Tamorrion Terry
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Tamorrion Terry
|currentteam=Quad City Steamwheelers
|number=
|position=Wide receiver
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1998|3|21}}
|birth_place=Ashburn, Georgia, U.S.
|height_ft=6
|height_in=3
|weight_lb=207
|high_school=Turner County (Ashburn)
|college=Florida State
|undraftedyear=2021
|pastteams=
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2021}})*
- Jacksonville Sharks ({{NAL Year|2023}}–{{IFL Year|2024}})
- Duke City Gladiators ({{IFL Year|2024}})
- Vegas Knight Hawks ({{IFL Year|2025}})
- Quad City Steamwheelers ({{IFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status =Active
|highlights=
}}
Tamorrion Terry (born March 21, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Quad City Steamwheelers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.
Early years
Terry attended Turner County High School in Ashburn, Georgia. He committed to Florida State University to play college football.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2017/01/12/report-florida-state-lands-two-georgia-commitments/96509166/|title=Report: Florida State lands two Georgia commitments|first=Wayne E. McGahee|last=III|website=Tallahassee Democrat}}
College career
After redshirting his first year at Florida State in 2017, Terry played in 12 games and made 11 starts in 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/florida/story/fsu-seminoles-tamorrion-terry-stepping-up-091418|title=Tamorrion Terry stepping up as the playmaking wide receiver FSU is looking for|author= |date=September 14, 2018|website=FOX Sports |access-date=October 16, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-state-seminoles/os-sp-fsu-spring-football-0331-story.html|title=FSU receivers Keith Gavin, Tamorrion Terry could benefit from Auden Tate's departure|first=Safid|last=Deen|website=orlandosentinel.com}} He finished the year with 35 receptions for 744 yards and eight touchdowns.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/849827/2019/03/05/tamorrion-terry-florida-state-wide-receiver-unkown-recruit-legit-star/|title=Florida State WR Tamorrion Terry ready to finish jump from...|first=Tashan|last=Reed|website=The Athletic}} The 744 receiving yards broke the schools freshman record.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2019/08/05/florida-state-fsu-football-practice-observations-notes-tamorrion-terry-rehab-james-blackman-seminole/1916192001/|title=Practice Observations: FSU WR Tamorrion Terry rehabbing well from knee surgery |first1=Curt|last1=Weiler |first2=Wayne |last2=McGahee III |newspaper=Tallahassee Democrat |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=October 16, 2024}} As a redshirt sophomore in 2019, Terry started all 13 games and led the team with 60 receptions for 1,188 yards and nine touchdowns.{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/fsu/football/how-high-can-tamorrion-terry-rise-in-the-fsu-record-book-football|title=How High Can Tamorrion Terry Rise in the FSU Record Book?|website=Maven}} Rather than enter the 2020 NFL draft, he returned to Florida State.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/28396038/marvin-wilson-tamorrion-terry-announce-return-florida-state|title=Wilson, Terry announce return to rebuilding FSU|date=December 30, 2019|website=ESPN.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-state-seminoles/os-sp-fsu-tamorrion-terry-marvin-wilson-1231-20191230-x2h6ssqjpzco7dyvjcabdruliq-story.html|title=FSU stars Tamorrion Terry, Marvin Wilson to hold off on NFL draft, stay with 'Noles|first=Luis|last=Torres|website=orlandosentinel.com}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 3/4
| weight = 207
| dash = 4.44
| ten split = 1.58
| twenty split = 2.59
| shuttle = 4.47
| cone drill = 7.11
| vertical = 32.5
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 6
| bench = 15
| arm span = 33 3/8
| hand span = 9 1/2
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/tamorrion-terry/32005445-5265-5932-d3d7-7449c0c1a7be |title=Tamorrion Terry Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=April 5, 2022}}{{Cite web |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1023138&DraftYear=2021 |title=2021 Draft Scout Tamorrion Terry, Florida State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |website=draftscout.com |access-date=April 5, 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://insider.espn.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/104831 |title=Tamorrion Terry 2021 NFL Draft Profile |website=insider.espn.com |access-date=April 5, 2022}}
}}
= Seattle Seahawks =
Terry signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2021.{{cite web|title=Seahawks Sign 13 Undrafted Free Agents|url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-sign-13-undrafted-free-agents|website=Seahawks.com|date=May 14, 2021}} He was waived on June 30.{{cite news |author=Williams, Charean |title=Seahawks waive Tamorrion Terry |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/06/30/seahawks-waive-tamorrion-terry/ |website=NBCSports.com |date=June 30, 2021 |access-date=July 2, 2021}}
= Jacksonville Sharks =
On April 27, 2023, Terry signed with the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League.{{Cite web |title=Stats - National Arena League |url=https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/stats#/1200/transactions?team_id=220197 |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=www.nationalarenaleague.com}} After the Sharks announced they were moving to the Indoor Football League, Terry was re-signed on November 4, 2023.{{Cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://goifl.com/transactions.aspx |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=goifl.com |language=en}}
= Duke City Gladiators =
On May 21, 2024, Terry was traded to the Duke City Gladiators.{{Cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://goifl.com/transactions.aspx |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=goifl.com |language=en}}
= Vegas Knight Hawks =
On December 5, 2024, Terry signed with the Vegas Knight Hawks.{{Cite web |title=VEGAS KNIGHT HAWKS SIGN WR TAMORRION TERRY FOR 2025 SEASON |url=https://goifl.com/news/2024/12/6/football-vegas-knight-hawks-sign-wr-tamorrion-terry-for-2025-season.aspx |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=goifl.com |language=en}}
In six games with the Knight Hawks, Terry caught 15 passes for 177 yards and five touchdowns. On May 3 against the Northern Arizona Wranglers, Terry caught four passes for 48 yards and three touchdowns.{{Cite web |title=Box Score |url=https://knighthawksfootball.com/sports/football/stats/2025/northern-arizona-wranglers/boxscore/55 |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=knighthawksfootball.com |language=en}}
=Quad City Steamwheelers=
Terry joined the Quad City Steamwheelers ahead of the teams Week 12 game. In his first game with the Steamwheelers against the San Antonio Gunslingers, Terry made an instant impact, totaling four receptions for 71 yards, a touchdown and a two-point conversion, in the teams 51-37 win.{{Cite web |title=Box Score |url=https://steamwheelersfootball.com/sports/football/stats/2025/san-antonio-gunslingers/boxscore/111 |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=steamwheelersfootball.com |language=en}}
Legal issues
Terry was one of 11 people indicted on felony murder charges by a grand jury in Georgia in June 2021, stemming from a gang-related mass shooting outside a nightclub in Ashburn, Georgia, in which seven people were shot and one woman was killed in 2018.{{cite news |author=Beasley, Adam |title=Ex-FSU receiver Tamorrion Terry among 11 indicted in 2018 Georgia nightclub killing |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/florida-state-university/article252493158.html |website=MiamiHerald.com |date=July 1, 2021 |access-date=July 2, 2021}} The charges were dropped in August 2022.{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Dustin |date=2023-05-22 |title=Former FSU Star Dominates In Debut With AFL's Jacksonville Sharks |url=https://www.si.com/college/fsu/pro-noles/former-fsu-star-dominates-in-return-to-gridiron-with-jacksonville-sharks |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=Sports Illustrated Florida State Seminoles News, Analysis and More |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://seminoles.com/sports/football/roster/tamorrion-terry/ Florida State Seminoles bio]
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Category:People from Turner County, Georgia
Category:Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:American football wide receivers