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Terrell Dawkins

  • position EDGE
  • height 6-4
  • weight 249
  • class Sixth Year
  • Hometown Concord, N.C.
  • Previous School NC State
  • High school Cox Mill
  • position EDGE
  • height 6-4
  • weight 249
  • class Sixth Year
  • Hometown Concord, N.C.
  • Previous School NC State
  • High school Cox Mill

Terrell Dawkins Bio

* 2021 Philip Rivers Award

EDGE rusher who is in his third season in Columbia after spending the three previous seasons at NC State… has been hampered by injuries for much of his career… has appeared in 34 career games with six career starts, including eight appearances for the Gamecocks… owns six career starts.

2023 (Redshirt Senior)
Played in five of the first six contests, then did not see any game action in the second half of the season… did not record any statistics.

2022 (Redshirt Junior)
Arrived in Columbia in the spring… appeared in three games, logging a pair of tackles… made his Gamecock debut against Georgia State… recorded his first tackle in a South Carolina uniform when he finished with two stops at Arkansas… injured his knee against Georgia in Game 3 and missed the remainder of the season.

2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Underwent off-season surgery which caused him to miss spring drills, the summer program and lingered into the fall… appeared in 10 games… credited with six tackles overall… had two stops against Furman.

2020 (Redshirt Freshman)
Was the recipient of the Philip Rivers Award, given to the team’s top rookie… played in 12 contests, starting six games… credited with 36 tackles… logged 9.0 tackles for loss… led all ACC freshmen and with 4.5 sacks… tallied a career-best nine tackles in the win over Duke, including 1.5 TFLs… forced a pair of fumbles.

2019 (Freshman)
Saw action in four games, all on special teams… redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Cox Mill High School in Concord, N.C. in 2019… the Chargers were coached by Craig Stewart… posted 89 tackles with 13 sacks and 25 tackles for loss as a senior in 2018… also forced four fumbles… named to the All-South Piedmont 3A conference team… logged 59 tackles and nine sacks as a junior… considered the 27th-best recruit in North Carolina and the No. 40 strong-side defensive end nationally by 247Sports… ranked 28th in the Tar Heel State by Rivals.

PERSONAL
Terrell Ezekiel Dawkins was born May 13, 2001… earned a degree in interdisciplinary studies… working towards a Master’s in data and communication… represented football on SAAC during 2022-23… father, Tommy Sr., played football at Appalachian State and later with the Pittsburgh Steelers… brother, Tommy Jr., played at App State.

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