elijah was born on April 19, 2004.

2004 (SENIOR): Has been arguably the Mountain West Conference's best lineman, playing the first 9 games of his career at tackle...did a nice job against the Lobos' powerful first half opponents and has played some of the best football of his career over the past 6 weeks...second on the team, behind strong side partner Robert Turner, with 88 knockdown blocks...has tallied 66 KDs in his last 6 games (11 avg.), while posting near perfect assignment and technique grades each week...at Colorado State...Another strong game by he and The Hitmen, helping UNM win in Fort Collins for the first time since 1995...dominant performance by the O-line, which blew open massive holes, paving the way for 181 rushing yards, and did not allow a sack...had 9 knockdowns and posted assignment and technique grades of 97% and 84%, respectively, in all 64 snaps...vs. San Diego State...Excellent effort against a physical and aggressive defensive front...matched his career-high for the third time this season with a near-flawless 98% assignment grade...also had a 91% technique evaluation for the 2nd straight week, along with 4 KD blocks in all 70 snaps...at UNLV...Outstanding game, recording 11 knockdowns in all 77 plays...tied his career-high with a 98% assignment grade and also had an impresive 91% technique mark...led a strong performance by The Hitmen, helping the Lobos rush for 284 yards and hold the ball for 35 minutes...at Air Force...Led The Hitmen with 15 KD blocks in 66 snaps...also had an assignment grade of 95% and a strong technique mark of 87%...he and his fellow linemen helped DonTrell Moore notch his 15th career 100-yard game and allowed only 1 "coverage" sack...at New Mexico State...Was simply dominant up front, tying a career-high with 20 knockdown blocks in 66 snaps...tied a career-high with an assignment grade of 98%...also had a 89% technique grade...mowed over defenders straight ahead and pulling on counter plays, to help The Hitmen blow open some massive holes as the Lobos' piled up 321 yards on 62 rushing attempts (5.2 avg.) and did not allow a sack...vs. Texas Tech...Best performance of the young season...9 KD blocks and an assignment grade of 92% in 65 offensive snaps...he and his fellow Hitmen helped pave the way for the Lobos' 142 rushing yards and did not allow a sack against a solid Big XII front line...vs. Washington State...Solid performance in his first career game at strong tackle...tallied 7 knockdowns and posted grades of 93% (assignment) and 77% (technique) to help the Lobos' rack up 415 yards of total offense, including 186 on the ground, against a tough Cougar defense

2003 (JUNIOR): First team all-MWC selection who notched 125 knockdown blocks during the regular season...started all 13 games at strong guard...key member of one of the most dominant offensive line units in school history, which powered the nation's 16th-ranked rushing offense (2nd MWC) and the MWC's top-ranked scoring offense...Wyoming...Solid effort to help the Lobos pound out 336 rushing yards in blizzard-like conditions...finished with 9 KD blocks in 73 snaps, before leaving with a late ankle injury...did not allow a sack...Air Force...Big time blocking day, notching a career-high 20 knockdowns with a 96% assignment grade in all 69 offensive snaps...part of a dominant run blocking performance by The Hitmen as the offensive line notched 82 KD blocks to pave the way for the Lobos' 274 rushing yards...Colorado State...Outstanding effort, recording 15 KD blocks to go along with a team-best 98% assignment grade and 89% technical mark...blew open some huge holes to clear the way for DonTrell Moore's career-high 242 yards rushing...UNLV...Strong blocking performance, notching 8 knockdowns to help spring DonTrell Moore for 130 rushing yards...also had a team-best 96% assignment grade and an 82% technical mark in 73 snaps...Utah...Excellent effort, recording 12 knockdowns along with a 98% assignment grade in 86 snaps...did not allow a sack and helped The Hitmen steamroll the nation's 25th-ranked run defense as UNM piled up 407 rushing yards...Utah State...9 KD blocks and a near flawless, 98 percent assignment grade in 82 snaps...helped clear the way for DonTrell Moore's second straight 100-yard game (132)...New Mexico State...Team-high 14 knockdown blocks and no sacks allowed in 67 snaps...helped pave the way for DonTrell Moore's 3rd 100-yard game of the year...made what Rocky Long later called the play of the game when he crossed the field, dove and knocked NMSU OLB Richard Glover out of bounds at the UNM 36-yard line following a 24-yard INT return in the final minute of the 2nd quarter...3 plays after Terrell's TD-saving tackle, the Aggies missed a long FG attempt and entered the half with just a 14-7 lead, which the rejuvenated Lobos soon erased...BYU...Strong performance against a physical defensive front...piled up 17 knockdown blocks in 75 plays...Texas Tech...11 KD blocks, no sacks allowed and no penalties in 96 snaps...helped pave the way for the Lobos' 235 rushing yards.

2002 (SOPHOMORE): Second team all-Mountain West Conference selection...named Outstanding Offensive Lineman by his teammates at the UNM football banquet...started all 14 games and played all but 7 offensive snaps on the season...third on the team with 139 knockdown blocks...earned a unique honor following the regular season when Bellhaven Elementary School in Albuquerque presented him with its XChallenge Award for great character to reward his actions in the wake of the Lobos' devastating OT loss at Utah State on Oct. 19...Terrell pulled dejected kicker Kenny Byrd onto his feet, put his arm around him and walked the true freshman the length of the field, all the way into the UNM lockerroom, after Byrd's missed PAT gave Utah State a 45-44 victory...Wyoming...had 13 KD blocks in 63 snaps...he and his fellow "Hitmen" helped UNM churn out a season-high 292 rushing yards and did not allow a sack for the second-straight game...Colorado State...team-high 14 KD blocks...left the field for just one play after rolling his ankle in the fourth quarter...helped pave the way for DonTrell Moore's 181 yards rushing, the most allowed by the Rams all season, and did not allow a sack...BYU...recorded 12 knockdowns in 75 snaps...started the game lined up in the backfield with fellow offensive linemen Jason Lenzmeier and Justin Colburn in UNM's new 8-lineman "diesel" package...San Diego State...13 KD blocks in 74 snaps...Utah...season-high 14 knockdown blocks in all 74 offensive snaps...UNM's offensive line did not allow a sack and paved the way for 268 yards on the ground against the nation's 16th-ranked run defense...Utah State...13 KD blocks in all 81 offensive snaps...UNLV...team-high 9 KDs in all 58 offensive plays...Baylor...12 knockdowns in 72 of 78 offensive plays...Air Force...8 knockdowns in all 71 offensive snaps...Weber State...9 knockdowns in all 52 offensive plays...N.C. State...game-high 11 knockdown blocks in all 59 offensive snaps.

2001 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Started 10 of 11 games...played 757 of 848 offensive snaps...played the entire game 7 times...86 knockdown blocks tied for 3rd on the team...New Mexico State...season-high 12 knockdowns in 61 of a possible 68 plays...team-high grade of 1.88 (95% technical, 93% result)...UTEP...9 knockdowns in his first career start...best among the linemen with a total grade of 1.83 (96% technique, 87% result)...Colorado State...6 KOs in all 80 offensive plays...total grade of 1.65 (81% technical, 84% result)...UNLV...8 knockdowns in all 73 offensive snaps...total grade of 1.75 (90% technical, 85% result)...San Diego State...8 KOs in all 72 offensive plays...total grade of 1.57 (83% technical, 74% result)...BYU...7 KOs in all 83 plays...total grade of 1.71 (93% technical, 78% result)...Wyoming...10 knockdowns in all 75 offensive snaps...Utah...6 KOs in 73 snaps...played the entire game...Baylor...second on the team with 9 knockdowns...played in all 76 offensive snaps...Texas Tech...10 knockdowns in 72 plays...was in on 66 of a possible 71 offensive snaps.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2000 graduate of LaMarque (Texas) HS...a three-year letterman and a two-year starter for this 4A school between Houston and Galveston...all-state and all-district selection his senior year for coach Larry Walker when he had 95 pancackes and a 96% grade...also named the team's most valuable player...LaMarque was 11-2 in 1999, losing in the state semifinals...the Cougars were 57-3 his four years there, including consecutive state titles in 1996-97...all-district and all-conference in basketball where he was a three-year letterman...also lettered in track...a 3.8 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale and a member of the Honor Roll all four years...also on the Peer Leadership Council.

PERSONAL: Born April 20, 1982, in Texas City...age is 21...full name is Claude Edward Terrell...nickname is Big C...son of Claude and Yvonne...father played outside linebacker at Texas Southern in 1974...has two sisters, Ashley and Amber...major is Communications with a Management minor.

CAREER HIGHS: Knockdown Blocks: 20, (twice) Assignment Grade: 98% (6 times). Technique Grade: 95% at N.C. State (8/24/02).

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