Terrace Marshall Jr.

{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Terrace Marshall Jr.

| image = Terrace Marshall Jr. LSUvsNWLA 958A (49105030003).jpg

| alt =

| caption = Marshall Jr. with the LSU Tigers in 2019

| current_team = Philadelphia Eagles

| number = 46

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|06|09}}

| birth_place = Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 200

| high_school = Parkway {{nowrap|(Bossier City)}}

| college = LSU (2018–2020)

| draftyear = 2021

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 59

| pastteams =

| status = Active

| highlights =

| statseason = 2024

| statweek =

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 67

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 808

| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = MarsTe00

}}

Terrace Marshall Jr. (born June 9, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.

Early life

Marshall attended Parkway High School in Bossier City, Louisiana. As a junior he had 55 receptions for 1,250 yards with 15 touchdowns and was named the Shreveport Times Male Athlete of the Year.{{Cite web |last=Ferrell |first=Scott |date=May 22, 2017 |title=Marshall is Male Athlete of Year |url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/best-of-preps/2017/05/22/times-honors-parkways-marshall-male-athlete-year/102016272/ |access-date=February 26, 2023 |work=Shreveport Times}} He missed most of his senior season due to an ankle injury.{{Cite web |last=Lang III |first=Roy |date=December 26, 2019 |title=Faith, family pull LSU receiver Terrace Marshall Jr. through trying times |url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/college/lsu/2019/12/26/lsu-receiver-terrace-marshall-jr-unfazed/2747935001/ |access-date=February 26, 2023 |work=Shreveport Times}} Despite the injury he was still named a 2018 Under Armour All-American.{{Cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Gerry |date=September 21, 2017 |title=Under Armour jersey tour: WR Terrace Marshall Jr. |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/ncfrecruiting/on-the-trail/post/_/id/81026/under-armour-jersey-tour-wr-terrace-marshall-jr |access-date=February 26, 2023 |website=ESPN.com}} A five star recruit, he committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.{{Cite web |last=VanHaaren |first=Tom |date=December 22, 2017 |title=No. 10 recruit Terrace Marshall commits to LSU |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/21848848/terrace-marshall-jr-commits-lsu-tigers |access-date=February 26, 2023 |website=ESPN.com}}{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=James |date=December 23, 2017 |title=LSU receives huge commitment from 5-star WR Terrace Marshall |url=https://www.nola.com/sports/high_schools/lsu-receives-huge-commitment-from-5-star-wr-terrace-marshall/article_0ee8ccfa-1a39-5c67-84c3-f856617a3696.html |access-date=February 26, 2023 |website=NOLA.com}}

College career

As a true freshman at LSU in 2018, Marshall played in 13 games with one start and had 12 receptions for 192 yards.{{Cite web |last=Guilbeau |first=Glenn |date=August 5, 2019 |title=The real Terrace Marshall Jr. may stand up for LSU this season at wide receiver |url=https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/lsu/2019/08/05/lsu-receiver-terrace-marshall-jr-shreveport-ready-make-noise/1923980001/ |access-date=February 26, 2023 |work=The Advertiser}} He returned to LSU in 2019 as one of LSU's top three receivers along with Justin Jefferson and Ja'Marr Chase. Although he missed 3 games due to injury, he still managed to score 13 touchdowns, including 2 vs Georgia in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championship, 2 vs Oklahoma in the Peach bowl, and 1 vs Clemson in the College Football Championship game win.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Brody |date=September 18, 2019 |title='The old T-Marshall is back': How LSU's Terrace Marshall... |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1219782/2019/09/18/lsu-football-wide-receiver-terrace-marshall-adversity-expectations/ |access-date=February 26, 2023 |work=The Athletic}} Against the Texas Longhorns, Marshall, Jefferson and Chase each had 100 receiving yards, the first time in school history three players had over 100 yards receiving.{{Cite web |last=Kubena |first=Brooks |date=September 7, 2019 |title=LSU wins! Joe Burrow magic leads Tigers in battle with Longhorns, severe Texas heat |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_49bfdcda-d1c8-11e9-b759-87c0b6933998.html |access-date=February 26, 2023 |website=The Advocate}}

On November 29, 2020, Marshall declared for the 2021 NFL draft and opted out of the remainder of the 2020 college football season. Up until that point, Marshall recorded 731 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns (both third in the SEC) in seven games played.{{Cite web |last=Scarborough |first=Alex |date=November 29, 2020 |title=LSU WR Terrace Marshall Jr. opting out of 2020 season |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30416047/lsu-wr-terrace-marshall-jr-opting-2020-season-source-says |access-date=December 5, 2020 |website=ESPN.com}}

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

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| height in = 2 1/2

| weight = 205

| dash = 4.40

| ten split = 1.60

| twenty split = 2.58

| shuttle =

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| vertical = 39.0

| broad ft = 10

| broad in = 5

| bench = 19

| arm span = 32 3/4

| hand span = 9 1/2

| wonderlic =

| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/terrace-marshall-jr/32004d41-5248-2288-c0d9-2d0813ce7c88 |title=Terrace Marshall Jr. Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=September 5, 2021}}{{Cite web |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1027712&DraftYear=2021 |title=Terrace Marshall Jr., LSU, WR, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=draftscout.com |access-date=September 5, 2021}}

}}

=Carolina Panthers=

Marshall was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the second round (59th overall) of the 2021 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Gantt |first=Darin |date=April 30, 2021 |title=Panthers draft Terrace Marshall Jr. in second round |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-draft-terrace-marshall-jr-in-second-round |access-date=May 8, 2021 |website=Panthers.com}} He signed his four-year rookie contract with Carolina on June 17, 2021, worth $5.7 million.{{Cite web |last=Links |first=Zachary |date=June 17, 2021 |title=Panthers, Terrace Marshall Agree to Deal |url=https://www.profootballrumors.com/2021/06/panthers-terrace-marshall-agree-to-deal#ref=home |access-date=February 26, 2023 |website=Pro Football Rumors}} As a rookie, he appeared in 13 games and recorded 17 receptions for 138 receiving yards.{{Cite web |title=Terrace Marshall 2021 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MarsTe00/gamelog/2021/ |access-date=February 26, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}} In Week 9 of the 2022 season, Marshall recorded his first professional touchdown on a 21-yard reception in the 42–21 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.{{Cite web |title=Carolina Panthers at Cincinnati Bengals - November 6th, 2022 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202211060cin.htm |access-date=February 26, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}} He finished the 2022 season with 28 receptions for 490 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in 14 games.{{Cite web |title=Terrace Marshall 2022 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MarsTe00/gamelog/2022/ |access-date=February 26, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}

On August 27, 2024, Marshall was waived by the Panthers.{{Cite web |last=Gantt |first=Darin |date=August 27, 2024 |title=Panthers make moves to get to initial 53-man roster |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-make-moves-to-get-to-initial-53-man-roster |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=Panthers.com}}

=San Francisco 49ers=

On August 29, 2024, Marshall was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.{{Cite web |date=August 29, 2024 |title=49ers Sign a Wide Receiver and Running Back to the Practice Squad |url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-sign-a-wide-receiver-and-running-back-to-the-practice-squad |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=49ers.com}} On October 15, Marshall was released by the 49ers.{{Cite web|title=49ers Sign a Safety and Kicker to Practice Squad, Release a Wide Receiver|url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-sign-a-safety-and-kicker-to-practice-squad-release-a-wide-receiver|website=49ers.com|date=October 15, 2024|access-date=October 15, 2024}}

=Las Vegas Raiders=

On October 22, 2024, Marshall was signed to the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad.{{cite web |url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-sign-qb-desmond-ridder-place-qb-aidan-o-connell-on-injured-reserve |title=Raiders sign QB Desmond Ridder, place QB Aidam O'Connell on Injured Reserve |website=Raiders.com |date=October 22, 2024 |access-date=October 22, 2024}} He was promoted to the active roster on November 28.{{cite web |last1=Summers |first1=Joe |title=Desperate Raiders Sign Former Draft Bust Just 24 Hours Before Chiefs Game |url=https://kckingdom.com/desperate-raiders-sign-former-draft-bust-24-hours-chiefs-game-01jdwedq0n18 |website=KC Kingdom |access-date=30 November 2024}} He had three receptions for 41 yards in the 2024 season.{{Cite web |title=Terrace Marshall Jr. 2024 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MarsTe00/gamelog/2024/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

=Philadelphia Eagles=

On April 11, 2025, Marshall signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles.{{Cite web |last=McPherson |first=Chris |date=April 11, 2025 |title=Eagles sign Terrace Marshall to a one-year deal |url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-sign-terrace-marshall |access-date=12 April 2025 |website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com}}

NFL career statistics

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|+Regular season

rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Team

! colspan="2"| Games

! colspan="5"| Receiving

! colspan="5"| Rushing

! colspan="2"| Fumbles

GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2021CAR

| 13 || 3 || 17 || 138 || 8.1 || 23 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2022CAR

| 14 || 9 || 28 || 490 || 17.5 || 43 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1

2023CAR

| 9 || 4 || 19 || 139 || 7.3 || 14 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1

2024LVR

| 7 || 1 || 3 || 41 || 13.7 || 28 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CharDJ00.htm Career]43176780812.24310000032

Personal life

His uncle, Joe Delaney, played in the NFL and died in 1983 attempting to rescue three children from drowning in a pond, before Marshall was born.{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=Charles |date=April 7, 2021 |title=LSU's Terrace Marshall Jr. inspired by his late great-uncle, former Chiefs RB Joe Delaney |url=https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2021/04/07/kansas-city-chiefs-2021-nfl-draft-lsu-terrace-marshall-jr-joe-delaney-related/ |access-date=February 26, 2023 |website=Chiefs Wire|publisher=USA Today |language=en-US}}

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